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illustratus · 1 year
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Napoleon Bonaparte in Tuileries - 10th August, 1792
by Maurice Réalier-Dumas
In this scene a young Napoleon Bonaparte considers the royal mantle and crown left unattended on the palace floor, beside a dying Swiss Guard.
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empirearchives · 1 year
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Napoleon standing in the ruins of the Tuileries palace in Paris goes kind of hard ngl
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Tuileries Palace after the arson during the 1871 Paris Commune
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sixminutestoriesblog · 6 months
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the Red Man of Tuileries
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It was late in May of 1871 that a motley group of workers, under the orders of Jules Bergeret, took barrels of pitch, tar and other accelerators and marched up the steps of the Palace of Tuileries. All day long, fighting had raged in front of the grand building as the French army fought the Paris Commune. What had started off as a dream for a better world, or at least a better Paris, only a few short months ago was coming to an end and like hell were the men and women of the Paris Commune going to retreat without burning everything, and everyone, to the ground behind them. Into the beautiful hallways that had once housed royalty and ambassadors from around the world, marched the team of workmen, painting everything with turpentine, petroleum and tar as they swept through, moving from carved room to carved room. In the center dome of the palace, more men laid explosives. It was evening and the growing shadows stretched long and flickering in the approaching darkness of the night. Breaking up into smaller and smaller groups to reach each of the rooms, the workers heard footsteps on the stone floors behind them that moved when they weren't, echoes, dry and dusty that skipped strangely through the hollows of the rooms they roamed through. More than one of them caught glimpses from the corners of their eyes, right on the edge of their vision, the flicker of red cloth, dark as old blood, there and gone in a blink. The evening air was cool and the work had the sweat trickling down their backs but that didn't account for all of the chills that went down their spines. Jobs finished, they tried not to make it obvious how quickly they hurried out of the empty palace, tried not to show too much of their relief when they were once again outside of its walls, surrounded by their companions. The word was given, the first torch laid to beautifully decorated walls. Fire sprang up, as if it had always been there just waiting for this moment and engulfed the once majestic Palace of Tuileries, consuming it as if it were made of paper instead of stone. The fire burned for two days and if anyone saw a red dancing figure of a man watching them from its smoke and flames, they didn't share the story with anyone else. The Paris Commune was dead and its members had other, more immediate problems, like surviving, to deal with. The Red Man of Tuileries had, finally, stood watch over the last tragedy of Tuileries.
But not the first.
The Palace of Tuileries was built in 1564 by Catherine de' Medici, after her husband, Henry II, king of France, died. It was going to be her own personal residence, as a royal widow, and no expense was spared toward her future comfort. This was not to be the case however.
According to some legends, a man she employed named, aptly, either Jean the Skinner or Jean the Flayer, who carried out political assassinations for her found out a bit too much for his employer's comfort and Catherine had her assassin assassinated. When his killer went back into the Tuileries garden to retrieve the body for burial, it was missing however - and the Palace of Tuileries had a new ghost, one that appeared just before each new royal disaster.
In another branch of the same story, the Red Man had never served Catherine at all. When the palace had finally been nearing completion, Catherine, ready to move in and visiting for last minute decisions, had found someone else already living there. A small man, dressed all in red, cloven hooves for feet optional. Catherine wasn't about to share her home with someone like that and she left, never to return.
A civil war between the Protestants and Catholics that burst out and engulfed Paris in 1588 might have had something to do with that as well. Or perhaps it was just the first time the Red Man would reveal his purpose.
No matter where he came from, from that point on, the Red Man of Tuileries would show up just before disasters, glimpsed briefly in the halls of the palace only to disappear when noticed.
The Red Man was spotted in the halls of Tuileries just before Henry IV was assassinated in 1610. Several of Marie Antoinette's ladies were reported to have seen him only days before the August 10th Insurrection in 1792. He was spotted again right before Louis XVI's execution in 1793. The last recorded mention of the Red Man happened only days before the burning of the Tuileries in 1871, when the custodian of the place saw the figure standing in a pose of deep sorrow, not once, but twice in the same night before he vanished.
The Red Man's most talked about appearance however involved Napoleon Bonaparte. Stepping outside of his usual job of being a harbinger of doom, as well as actually leaving Tuileries for the first time, the Red Man apparently appeared to Napoleon three times. The first time was said to be just before the Battle of the Pyramids while France was invading Egypt in 1798. Legends say that the Red Man promised Napoleon ten years of success, later to be buffered by an additional five, but at the end of that time period, Napoleon would never again be successful in military matters. The Red Man was said to have showed up after the Battle of Wagram in 1809 to warn Napoleon against setting foot in Russia. In January of 1814 the Red Man appeared one last time to Napoleon, warning him that his time was running out. That was the last time legend says the Red Man appeared to Napoleon and it was also, shortly afterward, the end of Napoleon's rein.
