tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657012136732045509.post6979781630121646634..comments2024-03-19T16:35:09.447+01:00Comments on This is Versailles: The King's Birdcage Louise Boisen Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01611199148588697079noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657012136732045509.post-22676458707542196542017-04-04T14:40:48.826+02:002017-04-04T14:40:48.826+02:00Hi Chuck
Usually, the King's affairs were like...Hi Chuck<br />Usually, the King's affairs were like most other men's meaning that he slept with a girl for as long as he - and she - wanted to. There is little to suggest that actual rape was the case since these girls were not "abducted" and taken there. Sadly, those are some of the stories around Louis XV but they are not true. When the King no longer had any interest in a girl she would be given a pension and could do as she pleased - including going with other men (sometimes marriages were arranged for the sake of respectability). The tales of his "lust" are largely exaggerated but both he and his great-grandfather (Louis XIV) were sensual men. As for birth control the options were rather limited. Actually, you might just have inspired a new post, so thank you :DLouise Boisen Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611199148588697079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657012136732045509.post-78462457698475201142016-08-05T17:14:33.784+02:002016-08-05T17:14:33.784+02:00Sorry for the delay! I use memoirs from the reign ...Sorry for the delay! I use memoirs from the reign of Louis XV and books on his reign but I am afraid I cannot remember the exact memoirLouise Boisen Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611199148588697079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657012136732045509.post-59743546429499212872016-07-05T05:39:10.969+02:002016-07-05T05:39:10.969+02:00What are your sources for this information? I woul...What are your sources for this information? I would like to look more into it, but I cannot see any sourced material. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457094331336494259noreply@blogger.com