Let Them Eat Cake!
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
A look at the French Revolution: a wild time when the peasants decided they were done with cake crumbs and royal indifference! Marie Antoinette’s infamous "Let them eat cake" only fuelled their fire as they stormed the Bastille.
Enjoy a quick romp through the fascinating last days of the Ancien-Régime, and explore the display of ‘people-power’ that laid the foundation for the future democracies of the world. Paul will illustrate his talk with many images and a number of 18th-century items that illustrate this fascinating topic. Includes severed heads and bad puns: The French are Revolting…
This is a seated indoor event to be held in the Presentation Room inside the main house, accessed from the Hospitality Verandah.
Tickets are Free however they are only valid in conjunction with the purchase of a daytime festival ticket.
Note space is limited - bookings essential.
A look at the French Revolution: a wild time when the peasants decided they were done with cake crumbs and royal indifference! Marie Antoinette’s infamous "Let them eat cake" only fuelled their fire as they stormed the Bastille.
Enjoy a quick romp through the fascinating last days of the Ancien-Régime, and explore the display of ‘people-power’ that laid the foundation for the future democracies of the world. Paul will illustrate his talk with many images and a number of 18th-century items that illustrate this fascinating topic. Includes severed heads and bad puns: The French are Revolting…
This is a seated indoor event to be held in the Presentation Room inside the main house, accessed from the Hospitality Verandah.
Tickets are Free however they are only valid in conjunction with the purchase of a daytime festival ticket.
Note space is limited - bookings essential.
2:30pm, Saturday 26 October
Location
La salle de présentation, The Heights
140 Aphrasia Street, Newtown VIC 3220
Contact Details