Comments on: When a Child Becomes a King

By: Louise

Louise — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:17:48 +0000

Not “Louie”. The name is pronounced pretty much that way – emphasis on the second syllable – but it is NOT spelled that way in French. Only English spells it so (I think it’s more an American version than anything). Most of my American friends pronounce “Louis” as “Lewis” which is right in their country, but most definitely not for a Frenchman!

By: melissa

melissa — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:52:56 +0000

he hates baths!

By: melissa

melissa — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:52:30 +0000

i’m so grossed out by the fact that he only had 3 baths in his entire life…
i think, based on that fact alone, my 4 year old will start his reign!!
xoxo

By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:45:57 +0000

Beautiful shot of the mirrors. And what a great bit of history too – I love learning about things like that, thanks so much for sharing!

By: carrie

carrie — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:11:26 +0000

wow – that is really cool! what a fun adventure, too!!

By: henitsirk

henitsirk — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:17:27 +0000

It’s always amazing to consider how differently children were viewed a few hundred years ago. All I can say is, thank goodness for regents–I’m trying to imagine my 5 yo son ruling a country!

Louis must have had a particular dislike for bathing, because rich people even in the middle ages bathed semi-regularly, AFAIK.

I’m looking forward to taking my kids to those kinds of hands-on activities at museums, now that they’re older (most programs seem to be for 4 or 5 and up).

By: SusieJ

SusieJ — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:50:39 +0000

cce — I would love that. I’m semi-wrapped into the John Adams thing. Don’t you think the nannies would have certain STANDARDS when it comes to cleanliness? But you know how the French are.
arizaphale… the Boleyn girls are always a source of fascination. I haven’t seen that yet… on the list.

By: emily

emily — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:47:21 +0000

Your boys did a nice job with their sun mirrors. I enjoyed reading the history behind them, too – thanks for sharing that!

By: arizaphale

arizaphale — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:17:53 +0000

This is an interesting post in the light of our recent visit to see ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ (OK a totally different era but…whateva). The BA is fascinated by history and the strange ways in which our forebears lived. It is amazing to think of girls the age of my BA marrying and producing children to seal blood lines. Our kids don’t know they’re born!!!

By: cce

cce — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:52:05 +0000

Have you seen the Showtime series The Tudors? While it’s definitely not kid friendly, it’s a fascinating look at the life of the royals, how marriage and children and a woman’s ability to bear sons changed the fate of Europe.

And the bath thing astounds me. I make my children bathe everyday. Did he not have a good nanny figure to scrub behind his ears and make sure his fingernails were clean?