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A friend of Marie-Antoinette (Lady Atkyns)
In "A Friend of Marie-Antoinette (Lady Atkyns)," Frédéric Barbey masterfully intertwines historical narrative with vivid character portraits, presenting an intricate portrayal of French aristocracy during the tumultuous late 18th century. The book explores the relationship between Lady Atkyns and Marie-Antoinette, revealing the nuances of court life, personal loyalties, and the socio-political climate that influenced their friendship. Barbey's elegant prose and meticulous attention to historical detail transport readers into a world fraught with intrigue and emotional complexity, making this work a significant contribution to the genre of historical fiction. Frédéric Barbey, a scholar wi...
Gardeners' Chronicle
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Hitler's African Victims
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I Exist
The survival of Louis XVII from the horrible Temple prison after the murder of his father Louis XVI and his mother Marie Antoinette is a fascinating story left out of all official French history. No wonder they did not want to hand him over to the Spanish king or the Vendee province, both of which demanded his release. I exist because he survived! If he did not survive who am I then? No one can give an answer to that, because no other answer exists. The book tells his life story and it intertwines with mine. I also left the country of my birth after the Second World War to try my luck elsewhere. I left my parents behind as a young man of 18. I did not suffer as he did but there are many para...
The Summits of Modern Man
Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world’s most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagine nature in terms other than conquest and domination.
The Global Refuge
The Global Refuge is the first global history of the Huguenots, Protestant refugees from France who scattered around the world in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Inspired by visions of Eden, these religious migrants were forced to navigate a world of empires, forming colonies in North America, the Caribbean, and even South Africa and the Indian Ocean.
Gardeners' Chronicle
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The Bourbon Tragedy
First published in 1968, The Bourbon Tragedy marks the fall of the ancient French monarchy on August 10, 1792. The Bourbon Royal Family was imprisoned in the tower of the Temple, a dark, medieval dungeon. The following January Louis XVI was taken out, tried and guillotined, and later Marie Antoinette too. Their two children, the Dauphin, a boy of eight, and his fourteen-year-old sister, were shut up alone. Eventually, in 1795, the girl was released to her mother’s Austrian relatives in exchange for eight French prisoners. She survived to ride at her uncle’s side at the Bourbon Restoration which followed the defeat of Napoleon. The boy’s fate is a mystery. Officially Louis Charles died ...
