Sunday, December 8, 2013

A period I would wanna live in...

If I could choose in which time I lived in, I would choose the 1550s and preferably in France. I don't take history so pardon me if there's any mistake.

From my understanding, in the 1550s, France was turmoil from the religious conflicts of the reformation and the kingdom was divided into Huegenot Protestant forces and Catholic loyalists. Apart from all the war, dying & fighting, Mary, Queen of Scots married the Dauphin of France, Francis, who ascended the French throne as King Francis II in 1559. If you would have to read up on Mary's timeline, you would have seen that this poor queen actually went through quite a bit even though she's born with royal blood.

But my liking for that era wasn't for all this sad stuff! But I truly admire Mary. In the 1550s at France, people were dressing really beautifully & they building architecture work was pretty remarkable too. In my opinion, France has always been a city of art and I believe it goes a long way back.

If you're wondering how people dress like in the 1550s, here are a few example:

People at that time do care about what they are wearing and how they look. Nowadays, people get lazy with that, sometime I do too. 

At that point of time, masquerade still exist. This is one of the things I would die to join! You don't see anyone holding masquerade nowadays. People with beautiful dress, fantastic ballroom & pretty mask. Gosh~


I've always wanted to visit France for their heritage, art & many more. 
Few years down the road, I'll make my way there!

Femme fatale~
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