Marie Antoinette: Queen of the Pouf
While Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) cannot take credit for inventing the pouf, she is certainly responsible for its popularity. In 1774, when she became Queen of pre-Revolutionary France, over-the-top...
View ArticleThe Tricoteuses of the French Revolution
At the start of the French Revolution, the market women of Paris, hungry for bread, marched by the thousands to Versailles to confront King Louis XVI and his government over rising food prices and food...
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