Lucie de la Tour du Pin was the Pepys of her generation, recording people and politics alongside the minutia of everyday life: food, work, children and clothes.
From life in the Court of Versailles, through the French Revolution to Napoleon’s rule, Caroline Moorehead’s rich biography sets Lucie and her dairies in the wider context of this remarkable period of history.
Frivolity, Filth and Fortitude
Among the excesses marking the dying days of the Bourbon ancien régime before it was swept away by the French Revolution was a craze for ridiculous hats. These structures elevated already...
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