A rare autograph letter from Thomas Jefferson to Tench Coxe, written from Monticello to be sold by Siegel Auctions on 27th June 2024.
"In this letter, written in 1795, Jefferson espouses the momentum of the "ball of liberty" and denounces the "atrocities of Robespierre" and the French Reign of Terror".
The death on 6th June has been announced of the veteran Left-wing historian and publisher Éric Hazan, who is known particularly for his works on the history of Paris.
This summer Waddesdon Manor showcases the work of Louis-Denis Armand (1723-1796), an artist at the Sèvres Manufactory who specialised in birds; the exhibition, "Flights of Fancy: Birds at Waddesdon", runs from 22nd May - 27th October.
An English-language versions of the 2020 French TV documentary Marie-Antoinette, les derniers secrets d'une reine has recently been posted on YouTube.
Rare Book Monthly for June publishes a short online article by Thibault Ehrengardt on François Hue's account of the last years of Louis XVI.
The exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: Exchanges between China and France in the 17th and 18th centuries" is running at the Palace Museum in Beijing until 30th June.
A new production of Umberto Giordano’s 1896 opera Andrea Chénier runs at the Royal Opera House from 30th May to 11th June. I'm not an opera enthusiast, but the sets certainly look terrific....
The open-access journal Age of Revolutions publishes an interview in which Revolutionary historian Colin Jones reflects on his career and work. (27.05.2024)
The 2021 film Delicious, directed by Éric Besnard, is now available to rent from various streaming services, with English subtitles.
There are about 10 trillion reviews of the new Franklin mini-series on Apple - here are a couple of the more informative ones:
Currently for sale with Savills - des-res in Antoinette Court, Abbots Langley, a few miles north of Watford.
On the 230th anniversary of Madame Élisabeth's death on 10th May, OSV News publishes an update on the ongoing proceedings for her beatification.