Marie Antoinette's

One year ago I woke up way too early to sip champagne and watch Kate and William's Royal Wedding. As inspiring as it was, and yes I...

"Mme. de Lamballe was extremely pretty, and though her figure was devoid of elegance, and she had hideous hands, which, by their size, ...

While the French Revolution unfolded, it was increasingly dangerous for the members of the aristocracy to stay in France. Many became ...

Princess of Lamballe 1788 by Anton Hickel at the Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna The friendship between Marie Antoinette and the Princes...

Till then the Queen was not only very plain in her attire, but very economical; a circumstance which, I have often heard her say, gav...

Life can be crazy as an artist, which is why Lady Artist Vigee Le Brun has such great tales to tell! The Memoirs Of Madame Vigee Lebru...

Today I finished the book, Versailles: A Biography of a Palace . It is rather saucy, with interesting details and accounts from those w...

Marie Thérèse Louise Carignan, Princess of Savoy was born on the 8th of September 1749. She was just a little girl when her marriage w...

Boys, line up at the door, this week Louise-Marie de Bourbon-Penthiévre is here! This is exactly what it was like for Louise-Marie. Her br...