| Evidence: | 'I have been reading Wraxall's Memoirs of the House of Valois. it is a very diverting book. The discovery that I make from it is, that men were at that time sooner old than they are now. All the kings of France died of old age at fifty; but ladies lasted longer. At sixty-six Diana Poitiers was so beautiful that no man could behold her without love'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Charlotte Bury |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 18 Feb 1775 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | Lady-in-waiting |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Nathaniel William Wraxall |
| Title: | Memoirs of the kings of France, of the race of Valois |
| Genre: | History, Biography |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 18413 | |
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| Author: | Charlotte Bury | |
| Editor: | A. Francis Steuart | |
| Title: | Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1908 | |
| Vol: | II | |
| Page: | 121 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The (London, 1908), II, p. 121, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18413, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| The chronology of the journal is so vexed that it is difficult to ascertain dates - 1815-20 |
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