Hello, I have been thinking on the reasons for the French Revolution and indeed, the reasons for any revolution of any country. It always comes down to...
This is an interesting idea Patricia. What if Louis and Antoinette had spent more time out and among the common people. It's amazing that in the 15 years they...
The need to separate – it seems to be something man has felt the need to do since civilization has developed, from Egypt and Rome, through the middle ages...
Hi Axel:) Probably, with many of the royalty, it was considered "beneath them" to mingle in any way with the commoners and yet, to me... this would be the only...
This is true, the need to separate ourselves into groups based on religion, color, class and the like seems to be something that has been around from the...
Thinking back to standing at the curb for an hour, crossing the street prohibited, because the President and his wife were expected to be driving by, or being...
During the infamous Flight to Varennes, it was a little late in the hour to try mingling with the people. I would not say it was ineptness on the part of the...
Hi Alecker, This is an interesting topic which really defines families rather than individuals. I could not help but think about how it is that today we are...
Ineptness? Futility? The one time King Louis and Queen Marie Antoinette truly mingle with the common people of the French countryside at Varennes and during...
I was actually thinking about the possibility of mingling with the people, although Axel's comment about the reception on the road to Varennes is intriguing....
When I first spoke of mingling with the people, I was thinking in charitable ways. Such as the charitable acts that Princess Diana and other "modern day...
As I just said in my reply to George's message, the flight to Varennes did not have to be doomed, in fact may have never had to occur in the first place if a...
Why did the French seem to revel in the humiliation of King Louis and Queen Marie Antoinette? Why were they so hated? Why were the King and Queen beheaded? ...
I agree with Axel completely and suggest the following: if you and your family are living near starvation, and your neighbor, without additional effort or...
I still maintain that had Louis and Antoinette had better contact with their people and a better relationship, they would have been able to deter some of the...
If the neighbor makes an effort to be your friend and show that he cares about you from the beginning and then, in time of need, shares his bounty with...
Hello, Axel! I realize that some of my views may seem unreal and idealistic to both you, George and others..but that is because I see things as they should be...
I've offered reasons why hate became so engrained against Marie Antoinette. But what if... as Patricia said she made a real effort to know the French people. ...
We are not only blessed with hindsight, we are also blessed with two hunded years of education at "toning it down." Despite rich actors buying cars for a...
Hello Axel, I want to intercept this post to comment upon a book by Carolly Erickson entitled The Secret Life of Josephine. There is a chapter in this book...
Hello:) I believe that most likely Marie Antoinette realized that much of what her mother Marie Theresa told her was good advice and had she listened at the...
You are so right, George...about the hindsight and the two-hundred years we've had to tone things down and live comfortably within our means and many...
Hello Janet:) I have not read any of Carolly Erickson's books but this one does sound good and as though it has good insight into the French Revolution even if...
We always picture MA in Versailles or perhaps taking a carriage ride into Paris to attend a ball, but I wonder did she ever travel further afield during...
Hello Patricia, Well, I probably wrote a bit too soon. I have finished and returned the book now. It is not a flattering portrayal of Marie Antoinette and...
It's in fashion on this site to bash the reign of terror. But what bothers me is that most of those who post about it do not seem to know a lot about what is...
MA probably suffered through not being able to protect her children, but you know what, she never really acted much before the revolution to help young girls...
Ok, That's a really good question. But it's incomplete. To really ask what they accomplished you should ask what did they have before and what did they have...
Actually, no, calling foreign help wasn't the most loyal thing she could do, it was exactly the wrong thing - as she, who learned history, could appreciate...
Hello Tim:) I too have wondered this very thing. I do not remember reading of Marie Antoinette traveling anywhere, and wondered why there were no instances of...
