In the 1750s... The Ancien Regime of noble, romantic France...
A kingdom of luxury and opulence, for the Nobility and increasing desperation for the common people.
A Marquis of exceptional reputation for controversy decides he is bored with the humdrum of normal life and uses all the connections, favor and monies he dares spend to have a 'festival' that expresses the freedom the Enlightenment strives... [click here for more]
In the middle of the Eighteenth Century... Man is awakening from the long night that later eras would call the “Dark Ages”. The discontent among the elites herald a new “Age of Reason” and the masses start to clamor for social justice. The Church, though still quite powerful is gradually losing ground in its dominance. Soon the world will burn in revolution and war and then in industry... [click here for more]