#MarieAntoinettethejourney #booksky #sentenceoftheday #MarieAntoinette #amreadingbiography "The next day, Maundy Thursday, both King & Queen washed the feet of the poor in an ancient ceremony to commemmorate Easter Week." (The Bastille had already fallen and they were practically prisoners)
April 20, 2026 at 2:45 AM
#MarieAntoinettethejourney #booksky #sentenceoftheday #MarieAntoinette #amreadingbiography "The next day, Maundy Thursday, both King & Queen washed the feet of the poor in an ancient ceremony to commemmorate Easter Week." (The Bastille had already fallen and they were practically prisoners)
#amreading #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #amreadingbiography #sentenceoftheday #booksky #frenchrevolution "She had, after all, been treated as a doll, to be dressed up in this and that at the adults' whim since childhood . . . "
April 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
#amreading #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #amreadingbiography #sentenceoftheday #booksky #frenchrevolution "She had, after all, been treated as a doll, to be dressed up in this and that at the adults' whim since childhood . . . "
#sentenceoftheday #marieantoinettethejourney #amreadingbiography #booksky #marieantoinette #beforetherevolution "When the guest of honour arrived, he discovered the whole party singing Gluck."
April 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
#sentenceoftheday #marieantoinettethejourney #amreadingbiography #booksky #marieantoinette #beforetherevolution "When the guest of honour arrived, he discovered the whole party singing Gluck."
#amreading #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #booksky #sentenceoftheday It was true that it was easier to make love to a pretty woman than a plain one, but that was about the measure of the difference.
April 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
#amreading #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #booksky #sentenceoftheday It was true that it was easier to make love to a pretty woman than a plain one, but that was about the measure of the difference.
#amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #sentenceoftheday #booksky #versailles "The Princesse de Chimay favored monkeys despite the celebrated occasion when her monkey ran wild in her boudoir, plastering himself w/ rouge & powder in imitation of his mistress b4 bounding in2 the supper room."
April 14, 2026 at 1:47 AM
#amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #sentenceoftheday #booksky #versailles "The Princesse de Chimay favored monkeys despite the celebrated occasion when her monkey ran wild in her boudoir, plastering himself w/ rouge & powder in imitation of his mistress b4 bounding in2 the supper room."
#amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #biography #booksky #sentenceoftheday "That weight caused concern to the grandfather of the groom, King Charles Emmanuel, since the 14-year-old bride was fat already, and would get fatter still in Savoy: French women always enlarged on Italian food ..."
April 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #biography #booksky #sentenceoftheday "That weight caused concern to the grandfather of the groom, King Charles Emmanuel, since the 14-year-old bride was fat already, and would get fatter still in Savoy: French women always enlarged on Italian food ..."
#booksky #marieantoinette #frenchrevolution #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney
An hr & a half after Louis XVI's carriage leaves Orbeval, Drouet and another dragoon set off in hot pursuit. These are the first 2 men in France to see the King escaping! Drouet's name will go down in history.
An hr & a half after Louis XVI's carriage leaves Orbeval, Drouet and another dragoon set off in hot pursuit. These are the first 2 men in France to see the King escaping! Drouet's name will go down in history.
April 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM
#booksky #marieantoinette #frenchrevolution #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney
An hr & a half after Louis XVI's carriage leaves Orbeval, Drouet and another dragoon set off in hot pursuit. These are the first 2 men in France to see the King escaping! Drouet's name will go down in history.
An hr & a half after Louis XVI's carriage leaves Orbeval, Drouet and another dragoon set off in hot pursuit. These are the first 2 men in France to see the King escaping! Drouet's name will go down in history.
