Can someone pretty please draw King Louis VXI (6’1) holding Robespierre (5’3) by the underarms like people do with cats?? I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS FOR SOOO LONG BECAUSE OF THEIR HEIGHT DIFFERENCE AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE REALLY FUNNY 😭
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Bijoux à la guillotine
A (literal) gem of a find in Musée Carnavalet: French Revolution themed earrings, head of king and queen included!
Quite morbid, but perhaps delightfully so. They were made about 100 years after the revolution was over, but still!
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A miniature possibly depicting the royal family and entourage in the gardens of Versailles. The miniature is being sold by Pichon & Noudel-Deniau.
Although the listing suggests that this depicts Madame de Tourzel holding the hands of Marie-Therese and Louis Charles, I think that the children here are almost certainly Marie-Therese and Louis Joseph. The posing of the trio on the right is strikingly similar to Wertmuller's portrait of Marie Antoinette, Marie-Therese and Louis Joseph:
So if the woman on the right is a governess, she would not be Madame de Tourzel. Although personally, I think it's plausible that the woman could just as easily be Marie Antoinette herself.
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Hi Reddit, recently I (36m) took my wife (35f) and tried to flee the country due to fear of the revolution that has elevated the lowly and struck down noble privilege sweeping the country. The government has caught me and seems rather displeased with me for it. AITA?
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The UK had the chance to be the funniest country on earth if after Louis xvi was executed they were just like “so happy you finally killed that usurper! Obviously king George iii is the rightful king of France, descended from Edward iii, so we’re gonna be installing him asap”
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During the alarm for the life of the Queen, regret at not possessing an heir to the throne was not even thought of. The King himself was wholly occupied with the care of preserving an adored wife.
The Memoirs of Madame Campan
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Rien.
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Some sketches of my baby (The left top is my favvvv)
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Best Jason Schwartzman character poll results !!!
#15 a tie between Louis XVI, M. Jean, Ross, Thaniel Block with 7 points
#14 Devon with 9 points
#13 Cousin Ben with 19 points
#12 Josto Fadda with 23 points
#11 a tie between Jonathan Ames and Jesper with 26 points
#10 Jason Schwartzman as himself with 28 points
#9 Lucky Flickerman with 40 points
#8 Kurt with 43 points
#7 Augie Steenbeck with 44 points
#6 Jack Whitman with 60 points
#5 Ash Fox with 64 points
#4 Max Fisher with 70 points
#3 Jones Hall with 74 points
#2 Spot with 133 points
#1 Gideon Graves with 139 points
here's the twitter thread with the results
https://x.com/Kucka_G/status/1743298617400574148?s=20
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A bit after midnight, before Louis XVI went to sleep for the last time, his valet Cléry prepared the king for bed as usual. Cléry noted: "As I was about to roll his hair, he said to me, 'It is not worth while.'"
Then he slept, having told Cléry to wake him at 5 o'clock.
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Creating a three-dimensional effect, the floral tracery of handblocked paper covers the walls and ceiling of the dining room. Vases of flowers from the garden, which adorn the Brueton dining table and top the Regence iron-and-marble console, perpetuate the floral theme.
Southern Interiors, 1988
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