Natalie Portman in the role of Anna Bolena in the film The Kings Other Woman In the film 2008 The Kings Other Woman , the execution by Anna Bolena , played by a talented Natalie Portman, it is told in a slightly different way than in fiction tv The Tudors (https://www.pilloledist
Annabelle Wallis is Jane Seimour in the drama “The Tudors” Jane Seymour (1508-1537) was the third wife of Henry VIII. The fickle king of England married her only 11 days after the execution of the death sentence of Anna Bolena, decided by himself. In the television drama The Tudors ,
Poster of the fiction The Tudors (second series). Henry VIII is with Anna Bolena, second of his 6 wives Henry VIII (1491-1547) is also remembered for the large number of wives had:well you are ( see also https://www.pilloledistoria.it/9905/storia-moderna/enrico-viii-impotente). In the vi
The hot-air balloon in Paris in 1783 The brothers Joseph Michel and Jacques Étienne Montgolfier are the inventors of the balloon which works with hot air and which takes the name of balloon. from them But how did things go? The two brilliant inventors managed to obtain Louis XVI from
Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani or Lady with an ermine and detail of the necklace Cecilia Gallerani, the famous Lady with an Ermine portrayed by Leonardo da Vinci at the end of the 1400s (perhaps 1498), she can be taken as the model of a typical fashionable Milanese girl of the time. The g
Kirsten Dunst is Marie Antoinette in the film “Marie Antoinette” In the last years of the reign of Louis XV , the court of Versailles was animated by rivalry , all female, between the two prima donnas of France: Marie Antoinette , future queen and wife of Louis XVI, and Madame Du Barry
Tony Robert-Fleurys painting entitled Marie Antoinette on the morning of her execution. The girl on the right is Rosalie Lamorliére imagined by the author The name Rosalie Lamorliére certainly says little to most, and is probably known only by those who, as a child, like me, did not miss an epis
Example of eighteenth-century clothing of a French nobleman Shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution , which would have led, in addition to the well-known political and social upheavals, also to a complete renewal of the canons of fashion , the more traditionalist nobles continued
A meal at the court. A meal based on exotic dishes and spices cost Marie Antoinette and other nobles a few days of forced diet Although Queen Marie Antoinette she habitually ate little (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/3864/storia-moderna/i-pasti-sobri-maria-antonietta), every now and then she lov
An 18th century tavern Before the outbreak of the French Revolution , the daily meal, for Parisians, was anything but taken for granted. Most of the people, given the state of poverty in which the population lived, had to be satisfied, when they had the availability, of an essential and far to
An elegant café in 18th century Paris In 1792 , in full French Revolution, they were counted only in Paris more than seven hundred coffees, all characterized by an incredible cultural vivacity. In the immediately preceding period, these premises had been fundamental places for the exchan
Self-portrait of Madame Vigée-Le Brun The painter Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun (1755-1842) is considered one of the greatest portraitists of her from her time, technically gifted and decidedly prolific, so much so that she signed over nine hundred canvases. Surely her most important patron
A girl from the 1700s What was usually make-up habitual of a French lady of the 1700s ? The lucky ladies who had the opportunity to stay in Versailles, but also the slightly less highly placed noblewomen, spent hours and hours in front of the mirror every day to be fashionable and presen
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI (from a film) The one between the Austrian Archduchess Marie Antoinette and the Dauphin of France Louis XVI , was the typical political marriage combined for reasons of state, a very common occurrence in the 18th century among the great reigning European dynast
Courtesans in Venice The courtesans of Venice , in the Renaissance era, to distinguish themselves from other women they adopted a look particular, with characteristic and distinctive features, studied in detail and deliberately showy ( see https://www.pilloledistoria.it/8060/storia-moderna/50
Courtesans in the mirror The courtesans of the 16th century , as well as showing off with a look unmistakable and distinctive (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/8051/storia-moderna/le-zeppe-altissime-delle-cortigiane-di-venezia), they dedicated particular and assiduous aesthetic care to their pr
Lady with fan Starting from the 1700s, some typical objects of womens everyday life were transformed into unsuspected instruments of seduction with whom to respond, affirmatively or negatively, showing interest or annoyance, to the courtship of men, all without those present noticing anything.
Cinderella, one of Perraults most famous tales Today we all go back to being a bit children thanks to Google, which dedicates the first doodle of 2016 to the French writer Charles Perrault, born on 12 January 1628 in Paris and author of some of the most beautiful fairy tales we all rea
Portrait of Madame de Pompadour Becoming the kings woman had represented Jeanne-Antoinette Poissons greatest aspiration, not so hidden, from an early age, also thanks to a mother who had always encouraged her to do so by leveraging her daughters natural ambition and her undoubted intellectual an
Portrait of Louise O’Murphy, one of Louis XVs favorite lovers Louis XV, as is well known, was an indefatigable lover, always ready to change woman as one does with objects, which, once in disuse or no longer satisfactory, are replaced. For a certain period of time the sovereign, also tired of th
Fortress Architecture ‘Duh’ means difficult and ‘c’ means to go. That is, a fortress refers to a structure that is difficult to reach. The fortress itself is inaccessible. So it can be said that ‘fortress’ A structure of architecture that is specially designed for protection from the enemy and for
We dont know if Dusan Ivkovic after all he breathed his last because, as Dusko Vujosevic said, his lungs were infected by the pigeons, which he loved and cared for so much his whole life. But we know that this passion of his, something like a sacred hobby, accompanied him in the company of basketba
The Polish campaign of 1939 was full of extraordinary episodes that modern military would probably consider as acts of insane courage or total desperation in the face of the enemy. It is hard to find a better example than the participation in the defense fights on the Coast of the volunteer unit of
The Olympic Games were the highest religious festival of the Greeks. After the destruction of the prehistoric world, they first revived in antiquity in the 8o century BC and were held every four years in the holy city of Olympia to honor Zeus, father of the Olympian gods. In the official narrative