Category Archives: Seicento

Voyage de Siam par l’Abbé de Choisy 1685-1686 XXIV

Posted on March 12, 2023 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, our voyage is getting better day after day. Now we are passing by the Islands of Amsterdam. The weather is perfect, so you can sunbathe. A sad news: Robin has passed away! Poor old chap! Aboard the Oiseau, … Continue reading →

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La Gazette 1635: Historical News Today

Posted on March 2, 2023 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, our news delayed a bit due to an extraordinary event indeed. On the 10th of February, right on Shrove Sunday, His Majesty Louis XIII arranged a wonderful Court Ballet where he performed with a great success. (NB: Louis … Continue reading →

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Louis XIV Asks New Riddles II

Posted on February 25, 2023 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, here is a new historical riddle dedicated to ancient means of conveyance. Good luck! “In an incredible way I travel around the world but my routes are well-known. I cross both land & seas. Nothing can stop me. … Continue reading →

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Voyage de Siam par l’Abbé de Choisy 1685-1686 XXIII

Posted on February 9, 2023 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, good tidings! We are approaching the Amsterdam islands & the Saint Paul island. Prepare for disembarking! Meanwhile you can enjoy the wind, rolling & seaweeds passing by. 🙂 Aboard the Oiseau, 7 July 1685 “We sail at South … Continue reading →

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La Gazette 1635: Historical News Today

Posted on February 1, 2023 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, 1635 has already begun, so there are more hope for a misty peace in our exhausting Thiry Years’ War (1618-1648). Battles are more furious, negotiations are hotter while the life goes on & our La Gazette adds more … Continue reading →

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Louis XIV Asks New Riddles I

Posted on January 26, 2023 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, this year we return to our historical background & guess riddles from a French book of 1716. Good luck! 😊 Hint: the first riddle is dedicated to a well-known & widely used field plant. “In the field & … Continue reading →

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Voyage de Siam par l’Abbé de Choisy 1685-1686 XXII

Posted on January 8, 2023 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, winds, wine & Southern seas are crucial points of a new turn of our voyage. We are somewhere there but not exactly in the place we must be. Prepare for new adventures near mysterious the Terra Australis (don’t … Continue reading →

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La Gazette 1634: Historical News Today

Posted on December 31, 2022 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, it is the end of the year, so here are some brief but extraordinary tidings of the Thirty Years’ War period (1618-1648). On my behalf, I wish you the year like these news: full of entrances & treasure … Continue reading →

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Voyage de Siam par l’Abbé de Choisy 1685-1686 XXI

Posted on December 12, 2022 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, thanks God the storm has been over but new rolling is ahead. Get prepared! It’s time to clean the vessel & to wait for a more lucky wind for us! Enjoy your time on board!😊 Aboard the Oiseau, … Continue reading →

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La Gazette 1634: Historical News Today

Posted on December 1, 2022 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, here are some latest miscellaneous tidings of November 1634, the period of the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648). The life goes on no matter canon shots & troops crossing European lands back & forth. Hamburg, the 3rd November, 1634: … Continue reading →