“With some difficulty she persuaded the Dauphin, and with no difficulty whatsoever she persuaded his younger brother to take her on a secret visit. From her hairdresser she had heard about "Opera balls"--balls in Paris where the people wore masks… — Bernardine Kielty Copy Share Image
“Neither Louis nor Marie Antoinette was at ease with the truly important people of their day. When Voltaire, after an exile of twenty-seven years, was allowed to return to France by Louis XVI's order, Marie Antoinette never received him. True,… — Bernardine Kielty Copy Share Image
“Louis XVI--Louis Capet--was led to the guillotine in the Place de la Revolution by Santerre, the brewer. Louis stepped firmly and resolutely up the… — Bernardine Kielty Copy Share
“With some difficulty she persuaded the Dauphin, and with no difficulty whatsoever she persuaded his younger brother to take her on a secret visit.… — Bernardine Kielty Copy Share
“Neither Louis nor Marie Antoinette was at ease with the truly important people of their day. When Voltaire, after an exile of twenty-seven years,… — Bernardine Kielty Copy Share
“The Jacobin Club got its name in a roundabout way. Originally a group of Bretons who came to Versailles to attend the States-General met… — Bernardine Kielty Copy Share
