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We have sadly reached the last lady in this series.  I hope everyone has enjoyed reading about these remarkable ladies, and has learned s...

1601-1666, Queen and Regent of France Literature fans will recognize her as the queen who plays a role in The Three Musketeers - but he...

1575-1642, Queen and Regent of France Here we have a much more light-hearted entry than the previous one! Marie de Medici has a compl...

Tomorrow I'm leaving for NY to celebrate Thanksgiving there, yay!  I'll be back in Paris the 26th and will recommence writing and su...

1542-1587, Queen of France and Scotland Here is something completely different for the series so far: a woman who was not particularly ...

I've spent so many words the last couple of weeks telling you the story of Alienor of Aquitaine because I made the trip to the Loire Val...

That is the only representation of Alienor that I was able to find, aside from a simple one on her official seal.  It's hard to tell ...

Why do I keep going on about French food?  There are two main reasons: firstly, a lot of people ask me questions about it when I'm in NY...

The little town of Saumur is in the Loire Valley region, southeast of Paris.  The area is mostly known for its wine production, food, and ni...

1528-1572, Queen and sole ruler of Navarre and Duchess of Vendome Here we have a woman and character who is quite different from the la...

I realized that it would be difficult to explain why I went on my last trip to the Loire Valley without explaining the background of Alienor...

In my post on the 12th arrondissement I mentioned the Picpus Cemetery, where the victims of the guillotine of the Place de la Nation.  I ha...

Today we are headed into a really unknown (by tourists) area of Paris: the 13th arrondissement.  If you take another look at the map of the ...