On this day, March 27, in 1785, His
Majesty King Louis XVII was borne in France. He was born prince of
France and Duke of Normandy and was the son of King Louis XVI and
Marie Antoinette. When his older brother, Louis Joseph, died in
June 1789, he became the heir to the French throne. Some have
suggested that the Swedish noble man Axel von Fersen, who was
romantically linked with Marie…
Philippe d’Auvergne’s life was that of a
great adventurer. In his life, he rose through the ranks of the
Royal Navy, saw service in the American Revolution, earned the
confidence of an ageing duke, led the defence of his homeland
against the barbarity of the…
In order to know how a story ends, it is
indispensable to understand the essence of how it began. The years
leading up to the French Revolution were tumultuous. Deep in a
financial crisis, King Louis XVI and his advisors attempted to
implement a taxation system, which was…