#booksky #marieantoinettethejourney #thefrenchrevolution #marieantoinette #amreadingbiography I'm 3/4 of the way thru this book. There is only 1 way for the royal family's fortunes 2 go - i.e. down. 18 hrs after fleeing Paris, some1 makes the King when he sticks his head out of the window at Orbeval
April 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
#booksky #marieantoinettethejourney #thefrenchrevolution #marieantoinette #amreadingbiography I'm 3/4 of the way thru this book. There is only 1 way for the royal family's fortunes 2 go - i.e. down. 18 hrs after fleeing Paris, some1 makes the King when he sticks his head out of the window at Orbeval
#sentenceoftheday #amreadingbiography #frenchrevolution #marieantoinettethejourney #louisxvi #booksky "At one point the King attempted to pacify the gathering crowds by appearing before them & announcing that he had no intention of leaving France & furthermore would return . . . "
April 23, 2026 at 5:03 AM
#sentenceoftheday #amreadingbiography #frenchrevolution #marieantoinettethejourney #louisxvi #booksky "At one point the King attempted to pacify the gathering crowds by appearing before them & announcing that he had no intention of leaving France & furthermore would return . . . "
Someone should have told Louis XVI: Never stick your head out of the carriage window. Especially when you're being chased by an angry mob who want to escort you to the guillotine. #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #frenchrevolution #booksky
April 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone should have told Louis XVI: Never stick your head out of the carriage window. Especially when you're being chased by an angry mob who want to escort you to the guillotine. #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #frenchrevolution #booksky
#amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #highlyrecommend #frenchrevolution #booksky Drouet, the former dragoon, had retired from the army & become postmaster of Obreval. When the king looked out the carriage window in Obreval, Drouet overheard a postilion say "Take the road to Varennes."
April 22, 2026 at 1:07 AM
#amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #highlyrecommend #frenchrevolution #booksky Drouet, the former dragoon, had retired from the army & become postmaster of Obreval. When the king looked out the carriage window in Obreval, Drouet overheard a postilion say "Take the road to Varennes."
I #amreading Antonia Fraser's Marie Antoinette: The Journey. It's only after I begin reading that I realize I've been holding my breath the last couple of years. I've been secretly waiting for a second American Revolution #marieantoinette #amreadingbiography #frenchrevolution #antoniafraser #booksky
April 6, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I #amreading Antonia Fraser's Marie Antoinette: The Journey. It's only after I begin reading that I realize I've been holding my breath the last couple of years. I've been secretly waiting for a second American Revolution #marieantoinette #amreadingbiography #frenchrevolution #antoniafraser #booksky
Ugh, I cannot stand the fact that Marie Antoinette was told she could leave w her son, but she refused to leave her husband behind, so instead they arranged to escape. We all know how that ended. THEY SHOULD HAVE LET THE KING FEND 4 HIMSELF. #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #booksky
April 20, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Ugh, I cannot stand the fact that Marie Antoinette was told she could leave w her son, but she refused to leave her husband behind, so instead they arranged to escape. We all know how that ended. THEY SHOULD HAVE LET THE KING FEND 4 HIMSELF. #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #booksky
Sad, sad. The "capture" of the Royal Family -- more like, the King knew he'd been made & all the fight just went out of him. They were in someone's house, w/ no guards xcept 4 his own bodyguards, but he & Marie Antoinette just waited 4 the arrival of the dragoons. #booksky #amreadingbiography
April 23, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Sad, sad. The "capture" of the Royal Family -- more like, the King knew he'd been made & all the fight just went out of him. They were in someone's house, w/ no guards xcept 4 his own bodyguards, but he & Marie Antoinette just waited 4 the arrival of the dragoons. #booksky #amreadingbiography
2nd #sentenceoftheday #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #booksky #funfact By 1780 French women were said to use 2 million pots of rouge a year.
April 12, 2026 at 4:19 AM
2nd #sentenceoftheday #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #booksky #funfact By 1780 French women were said to use 2 million pots of rouge a year.
Another #sentenceoftheday #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #fashion #booksky "Don't be dressed up and don't wear big hats, because the carriage is only a barouche."
April 16, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Another #sentenceoftheday #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #fashion #booksky "Don't be dressed up and don't wear big hats, because the carriage is only a barouche."
#amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #womenwriters #booksky #sentenceoftheday About King Ferdinand: "Although an ugly prince, he is not absolutely repulsive . . . at least he does not stink."
April 9, 2026 at 6:33 AM
#amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #womenwriters #booksky #sentenceoftheday About King Ferdinand: "Although an ugly prince, he is not absolutely repulsive . . . at least he does not stink."
I am so depressed at the capture of the royal family in Marie Antoinette: the Journey that I signed up for a year of Britbox. #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #frenchrevolution #booksky
April 22, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I am so depressed at the capture of the royal family in Marie Antoinette: the Journey that I signed up for a year of Britbox. #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #frenchrevolution #booksky