The Red Man of Napoleon's contract and the Red Man of Tuileries seem to serve very different purposes and so I wonder if the stories surrounding the two became a mesh of two different 'red men with supernatural powers hanging around French leadership'. Rumors said that Napoleon often spoke of a 'red star' he was under that led him to victory. Either way, the Red Man of Tuileries hasn't been seen since the fire that gutted the palace in 1871. Maybe the destruction of the palace finally laid him to rest. Or maybe he's waiting for royalty to return to France so he can again lurk in their hallways, waiting to warn of danger and, perhaps, offer bargains of power to those egotistical enough to accept.
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britishchick09 · 2 years
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some of little rewrite christine’s stereoscope slide collection! :D
here’s what the stereoscope looked like:
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what little christine could’ve seen:
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and a stereoscope in action with help from nellie from american girl!
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when christine uncovers her old stereoscope years later, she adds a couple others to the mix... ;)
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jv · 1 month
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I just read this reddit comment about yesterday's staff post and ... 100%
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People in the notes of the post don't seem to understand how massive of a move this is. Sure, this is not the Tuileries palace storming, nor the execution of Louis XVI, but it very well could be Tumblr's storming of the Bastille.
See, what happened yesterday was a bunch of trans staffers very politely saying "our boss is full of crap, what he is doing is absolutely not ok", and also "the official line he had been posting narrative of everything being peachy with moderation is bullshit, we acknowledge the systemic problem, and we demand addressing it ASAP".
Now, this has probably been possible just because of the exceptional circumstances: Louis XVI (Matt) is on vacation on his summer palace, and the person who he had left in charge of the court has refused to order the army to quell the internal strife... so they have stormed the Bastille to ask for the abolition of the ancient regime. Mind you, that doesn't mean we are at a point where they are in the middle of a revolutionary coup to create the Paris Commune: that's not in the cards right now. This is more about the people rioting to demand the king powers to have checks and balances. this is about demanding a constitutional monarchy instead of the current absolute king.
The people in the notes don't seem to understand the exceptional situation that the post creates. We are at a point where Matt Mullenweg has been called out by his own employees. His company, in his absence, had allowed his employees to break with the unified PR narrative that usually is forced to follow whatever path the CEO points to.
Now Louis XVI is in a peculiar position. His Authority had not only been questioned by the Paris rabble (us), but now he also had a regiment of elite grenadiers (1er Régiment du Trans Guards) openly in revolt and siding with the people of Paris. They are not firing at the royal palace, but they are saying "you know what? The people in the streets are right. We are not firing at them, your majesty". So Matt's next move is crucial. As I see it, there are several possibilities:
- the king / Matt acknowledges he had been in the wrong (either honestly or just because he doesn't feel powerful enough to win a civil war), accepts to get his powers limited, and allows some partial reform to address people's demands. This is obviously the best option for my friends still working for Tumblr. That doesn't mean tumblr would become a queer communist paradise, but at least we would see things improving.
- the king refuses to engage: he moves the court to another city (names a new Tumblr CEO reporting to him) and move the army to Paris to repress the rebellion (fires the people behind the post, double down in the current moderation policies). Things keep being the same, but without the people who asked for improvements.
- the king gets fed up of having to deal with ungrateful rabble and decides to just make an example out of Paris and orders the army to reprise the St. Bartholomew night, but on Paris population this time. This would be Matt firing everyone involved and closing Tumblr two months from now.
Right now, I wouldn't know which of these three options is more probable. Matt has been very quiet since yesterday, and whatever he posts next would be a big signal of how he is going to react to this development of The Situation.
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famousinuniverse · 2 months
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Tuileries Garden (Jardin des Tuileries), Paris, France: The Tuileries Garden is a public garden between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Created by Catherine de' Medici as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution. Wikipedia
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vermutandherring · 3 months
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Night over the Tuileries Palace
I wanna post so bad but I'm extra busy these days Y_Y Here's a little preview to the post I wanted to do some time ago.
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rosemary-rothlorein · 3 months
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For those who haven’t read Twelve Who Ruled:
No matter what you think of French Revolution- a glorious step toward humanity progress, or something supposed to be glorious but went wrong and ended up in bloodshed- Palmer is going to show you it is technically a bunch of shit of:
1) arduous and underpaid work, and toxic and lethal working environment; 2) you are a lawyer who have no expertise outside the courtroom and now have to win a war against the whole Europe; 3) things get screwed up every moment, so you and your colleagues blame each other pretending to solve something; 4) the nation and the republic are at the high risk of being wiped out, and your colleague is too busy proposing growing potatoes outside Tuileries Palace to care about military affairs. 5) your whole team is useless at military issues, and you have to make all decisions, so others accuse you of being a military dictator.
