“Young man pertaining to the nobility, that still had not been armed knight”. However, it should be noted, and from here comes the euphemistic relationship with homosexuality, that these guys used to serve as pages to kings and nobles. A model of relationship, the young and beautiful boy...
Since the Middle Ages, the kings of France had allowed rules of law, which had to do with customary law or Roman law, to take roots while carefully developing from the thirteenth century onwards a legislation which came directly from the king....
The economic problems created by the French kings also contributed to the Revolution. During the 18th century, the French government spent more money than it collected in taxes. By 1788, the country was bankrupt. Arthur Young, an Englishmen and observer, who traveled to France from 1787 to 178...
Celebrating Our 46thYear MEMBER OF ANTIQUES DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA Welcome to French Kings Antiques Inc. This is dedicated to a unique group of people: The 19th century french furniture and object d'arts collectors. This period of french furniture making brought an unparallel crafrmanship...
Celebrating Our 46thYear MEMBER OF ANTIQUES DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA Welcome to French Kings Antiques Inc. This is dedicated to a unique group of people: The 19th century french furniture and object d'arts collectors. This period of french furniture making brought an unparallel crafrmanship...
The church became the burial place of the Kings of France.Almost all of the kings from the 10th through 18th centuries were buried here, along with several earlier kings and one of the two post-Revolution kings. Origins There was a small Gallo-Roman settlement here in the 2nd century CE....
oriflamme- a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings rue- (French) a street or road in France tricolor,tricolour- a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) Palace of Versailles,Versailles- a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV sout...
15.Louis.This French boy’s name is pronounced LWEE, and not LOO-is as you would pronounce it in English. The name has origins in the German name Ludwig, which means “famous battle.” A total of 18 French kings have had this boy’s name, making it very popular among royals. Add ...
LATERAL MINIATURES WITH STANDING FIGURES OR SCENES relating to the text they flank, TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREEBAS-DE-PAGEMINIATURES WITH NARRATIVE SCENES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT, running from the creation of Man to the end of II Kings (cropping to upper and lower elements of architectural frame...
The Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floorsare extraordinary. The colors of these aged French oak planks are not created by applying stains or oils, but by using an oxidation method that works within the tannin of the oak itself. This changes the composition of the wood fibers where ...