I definately agree with most of what you say. I tend to hold the higher moral ground but that is my personal preference and not intended as a criticism of...
1966
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 1, 2005 2:50 pm
You're just fallen from Mars! Dixie and I know what this means! It's a private joke, come on! We've even talked of our dear old mums! ... the right to express...
1967
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 1, 2005 2:51 pm
I'll be back! Go and fetch my dictionary... But, even though, I can smell it... hum... Pimprenelle (execrable cooker - oops - shame on me) ... ...
1968
Charmain
charmainpotg...
Dec 1, 2005 2:53 pm
Dear Pimprenelle I am not a Chairmain LOL! But my name is Charmain :). Yes it's great to express your opinion freely! That's why I decided to leave the MA...
1969
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 1, 2005 2:58 pm
So we really are in danger... I often say so to my pupils: "open your eyes... even written laws don't really protect us, they can be erased..." ... ...
1970
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 1, 2005 3:05 pm
Indeed... And Antoinette even said "I'll be the queen of the third state"... In this view, Delorme, who made a very odd and interesting bio, wants her image as...
1971
Charmain
charmainpotg...
Dec 1, 2005 3:14 pm
It's very true what you are saying, I am a very big Elizabeth I fan, I respect and admire her for the great monarch and woman she was. I realize that Marie...
1972
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 1, 2005 3:24 pm
Yes! What a pleasure to do so! My turn: Fersen, Louis and Antoinette let their big berline down. They fly in 2 easy diligences. As they're on time, they are...
1973
Aurora Walderhaug
madame_de_mo...
Dec 1, 2005 3:29 pm
Oh dear, Doritmi, you really hate this man... I wouldn't be surprised if you've formed your opinion on him by reading Joan Haslip's infamous MA-biography...?...
1974
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 1, 2005 7:03 pm
Could you tell me girls why it is so important you have an era named after you? Well... I once called an adorable kitten Antoinette... Does it fit? ... ...
1975
Francine Price
frantp3
Dec 1, 2005 7:04 pm
Good for you Dixie girl. "Publish and be Damned". It's a free country and you can say what you please. If they don't agree with you oh well. That's why this...
1976
Axel
ax71489
Dec 1, 2005 7:22 pm
"What if's" are more interesting if they almost happened. The murder of Marie Antoinette on October 6th, 1789, the subject of Doritmi's post, is such a what-if...
1977
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 1, 2005 7:28 pm
Marie-Antoinette protected arts and manufactures, first of all music, because she herself was a musician. She played harp, clavecin, sang, and even composed. ...
1978
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 1, 2005 8:55 pm
Waow, Doritmi! It's a wonderful analysis! Yes... wether they did, wether they did not, who cares? As I love her, I hope she had fun, that's all! I however will...
1979
Astro Boye
astroboyx69
Dec 1, 2005 8:55 pm
The reason there was no Era named after MA was because she was NOT a ruling monarch in her own right- only a queen consort. Elizabeth and Victoria were Queens...
1980
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 1, 2005 8:56 pm
Sure she was aware of the situation... She even said once that the emigrates had let them down, and now wanted that they get hit in their places... Isn't it in...
1981
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 2, 2005 1:13 am
You're absolutelty right, dear! But, in a way, you now, accusations often look like each other, and fates too... See Nero, and all the Julio-Claudians (except...
1982
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 2, 2005 1:16 am
Ok... In England, Elizabeth could sit on the throne, as a woman, and, from there, express all her true qualities. She was made for the job, that's sure......
1983
doritmi
Dec 2, 2005 1:17 am
too true. like there is no pompadour era, in spite of her strong influence on arts and buildings. ... ruling ... Victoria were ... Antoinette ... party...
1984
a_dixiegirl_in_indiana
a_dixiegirl_...
Dec 2, 2005 1:26 am
Oh... you had a bad experience, didn't you! For a moment, when I first got here I nearly got disgusted. Then I realized that no matter what anyone said, she is...
1985
Astro Boye
astroboyx69
Dec 2, 2005 1:39 am
While dixie girl agrees with Francine, I will respectfully disagree. In case it was missed, I'll repeat why I there was no "Marie Antoinette Era", unlike the...
1986
a_dixiegirl_in_indiana
a_dixiegirl_...
Dec 2, 2005 1:41 am
Pim, you skipped the whole rest of the post. She is already famous. Isn't that enough? I think naming your cat after a beheaded queen is a suitable epitaph for...
1987
Marie
pimprenelle1793
Dec 2, 2005 1:59 am
Why, maybe, they did not really sleep together? Let me tell you some Antoinettes's bios are not really romantic: maybe the problem was... that she did not like...
1988
Astro Boye
astroboyx69
Dec 2, 2005 1:59 am
I would also point out that this attempted assasination/execution of the Queen was 4 years before her real execution and at least 2 years before her so called...
1989
doritmi
Dec 2, 2005 2:05 am
What a pity we didn't get to write that plot, isn't it???? However, I think the king would have insisted on not leaving France: he meant it when he said he...
1990
a_dixiegirl_in_indiana
a_dixiegirl_...
Dec 2, 2005 2:07 am
Ah, you caught me. I love classical music but never heard of Gluck. Generally if a composer is really good, they are eventually discovered by someone. Most of...
1991
doritmi
Dec 2, 2005 2:14 am
To add: not only did France have the Salic Law and no queens, but I think the French had an ingrained suspicion and hostility to pettycoat rule (is that the...
1992
doritmi
Dec 3, 2005 3:28 am
Fersen advising MA: no, I don't think he was malignant or wanted to harm her; I think he sincerely believed what he suggested were the best policies, but he...
1993
doritmi
Dec 3, 2005 3:29 am
Actually, no, I read about half of Haslip's book and got so annoyed at every second page where there were inaccuracies that I stopped in the middle. I suppose...
1994
doritmi
Dec 3, 2005 3:29 am
to add to this comment: especially since the late 18th century, unlike Louis XV's more cynical era, was very much into sentimental writing, dripping with...
