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Book Reviews: Irene A Designer From The Golden Age Of Hollywood, Robert The...
Hello everyone,ready for today's reviews? Let's get started then:Irene: A Designer from the Golden Age of Hollywood: The MGM Years 1942-49 by Frank Billecci and Lauranne FisherIn the Golden Age of...
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The Balm Of Mecca
This is a liquid resin, of a whitish color, approaching to yellow, with a strong smell, resembling that of a lemon; a pungent and aromatic taste. It is likewise called balm of Judea, white balm of...
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Prince Arthur, Duke Of Connaught
Queen Victoria didn't like babies much, but her seventh child, Prince Arthur, seems to have been the exception to that rule. Born at Buckingham Palace on 1 May 1850 (the same day as the Duke of...
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Movie Review: Mayerling
On 30 January 1889, the dead bodies of Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria and his lover, Baroness Maria Vetsera, were discovered in the Imperial hunting lodge at Mayerling. The official version is that...
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At The Milliner's
A Milliner’s Shop, 1787At the milliner'sLadies at the Milliners by Alonso PerezThe Milliner's Shop by James TissotThe Milliner on the Champs Elysees by Jean Beraud At The Milliner's by Edgar Degas,...
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Book Reviews: Teachable Moments, Happiness By Design, & The Complete Guide To...
Hello everyone,today let's take a break from history to talk about three interesting self-help books I've recently read. Enjoy!Teachable Moments: Using Everyday Encounters with Media and Culture to...
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I Let The Public Believe That I Have More Influence Than I Really Have
Marie Antoinette is often unjustly accused of having too much influence on her husband and interfering in political affairs. In truth, Louis XVI was determined to keep her away from politics, as the...
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Madame Victoire Of France
The birth of a child is always a joyous event, but an expensive one too. And that's true for kings too. Especially kings of France. Etiquette required that every princess was to have her own household,...
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Book Reviews: HRH Prince Philip Escape From The Palace & How The Stock Market...
Hello everyone,the last couple of weeks I was very busy and didn't have the time to read as much as I'd have liked, so you only get two reviews this week. But I hope you will enjoy them:HRH Prince...
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Forging The Queen's Signature
Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, "Comtesse de la Motte", wasn't the only one to forge Marie Antoinette's signature. Mme. Cahouet did so too. Although the kind Queen graciously forgave her, others didn't...
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Sophie Piper
Everyone knows Axel von Fersen, the dashing young Swedish count devoted to Marie Antoinette (no, he was not her lover, but that's a topic for another post). Less known are his two sisters, Hedvig...
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Historical Reads: The wedding of George V and Mary of Teck
Madame Guillotine remembers the wedding of King George V and Mary of Teck. To quote:Like the earlier royal bride, Catherine of Aragon, May was first engaged to the older brother of her eventual...
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Book Reviews: Augustus, Caesar's Lictor, & NeuroLoveology
Hello everyone,ready for today's reviews? The first two are must reads for fans of ancient Rome, while the third will help those of you who are unhappy in your relationship with your significant other....
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Kora of Sicyon
It is a well-authenticated fact that in the Greek city of Sicyonia, about the middle of the seventh century before Christ, there lived the first woman artist of whom we have a reliable account. Her...
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The Scandalous Affair Of Queen Caroline Matilda Of Denmark
King George III of England was famous for his fidelity to his wife. His sister Caroline Matilda for the opposite reason. Her affair created a huge scandal that shocked the court of Denmark and led to...
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15 Minutes With Elena Maria @ Tea At Trianon
It's a great pleasure for me to welcome, for this month's instalment of the 15 Minutes With series, one of my favourite bloggers and authors, Elena Maria Vidal. Her blog, Tea At Trianon, is "a place...
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Marie Antoinette's A Doll
Carabosse Dolls, €600The Matilda Company, $220.96Plastickingdom, $36.98Alice Leverett Originals, $2,250.00AmyGaines, $6.00UneekDollDesigns, $60.00Darvahlous, $4.00RhondasOriginals, $6.00Marie...
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Book Reviews: Better Than Perfect, The New Puberty, & A Winner's Guide To...
Hello everyone,are you a perfectionist? Or do you have trouble negotiating? Or is your daughter going through early puberty? If you've answered yes to one of these questions, these books will help...
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