History is full of women who disguised themselves and fought along their menfolk for causes they believed in. A prime example are the women who inspired the legend of Molly Pitcher during the American Revolution. (For more on this, please see this post: http://www.historynaked.com/searching-molly-pitcher/ ) According to historian, Elizabeth Shipton, many women made it to […]
Category: France
The Affair of the Poisons
Court is treacherous place full of back biting nobles who would sell their own mothers to get ahead. The Affair of the Poisons was an episode in the court of Louis XIV that exemplified exactly how far one would go to get where they needed to be in court. It all started with the arrest […]
The Sad Life of Louis-Charles
Born March 27, 1785 to King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette, Louis-Charles should have had a charmed life. He was the second son and named the Duke of Normandy until the death of his older brother, upon which he became the Dauphin or heir to the throne. Madame de Rambaud was his […]
More Magic Beans- This History of Chocolate
Written on April 24, 2017 by ER at 3:00 PM | 0
Central America, ER, France, Mexico, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Spain
Central America, ER, France, Mexico, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Spain
That most delicious of desserts that we all crave. It was rightly named as “food of the gods” by the ancients. However, the chocolate the pre-Olmec cultures were making was nothing like the chocolate we eat today. It was consumed as a beverage, and was quite bitter. The peoples making this drink were living in […]
Edgar the Ætheling- The Boy Who Wasn’t King
Written on April 19, 2017 by ER at 3:37 PM | 0
England, ER, France, Germany, Northern Europe, Scandinavia
England, ER, France, Germany, Northern Europe, Scandinavia
England in the 11th century was not always a great place to be if you were royalty. Young Edgar was the grandson of Edmund Ironside, king of England, and great grandson of the infamous Æthelred the Unready, also king of England. So you would think Edgar would be next in line? Well, not exactly. There […]