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Marquise d’ Urfé
- June 2, 2022
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The Marquise d’Urfé is based upon a real historical figure who we have dramatically reimagined. D’Urfé was the richest woman in France by dint of her marriage to an immensely rich nobleman who died when she was only 29 (there were, of course, the inevitable rumours that she’d bumped him off). She was a highly -
Spying under Louis XV
- December 26, 2021
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An extract from Dave’s article ‘Spies’. “In addition to the heads of le Secret du Roi, there were a number of other very notable characters. There was Comte de Saint-Germain, for example, described by Casanova, in a classic pot-calling-the-kettle-black moment, as ‘the king of imposters’. Saint-Germain was an extraordinary, multi-talented, adventurer who claimed, amongst other things, -
Cabbala
- September 4, 2021
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An extract from Dave’s article ‘Cabbala’, a form of Jewish mysticism the practise of which fascinated Casanova throughout his life. “Cabbala sprang from Judaism and sought to explain the nature of creation and existence and, in particular, its relationship with its creator. Cabbalists investigated classical Jewish literature to find concealed inner meanings, using a range
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