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Let Them Eat Brioche! | A Guest Post by Leslie Carroll
Mention the name Marie Antoinette to many people and the first thing they might reply is “Oh, yeah, she’s the one who said ‘Let them eat cake,’ har-har.’” Uh—well, no. And I’m willing to venture out on a twig here to claim that historical fiction aficionados know perfectly well that Marie Antoinette never said any such thing in response to… Continue reading...
Posted in 18th Century, France, Leslie Carroll, Marie Antoinette, Recipes
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Cover Art Alert: Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey
I love this cover art! The colors are beautiful, the dress is indicative of the period, and the model actually looks as though she could have been the real Marie Antoinette. What do you think?
I cannot even tell you how excited I am for the release of the first book in this trilogy. Although there… Continue reading...
Posted in 18th Century, Cover Art, Marie Antoinette
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Harrowing Historicals: Let Them Eat…Ectoplasm?* | A Guest Post by Kris Waldherr
When Empress Joséphine moved into Marie Antoinette’s apartment at the Tuileries apré le revolution, she confessed, “I can never be happy here. I can feel the queen’s ghost asking me what I am doing in her bed.” Napoléon’s consort was not the only one to have experienced a royal haunting from the guillotined queen. In 1901 two English lady scholars, Anne Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain, claimed to have seen Marie’s specter at Versailles while searching for her beloved Petit Trianon. Their famed encounter later became known as the Moberly–Jourdain incident… Continue reading...
Review | Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors
Hardcover: 464 pagesPublisher: DuttonRelease Date: March 13th, 2008 Source: Personal collection, I purchased this book.
Mistress of the Revolution delves into two main themes I found fascinating: the role of women/the “mistress”, and the great power shift that took place between the nobles and the common people during the Revolution. I went into this book without first reading the synopsis in… Continue reading...
Giveaway: *Autographed* Copy of The Queen’s Dollmaker by Christine Trent
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The Queen’s Dollmakerby Christine Trent(Click here to read my review of The Queen’s Dollmaker)Synopsis: “On the brink of revolution, with a tide of hate turned against the decadant royal court, France is in turmoil—as is the life of one young woman forced to leave her beloved Paris. After a fire destroys her home and family, Claudette Laurent is struggling to… Continue reading...
Review | The Queen’s Dollmaker by Christine Trent
Paperback: 384 pagesPublisher: KensingtonRelease Date: January 1st, 2010Source: I received this book from the publisher for review.
Claudette Laurent is a young French woman who moves to England after a fire destroys her home in France, and sets up shop in London as a dollmaker. Her fashion dolls become the toast of British and French society, and she eventually becomes… Continue reading...
Halloween How-To: Cleopatra and Marie Antoinette
As I posted yesterday, the makeup trend of the season is to keep it royal! So to add on to yesterday’s post, here are some fun ways you can use those makeup trends to create the perfect Halloween look. Channel your inner queen and deck yourself out as Cleopatra or Marie Antoinette this Halloween. Who says Halloween is just for kids?! For more Halloween makeup inspiration, visit the official… Continue reading...
Posted in Beauty, Cleopatra VII, Marie Antoinette
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Fall/Winter 09 Makeup Trends Take Note From History’s Famous Queens!
A good friend of mine is an events coordinator at the Times Square Sephora store here in NYC, and knowing my love of all things royally-related, she recently told me that there is going to be an influx of queen-themed makeup releasing this holiday season! Imagine my delight when she named brand after brand that would be featuring the likes of Marie Antoinette and Elizabeth I as inspiration for their… Continue reading...
Posted in Beauty, Cleopatra VII, Elizabeth I, Marie Antoinette
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The Sunday Salon: Dolls Fit For A Queen!
This week I finished reading Royal Affairs and Cleopatra’s Daughter (read my review). I will have my review of Royal Affairs posted shortly. I’ve received a ton of great books in the mail this week, which I will share with you tomorrow for Mailbox Monday. I’m going to have to temporarily stop accepting ARC review requests soon, simply because I won’t be able… Continue reading...
Posted in 18th Century, Christine Trent, France, Marie Antoinette, The Sunday Salon
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Marie Antoinette: A Queen Whose High Fashion Was Her Lowly Demise
When one’s country is in a state of political disarray, its future uncertain and the possibility of complete anarchy looms throughout the cities’ streets, the last thing most would think of would be fashion. In what later became known as the French Revolution, such was the topic on the minds of many irate revolutionists. They don’t call Paris the “city of… Continue reading...