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empiredesimparte · 2 months
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The entire imperial family before the coronation
The order was given at the Tuileries Palace: the whole family was to gather for the coronation festivities of H.I.M Emperor Napoléon V. This rare gathering in the heart of Paris gave rise to a colorful family photo. Some journalists are also linking the photo to Louis Simparte's recent articles against the imperial family. Is Emperor Napoléon V preparing a media counter-attack?
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From left to right: Princess Amélie, Princess Marianne, Prince Philippe (2nd in order of succession), Madame Hortense, Empress Charlotte of the French, Emperor Napoléon V of the French, Madame Mère Marie-Joséphine, Princess Armance, Imperial Prince Henri of the French (1st in order of succession), Princess-Napoléon Olympia and Princess Sophie.
Imperial Prince Henri of the French has unexpectedly become heir to the crown once again. Less popular and well-known than Emperor Napoléon V and Madame Hortense, the imperial family is certainly preparing its return to the media and political scene. Prince Henri may seem like a man of many secrets, but he's actually more accessible than his late brother, Emperor Napoléon IV.
Few details are known about the preparations for the festivities, but many Parisians have noticed the extensive work being carried out on Notre-Dame Cathedral.
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La famille impériale au complet avant le sacre
L'ordre a été lancé au palais des Tuileries : toute la famille doit se réunir à l'occasion des festivités du couronnement de l'Empereur Napoléon V. Ce rassemblement rare au cœur de Paris a donné lieu a une photo familiale colorée. Certains journalistes font également le lien entre cette photo et les récents articles de Louis Simparte à l'encontre de la famille impériale. L'Empereur Napoléon V prépare-t-il une contre-attaque médiatique ?
De gauche à droite : la princesse Amélie, la princesse Marianne, le prince Philippe (2e dans l'ordre de succession), Madame Hortense, l'Impératrice Charlotte des Français, l'Empereur Napoléon V des Français, Madame Mère Marie-Joséphine, la princesse Armance, le prince impérial Henri des Français (1er dans l'ordre de succession), la princesse-Napoléon Olympia et enfin la princesse Sophie.
De manière inattendue, le prince impérial Henri des Français est redevenu l'héritier de la Couronne. Moins populaire et connu que l'Empereur Napoléon V et Madame Hortense, la famille impériale prépare certainement son retour sur la scène médiatique et politique. Le prince Henri a beaucoup de secrets en apparence, mais il est en réalité plus accessible que feu son frère, l'Empereur Napoléon IV.
Peu de détails sont connus concernant la préparation des festivités, mais beaucoup de parisiens ont remarqué les travaux conséquents réalisés à la cathédrale Notre-Dame.
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worldhistoryfacts · 7 months
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In October 1783, the Montgolfier brothers, after securing the King’s permission, conducted manned, tethered flights of a hot air balloon. They ascended a few dozen feet, as far as the ropes that held them down would reach.
Finally, it was time for the real test — a free, untethered flight that would take intrepid aeronauts thousands of feet in the air. Remember, there was no science of weather prediction at the time, which meant that these men were signing up to be blown wherever the winds went.
The balloon they flew was quite something. It wasn’t just a utilitarian scientific instrument, it was designed to match what the brothers thought was the significance of the event. The balloon was royal blue, with elaborate red drapery and various zodiac figures ringing the top. The brothers knew how to cury favor — the balloon was also adorned with royal symbols like the fleur-de-lis and the king’s face (represented, of course, as the sun):
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Again, Jacques Charles and his hydrogen balloon came in a close second. His first manned flight took place on December 1, just a couple of weeks after the Montgolfiers’. Charles himself went up, accompanied by Nicolas-Louis Robert, one of his co-designers. Though this wasn't the first manned flight, it was still a big deal. Balloon mania had swept France; contemporary reports estimated that as many as 400,000 people gathered in front of the Tuileries Palace to see Charles and Robert ascend into the heavens.
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illustratus · 1 month
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Storming the Tuileries, 10 August 1792 (detail) by L. Bang and O. Lorch
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empirearchives · 1 year
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There really is a whole genre of Napoleon standing in the Tuileries looking nonchalant during the French Revolution artwork
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Tuileries Palace after the arson during the 1871 Paris Commune
French vintage postcard
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mutant-distraction · 8 months
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Lion of Lucerne is a memorial in Lucerne, Switzerland designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and carved in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn.⁣
The monument commemorates the Swiss Guards who lost their lives in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris. The top inscription says Helvetiorum Fidei ac Virtuti which translates to "To the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss".⁣
The monument depicts a dying lion impaled by a spear, covering a shield bearing the fleur-de-lis of the French monarchy. Next to him is another shield bearing the coat of arms of Switzerland. The inscription below show the names of the guards and provides the approximate numbers of soldiers who died (DCCLX = 760), and survived (CCCL = 350).⁣
Mark Twain praised the sculpture of a mortally-wounded lion as "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."
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racefortheironthrone · 2 months
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what was the main royal residence in france prior to Versailles?
There were many, but the main one in Paris was the Tuileries Palace.
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