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To: Qwapisking

There were numerous pamphlets lying about her having affairs and filthy sexual behaviour.

She never said “Let them eat cake.”

Yes, the aristocracy was positioned above the peasant class. Then when the revolutionaries took over, they desecrated the Cathedral, slaughtered priests, and beheaded nuns.

She never committed a beheading offense, and she accepted her fate bravely.


5 posted on 07/06/2024 2:37:44 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Dr. Sivana

“sources vary” applies but since neither us were there, we can agree to disagree. in any event, she lost her head literally while Jill will probably only lose hers figuratively. go figure.


9 posted on 07/06/2024 3:17:06 PM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
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To: Dr. Sivana

I’m glad you said that. Theirs was a tragedy, the people were the monsters and exhibited barbaric cruelty to that family. Frances problems did not originate with Louis and Marie.


12 posted on 07/06/2024 3:36:20 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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A black mark against Jefferson that he supported Revolutionary France. Washington wisely kept the baby US neutral.
15 posted on 07/06/2024 3:47:20 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: Dr. Sivana

And just when Madame Defarge finished knitting her a hat and scarf.


16 posted on 07/06/2024 3:53:22 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes” - Possibly Mark Twain.)
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