Under the Ancien Régime, Christmas celebrations were above all religious celebrations intended for contemplation. Dangeaus description in his Journal of December 24 and 25, 1697 illustrates well the pious habits of the royal family at this time: Tuesday 24, Christmas Eve:the king made his devotions
When I started this blog, I was wondering what to do with my Twitter account name. I thought that a person in world history would be nice, but there were too many candidates. After thinking for a moment, I immediately thought that there was only Caesar. Thanks to that, I was often referred to
Egyptology , a scientific study of Egyptian civilization, was born in the 19th century, thanks to Bonapartes campaign in Egypt and the decoding of hieroglyphics by Champollion . Despite the general enthusiasm for the ancient East, knowledge of this culture is restricted to a small committee of schol
– And has the black dog appeared again? – I see and hear him everywhere, his barking wakes me up. spells so that it doesnt come back, it scares me Fascinated by his sarcastic and grotesque works, the Wise King was an obsessed collector of Boschs works. So much so that he died in agony surrounded