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Angélique Herminie de La Brousse de Verteillac

Paris, 17 Jun 1797 – 30 Jan 1881

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A life in time

  1. 17 Jun 1797

    Born in Paris

  2. 30 Jan 1881

    Dies, aged 83

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Paris.

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The 1790s · Angélique is born in Paris

What people wore

Sans-culottes wore trousers as a badge of honor

During the French Revolution, working-class men known as sans-culottes distinguished themselves by wearing long trousers instead of the tight knee breeches worn by the nobility.

Getting around

Fast winter mountain descent by sled

Adventurous travelers crossing the Alps at Mont-Cenis in winter could descend into France on a sled in a 15-minute thrill ride called the ramasse. The sleds were guided by a conductor who steered the craft down the snowy slopes at high speed.

At the table

Bread Rationing During the Revolution

During the Revolution, bread was rationed and sold for 14 sous per 60 grams, often of such poor quality that even sheepdogs would refuse to eat it.

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.In Europe · 1789–1799

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.

Unidentified painter · public domain

Music

Popular dances included minuet and contredanse

The minuet and the contredanse were the two most popular dances, with the latter being a favorite figure dance involving four couples. People frequently organized and enjoyed balls in the provinces during this period.

Daily life

Simple peasant housing

Most peasant homes were single-room structures built of mud with thatched roofs, lacking ceilings and window glass.

What it cost

Wages and the high cost of bread

A typical manual laborer in the late 18th century earned between 20 and 30 sous per day. Bread was a staple that consumed about half of a family's income in normal times.