Tag Archives: French Revolution

The blood of a King

Posted on January 5, 2013 by brushedwithmystery

  When Louis XVI died at the guillotine on January 21, 1793 it was said people dipped their handkerchiefs in his blood. I had always considered it more myth than legend- until I did some research. I had to look … Continue reading →

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Tricateuse: Witness to the Execution

Posted on January 4, 2013 by brushedwithmystery

It is French for knitting woman, but the word tricoteuse has far greater significance than that. As the guillotine slices off another head of the French aristocracy during the Revolution, a tricoteuse sits in morbid calm watching the proceedings, returning … Continue reading →

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A Piece of History

Posted on November 9, 2010 by brushedwithmystery

My eye has been scanning the ground now for the past day- eyes like a broom brushing  the crevices of the floor.  I had all but given up, until, at last, my eyes rested on a small silver coin held … Continue reading →

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