Popular Posts for 2017
Last year was a great year for me. My book, Marie Antoinette’s Confidante, released in April in the U.S.. I also got a three book deal with Pen and Sword that will keep me busy for the next few years. Looking at the past year, I decided to list the twelve most popular posts, by month, for 2017:
My book “Marie Antoinette’s Confidante.”
January – First French Celebrity Chef Marie Antoine (Antonin) Carême
February – Marguerite Power, the Countess of Blessington
March – Battlefield Communications Using Drums and Drumming
April – Pioneering French Midwife: Angélique du Coudray
May – Louis XVI’s Sibling: Madame Élisabeth
June – Singerie: 18th Century Arts Depicting Monkeys Aping Human Behavior
July (A tie) – The Insects That Defeated Napoleon’s Army and Battlefield Medicine and Triage Innovator Dominique Jean Larrey
August – Explorer, Naturalist, and Ornithologist Extraordinaire François Levaillant
September – Rosalie Duthé was the First Dumb Blonde
October – Vehicles Found in France in the 1700 and 1800s: A-Z
November – 5 People Marie Antoinette Disliked (or Despised)
December – 11 Interesting Tidbits about the Wax Sculptor Madame Tussaud