Original fairy tales from 18th century France “From a young age, Alphonsine Leclerc challenged all expectations of what a female child should be. In a vain attempt to keep her in check, Madame Leclerc taught her to read, and she was gifted a copy of Charles Perrault’s Mother Goose Tales. The stories of Chaperon Rouge […]
The fuedal system and Estates structure of French society on the eve of the Revolution The graphic at the top of this page gives an example of the structure of the feudal system. Behind the feudal pyramids is the Palace of Versailles – the home of the King of France before the Revolution. In France,
The importance of social clubs in the fabric of revolutionary politics in Lyon As I have deep-dived into the French Revolution – its causes, its public opinion and how it developed over the years, one of the things that has struck me most is the way political opinion divided. And not just from the outset
Social and economic difference within the Third Estate in 18th century France The Third Estate in revolutionary France was everyone who wasn’t noble by birth or favour, or a member of the clergy. Most people think of workers and peasants when they think of “The People” of the French Revolution but within this Third Estate
How news spread during the French Revolution So much has been written and published about the French Revolution that you would think it would be easy to research for a historical fiction set in that era. But as we’ve seen with my previous blog posts on medieval Italy, its the little things that make a