The day has come, mes amies—liberté, égalité, fraternité. They beckon! And scream for the heads of the monarchs and servants and courtiers and everyone who ever served them. So where does that leave Versailles? Actually,[…]
Month: April 2017
A Royal Affair
Welcome to Versailles, home of the king, queen, and many, many more mistresses. Who could live without them? Definitely not the state! Some of these women were intrinsic in determining domestic and foreign policy in[…]
A Royal Mess
Who could live without a good mistress or two? Certainly not the kings of France. Whereas you might remember Queen Marie-Antoinette, I’d bet some serious livres you couldn’t name another queen of France. That’s because,[…]