My Favorite Lafayette Book and Eulogy from Old Man Eloquent
Upon first opening of this book, I entered the romantic knighthood mode of old France. When Lafayette passed, he received the same honors as General Washington.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: 1789-1799 French Revolution
1824 Conversations with Lafayette and Jefferson in Lynchburg
This year, which happens to be the 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s Grand Tour, Poplar Forest again hosted Jefferson and Lafayette in 1824 at a grand theater.
1824 Lafayette, Tailor, and Spring: Colonial Williamsburg
In this new program reenacting Lafayette’s Grand Tour of America in 1824, he told more of his lesser-told story, of how he survived the French Revolution.
Adrienne joins Lafayette in prison during French Revolution
President Washington sought freedom for the Lafayette family, since Adrienne and her daughters freely chose to join Lafayette in prison.
French Revolution, Robespierre, Napoleon Steps Away
Napoleon wrote down his conflicted feelings in the form of a dialogue, which he copied and distributed to hopefully end the civil war, but nothing changed.
Scarlet Pimpernel, Kidnapped King, and the French Revolution
This movie was great! It takes the side of the Royalists during the dark days of terror under the Rule of Twelve, headed by the dreaded Robespierre.
Lafayette, the French Revolution, prison, and Napoleon
Although President Washington tried to gain release from prison for Lafayette, he was treading on thin ice due to political tensions from abroad.
Meeting Napoleon on Trafalgar Day: Colonial Williamsburg!
Napoleon introduced himself as: Emperor of France, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, etc, etc, etc.
My Lafayette Journey Began with a Key
Prominently displayed in the central passage of Mount Vernon, is the key to the Bastille Lafayette gifted George Washington.
Lafayette in the French Revolution
What happened to Lafayette during the violent French Revolution, which began a few years after he helped America secure liberty?
