French History

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Rose Bertin:The most famous French fashion designer who was the dressmaker and milliner of Queen Marie Antoinette 18th Century Hats, 18th Century Fashion, Marie Antoinette, Rococo Fashion, Vintage Fashion, Versailles, Rose Bertin, 18th Century Drawing, Costume Français

Marie-Jeanne Rose Bertin was the first most famous French fashion designer best-known as the dressmaker and milliner to Queen Marie Antoinette. Born on

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Bill Heid Our fathers’ God, to Thee, Author of liberty, to Thee we sing. —Samuel Francis Smith, “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” (1831) Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else. . . . —The Declaration of the Rights of Man, Article IV (1789) So What Exactly Is Liberty? The ...

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ESSENTIAL GUIDE: FRENCH REVOLUTION Vive la République! This rallying cry often springs to mind when we think of the upheaval that France went through at the end of the 18th century. After more than eight centuries of monarchy, the absolute rule of kings in the ancien régime came to a brutal end as the people called for change. The French Revolution would not be a peaceful transition of power, though, and thousands met their end on the guillotine – among them the anointed king himself, Louis…

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