Through The Round Window

During the French Revolution in the late 18th century the nation's queen, Marie Antoinette, was attributed to've displayed a glaring lack of humanity, disdainfully informing France's starving populace to quell hunger pangs by eating cake. I'd doubt any attempts to facilitate the Great French Bake Off came to pass on the back of the monarchs... Continue Reading →

Let Them Eat Cake!

French Queen Marie Antoinette was executed on this day in 1793. The widow of Louis XVI had been found guilty of treason, cooking coq au vin without garlic and exposure of armpit hair in a public place. A fourth charge of ‘being obtuse’ was dropped after it was discovered she was, in fact, less than... Continue Reading →

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