tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657012136732045509.post4875005176325414741..comments2024-03-19T16:35:09.447+01:00Comments on This is Versailles: Giving Birth in PublicLouise Boisen Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01611199148588697079noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657012136732045509.post-61155948559316692502020-12-02T15:09:59.376+01:002020-12-02T15:09:59.376+01:00That is true, although today it is mainly medical ...That is true, although today it is mainly medical staff and closest family and during the Ancient Regime, it was to make sure that the child (a stillborn or a girl) was not exchanged for a healthy maleLouise Boisen Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611199148588697079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657012136732045509.post-15449098985576819562020-11-30T20:36:25.445+01:002020-11-30T20:36:25.445+01:00Although it seems kind of weird at the time for th...Although it seems kind of weird at the time for them to be giving birth like that but actually we're doing it today everybody's in the waiting room looking at the mother having a baby they're way ahead of their time of their timeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682425574014012268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657012136732045509.post-37374516746711116762018-03-03T14:53:06.857+01:002018-03-03T14:53:06.857+01:00Haha thanks! It completely slipped past meHaha thanks! It completely slipped past meLouise Boisen Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611199148588697079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657012136732045509.post-5190406206960987932018-03-03T01:04:13.414+01:002018-03-03T01:04:13.414+01:00"Whenever the Queen was about to give birth i..."Whenever the Queen was about to give birth it was common practise for the extinguished ladies who resided nearby to travel to Versailles simply to witness the occasion."<br /><br />I think the word you are looking for is DISTINGUISHED, rather than EXTINGUISHED. Similar words with very very different meanings!K2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14842454808626143748noreply@blogger.com