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A renowned harpist has come out of retirement to perform a series of concerts. Elinor Bennett, who has been described as a "national treasure," will perform a number of recitals on two historical ...
In the summer and Autumn of 1792 - with the Prussians bearing down on Paris, the streets thronged with the stirring swell of the Marseillaise, but also the rotting bodies of those brutally killed ...
From Princess Diana to Princess Grace to Marie Antoinette, certain royals have influenced fashion for the ages.
The fates of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution are widely known. What happened to their ...
Marie Antoinette season 2 will begin on BBC Two in May, the BBC has finally revealed. It's felt an age since the first series ...
Former capitals, lovingly built, objects of pride, coveted and fought over – for their strategic importance, wealth or ...
Madame Tussauds, now a global wax museum brand, has its roots in the French Revolution, where Marie Tussaud crafted death ...
Nuit des Musées 2025 at La Maréchalerie, ÉNSA's contemporary art center in Versailles (78) The Night of the Museums also ...
Emilia Schüle speaks to Radio Times about the period drama as season 2 draws closer.
Antoinette realizes that she is unpopular and satirized in public and tries to remake her image, while Jeanne moves forward ...
Discover the real story behind France's most misunderstood queen. From her arranged marriage at 14 to her tragic end at the guillotine, we explore how Marie Antoinette became a convenient scapegoat ...
After falling ill to a case of smallpox, King Louis XV passes away – thrusting Louis and Marie Antoinette into the roles of France’s king and queen. One of the couple’s first items on the ...