All herald the arrival of the three representatives from Paris, Barnave, Pétion and La Tour-Mabourg. Word spreads through the crowd these are the men...
Could his failures have had more to do with an out of control nobility rather than bad decisions? They appear to have sold him out and in the end, cost him his...
Yes. Fersen is safe. And, when he learns his dear friend is not, he'll write in his diary : - « All is lost ! I'm in despair. Imagine my suffering and...
Has anyone seen that picture of MA dressed in the coffin lining? Quite my favorite painting! The picture is in photo album "1775-178" - that's 1775-1780 -...
Hi, El ! Of course, we may pity both of them ! But the problem, with Fersen, is that he's seen as a hero today, while, maybe... He helped king and queen in...
I don't want to absolve the nobility - I agree with you they sold him out and betrayed him etc' - but one of the skills a monarch should have is knowing how...
Dixie... Am I allowed to tell you I hate you ? I'm dreaming of an Olympian queen, of a marmorean goddess, and here you come with your basketball team ! I love...
Welcome, Nealesmail! If you find it interesting, stick around. But it gets pretty boisterous at times. Last week or so it has been very quiet. (Probably...
Hi, Victoria ! I'm sorry, I don't think I'd be a benediction for your group. I'm for homosexual loves and marriages as well if they want to, for adoption in...
"This is a thread about what you would have done had you been in her place - if you were in Marie's situation? This is a thread begun by NeuroticMovieLover...
I personally think Louis XVI felt true to his feelings as father of the French people and was the most surprised at their reaction, er revolution. He must...
... security and the respect due to His Majesty". Word of this mission reaches the royal couple as well trapped in their coach now surrounded by thousands...
Valois, Jeanne de Saint-Remy de, (Comtesse de la Motte). Memoires Justificatifs de la Comtesse de Valois de la Motte, ecrits par elle-meme. London: 1789. The...
i thought that reactionary thing was a joke! no? are you telling me infact it is a real thing ? this may change everything for me. i have no time for nonsense....
While I am more conservative than you Pim, I reviewed the home page of that group. That's scary! <sigh>I guess I am not as reactionary some people think me to...
My apologies to the group. Sometimes I do not review items as carefully as I should. that happened here. This items came from a source I respected. There was...
thank you for the charming welcome dixie girl. i am a devoted fan.....:> ... From: a_dixiegirl_in_indiana To: Images_of_Marie_Antoinette@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Did I say that earlier, last month? I'd have run like a crazy person and a lot sooner. I agree with this person. If something is important enough you fight ...
Axel's fault, Dixie ! Tell me more... And, have a nice day, my friend, I adore you too, you know it ! What would I do without your sense of humour ? Who else...
Once again, Doritmi, I fully agree with you. Clear and smashing explanation ! Just a remark, because I often wonder... Who could have dealt with this specific...
Well, Dixie, I must say I'm with Pim now. It is stupid to compare a historical painting with a basketball team and coffins! I think she looks quite majestic in...
Am I Marie-Antoinette ? The first thing I do is to leave Versailles for Metz, in these fatal July days. Should Louis not want to fly... I take my children...
I can not remember that I have ever seen paintings of the king and queen together, as a couple. I have seen Marie-Antoinette in many paintings with her...
Place: Under a bench in the Trianon gardens Time: cca. 1775 I would have stood up, brush off my light blue dress and yawn widely. I'd look around and after I...
Whooo hoooo! They are gonna love you here! Good post. Very moving. Yep, you are a shoo in! Pim, what'd ya think? Wanna ask Nealesmail to lunch? (Pim hates me ...
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