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Age of consent
- December 2, 2023
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No CommentsCasanova was typical of his time in regarding 13 as a very marriageable age. In fact, in 1800, 63-year-old Sir John Acton (portrait) married his 13-year-old niece, Mary Ann Acton, (albeit with special papal dispensation) and was to go on to have children with her. One of the most conspicuous shifts in moral attitudes that -
The controversial cupid
- October 21, 2023
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A fascinating account by Anne-Lise Desmas on the story behind Edme Bouchardon’s 1750 controversial statue of Cupid carving a bow from Hercule’s Club, commissioned by Philibert Oudry, Louis XV’s director of the King's Buildings - here ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. Long form articles on Casanova’s life and -
Winging it
- September 16, 2023
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Arriving in Paris penniless but with connections in high places, Casanova was able very quickly to make himself a fortune. The monarchy was hard up for cash and Casanova claimed to have a plan that could help them out. In reality, he had no such plan at all. Intrigued, one the chief financiers to the
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