Old Touraine; the life and history of the famous chateaux of France (1893)
Cook, Theodore Andrea, Sir, 1867-1928 · New York : Scribner · leaf 96
the Guises ; if their cruelty wasunparalleled, their precautions were infinite as well.The most brilliant example of their stage manage-ment was yet to come. Beneath the walls of the castle, in full view ofthat iron balcony whose bars rusted blood-red stillguard the windows looking down upon the… … AMBOISE THE CONSPIRACY 79 night before, thousands of people had slept in thefields around the town to avoid being late forthe sight of the morrow, the very roofs wereblack with sightseers, and a merry barter wascarried on, by the fortunate owners of houseslooking out upon the square, for spaces at…
Castles -- France Touraine · Touraine (France) -- History
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