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The day Robert Damiens tried to kill Louis XV
- August 21, 2021
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No CommentsTwo months after his escape from 'Il Piombi' Casanova arrives in Paris in the company of the family of Madame Riviere, on the day that Robert Damiens attempted to kill Louis XV. Here's his account of that day: We reached Paris on the 5th of January, 1757, and I went to the house of my -
Escape from ‘Il Piombi’
- July 24, 2021
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On 26th July 1755 Giacomo Casanova exchanged the pleasures of the life of a Venetian libertine for that of an inmate in ‘Il Piombi’ (‘The Leads’). His cramped, backache-inducing cell was larchwood-lined, measured eight feet by ten feet and was five feet in height (Casanova was himself over six feet). The entrance was a lofty three -
Under arrest
- June 19, 2021
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After almost 10 years of the high life, for Casanova the fun and games abruptly stopped. Here’s an extract from his autobiography of the moment on 26th July, 1755 he was placed under arrest. What a strange and unexplained power certain words exercise upon the soul! I, who the evening before so bravely fortified myself
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