Showing posts with label Marie-Antoinette. Show all posts
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Friday, August 06, 2010

The Frugality of Marie-Antoinette

Tea at Trianon: Madame Déficit

Comparing Michelle Obama or a host of other moderns to the queen is an insult to her memory. But moderns love their French Revolution narrative-- what do they care for true nobility?