frenchhistory

The Lost King of France: How DNA Solved the Mystery of the Murdered Son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette | Deborah Cadbury

#BackPorchReading on a lovely Sunday morning 😍
I'm eager to get started on this as I'm always fascinated by the use of DNA in solving mysteries, real and ficticious.

Kenyazero Looks like a relaxing morning. And what a fun shot! 2w

AnnCrystal Stunning capture 🤩💝. 2w

rubyslippersreads When I was a kid, I always wondered about the “lost dolphin.” 😆 2w

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bookandbedandtea @Kenyazero @AnnCrystal Thank you! I was so intent on taking a straight/ level picture that I didn't even realize the sun had peeked around the house till I checked the finished picture. 🌞😍 2w

bookandbedandtea @rubyslippersreads I hear you! Some years ago I fell far down a research rabbit hole trying to figure out why the prince was called that! 🐬 2w

AnnCrystal @bookandbedandtea Magic 🌞💝. 2w

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Napoleon | Felix Markham

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Read too much like a text book to keep my attention. My aging mind could not keep up with the rapid fire names and dates and I often found myself daydreaming of other things while my eyes passed over the pages and the words fell to the floor. I got tired of picking them up. Perhaps that is a result of age also.

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Lcsmcat

Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France | Caroline Moorehead

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History is messy, because humans are complex and this volume does a good job in showing the complex, messy, sometimes contradictory behavior of the humans in one part of France during a terrible time in history. The author shows us more than the heroics. The book follows many people, Jewish, Protestant and Catholic. It portrays as many sides of each of them as is knowable, and doesn‘t refrain from admitting when it cannot be known. A bit clunky ⬇️

Lcsmcat at times, but inspiring nonetheless. It should be read by anyone working to resist evil. And we need more people like that right now. #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks (edited) 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo

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Lcsmcat

Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France | Caroline Moorehead

This book is so needed right now! As shown above, people were slow to realize the enormity of the problem and to act. It‘s so similar to what I see going on right now.

TheBookHippie Have you been privy to the letters sent to churches from the government 😵‍💫recently… 1mo

CarolynM Many parallels. 1mo

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ImperfectCJ

Fashion Victims: Dress at the Court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette | Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell

We do not care that we bought the shorts we're wearing at a thrift store during Clinton's second term. Some styles are timeless.

We also do not care that we're posting this on Thursday. Time is a construct, and we can't be expected to keep up with what day it is.

#WDNCW @dabbe

kspenmoll 🙌🏻🙌🏻 1mo

Amiable Amen! 1mo

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GingerAntics 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 all of this, yes girl yes 1mo

AnnCrystal 👸👏🏼...wait, it's already Thursday...😂👌🏼💝. (edited) 1mo

dabbe #wdnc that we just read thison Friday. It‘s still hilarious! 🤩😍🤩 (edited) 1mo

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GatheringBooks

Versailles: A Biography of a Palace | Tony Spawforth

#JulyJazz Day 10: The #Fireworks in Versailles were hands-down spectacular. We were fortunate to witness it when we were in France last year. This is one of the photos I managed to take, along with gorgeous videos.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

StaceGhost Wow 🤩 2mo

Rome753 Very cool 2mo

Eggs How fun! 2mo

tpixie Amazing! We didn‘t stay for the fireworks and we should have! Loved the Queen‘s cottage village - Hameau de la Reine / Queen's Hamlet 🏡 2mo

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mcctrish

A Bite-Sized History of France: Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment | St�phane Henaut, Jeni Mitchell

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Van Gogh‘s sunflowers build continues while I finish this book. I loved learning where the food we associate with France came into existence and what was happening at that time. I have travelled a fair bit in France so I could picture so many of the places the author talked about and the food too. It‘s time to go back

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩🧩💝. 2mo

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Dilara

A People's History of the French Revolution | Eric Hazan

Today is the 233rd anniversary of the Baiser Lamourette (Lamourette Kissing), where priest and representative Lamourette enjoined his colleagues to make peace with each other after some stormy debates in Parliament. Hence the hugs and kisses portrayed in this ink drawing kept in the Louvre museum. I cannot picture the same thing happening today 😁
#readingispolitical

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