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#OnThisDay 10Jun1867 Gala soirée for sovereigns attending the International Exposition of that year, by Pierre Tetar van Elven. The exterior horseshoe staircase, from the garden to the Salle de Maréchaux, was temporarily erected for the occasion. #19thcentury
Died #OnThisDay 9Jun1864 Murderer Dr. Edmond Pommerais of the 1800s: He was a spendthrift and gambler who was not above doing whatever it took to become rich. His story begins with ... https://t.co/tNqKzyu5Pb #truecrime #19thc
RT @GeorgianGent: My blog concerns the first 'high flyers' - the most fashionable of phaetons - and the determination of #18thC courtesans to be seen, whip in hand, driving their own vehicles. https://t.co/tpt67MMJP9
Chateau de Saint-Cloud in the 1700s and 1800s - The #ChateaudeSaintCloud was built on a woody hill that overlooked the left bank of the Seine River about three miles west of Paris. It had been ... https://t.co/begIGPkHo2 #18thcentury #19thcentury #FrHist
Born #OnThisDay 7Jun1757 Georgiana Cavendish, #DuchessofDevonshire was an English socialite, style icon, author, and activist. She married William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and garnered much attention during her lifetime. https://t.co/Hy8yjsTUlL #18thcentury
RT @sarahmurden: New on All Things Georgian, 'Nathaniel Bentley, better known as ‘ Dirty Dick’' https://t.co/6PiW3268RH #georgianera
Died #OnThisDay 4Jun1849 Countess of Blessington who was born Marguerite Power in Ireland on 1 September 1789. Her childhood was not particularly happy because of her father’s controlling character, drunkenness, and poverty. More: https://t.co/zKbXulwXyy
Died #OnThisDay 3Jun1844 Louis Antoine of #France, Duke of Angoulême, husband to Marie Thérèse of France, the daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and the eldest son of #CharlesX. #history #19thcentury
RT @abelfrageauthor: Today, I have run two loads through my washing machine. Easy peasy to ensure my clothes and linen are clean. It wasn#t quite as fun in the good old days... #history #womenshistory https://t.co/JUXOlTlmSe
Died #OnThisDay 1Jun1815 James Gillray - Prince of Caricaturist - Francis Grose, the famous English antiquarian and lexicographer, wrote a book titled ... https://t.co/W3cA1FJXCS #gillray #19thcentury