?

Log in

No account? Create an account
Smile please

September 2019

S M T W T F S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930     

Links

Tags

Powered by LiveJournal.com
Audrey tellement francaise

brutti_ma_buoni in photo_scavenger

Well-Beloved

photo BloistripOctober2012054.jpg

Not quite so snuggly as the ones we've had on this theme - meet Agnes Sorel, mistress of Charles VII, and so beloved (ahem) that he basically invented the role of official royal mistress for her. He also gave her Loches, which is a very lovely town and castle I would very much like to receive from a boyfriend, tbh. And this tomb, also in Loches, to remember her by.
Tags: ,

Posted on Jan. 7th, 2014 at 10:01 pm | | Leave a comment | 14 comments |

Comments


curiouswombat

He also gave her Loches, which is a very lovely town and castle I would very much like to receive from a boyfriend, tbh

Now that is certainly a sign of being well-beloved!
Posted on Jan. 7th, 2014 10:51 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

brutti_ma_buoni

I think it was mostly the castle, but I still think it's a pretty fine present, myself.
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2014 06:40 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

ysilme

Oh, that is a great answer to the prompt! We didn't make it to Loches on our recent Loire Valley trip, which I now regret even more.
Posted on Jan. 7th, 2014 10:52 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

brutti_ma_buoni

It was a great place to visit, though I didn't have enough time there either. Proper castle town, with loads of atmosphere.
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2014 06:41 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

nutmeg3

What a beautiful tomb, and what an amazing token of his love.
Posted on Jan. 7th, 2014 11:29 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

brutti_ma_buoni

It's pretty impressive - he really loved the way she looked, I think, because there are portraits too, way before they were common.
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2014 06:42 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

shirebound

That's quite an intricate carving.
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2014 02:09 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

brutti_ma_buoni

Isn't it! Fine marble that will take that kind of carving. But I guess kings can afford that.
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2014 06:43 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

spikereader

Such beautiful carving - I love the pillow tassels, and the folds in the angel's gown.
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2014 05:24 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

brutti_ma_buoni

It's beautifully done indeed. Great detail.
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2014 06:44 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

myrhiann

Well beloved, indeed! A wonderful response to the prompt, and a most interesting one.
Posted on Jan. 9th, 2014 10:11 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

grey_wonderer

Wow. Now that's certainly a grand display of affection.
Posted on Jan. 10th, 2014 05:57 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

bojojoti

Quite interesting to read! Well-beloved by some. Not so well liked by the one who poisoned her...
Posted on Jan. 10th, 2014 10:11 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

mrowe

Now that's a nice tomb
Posted on Jan. 13th, 2014 06:32 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply