Jun 25, 2021
I’m going to be doing the cooking part of my “the eggs in the Supersizers Eat the French Revolution episode seem strange” experiment today! Will be updating my Twitter with thoughts and such as I go about doing it
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I’m going to be doing the cooking part of my “the eggs in the Supersizers Eat the French Revolution episode seem strange” experiment today! Will be updating my Twitter with thoughts and such as I go about doing it
Something that I find very useful when it comes to worldbuilding or just helping with research, in general, is watching documentaries on food. No, really. You have a story set in the middle ages/medieval times? Watch a historical documentary on medieval cuisine. Your story is based around ancient Rome or Egypt? Guess what, there’s a documentary on that! It's not even set to one specific region, there’s a difference between what the French ate vs. what the Spaniards ate. Have a story set during the war times or post-war era? There are tons of documentaries on just that topic: what did people eat way back then? Even better, its fun to watch.
Taking a page out of GRRM’s book, if you want to give your story that extra bit of realism or depth, talk about the food they eat. What do the rich eat compared to the middle/merchant class? Or to really show the massive divide, the poor? It’s good world-building that makes it more fun to read. You can watch these documentaries for free on Youtube, no joke!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJVZXCribQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un5_w2Q-87c
I also STRONGLY recommend watching the Supersizers, which is a series of historical documentaries involving two very dry-witted British comedians/food buffs as they eat their way through the history of Britain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jlUaWGBnqE
This beautiful Robe à la française has been used on at least eight occasions, though it is unknown from what production it originated, the most likely candidate is The Madness of King George.
The first known appearance of this gown was in the 1999 mini-series The Aristocrats, where it was worn on Geraldine Sommerville as Lady Emily Lennox. In 2001 it was worn in Brotherhood of the Wolf on Emilie Dequenne as Marianne de Morangais. It was used twice in 2006 - first on Shirley Henderson as Aunt Sophie in Marie Antoinette, and then again on Sophia Myles as Madame du Pompadour in the episode of Doctor Who entitled The Girl in the Fireplace. The costume appeared again in 2009 on Sue Perkins in Supersizers Go: French Revolution, and then in 2012, it was seen in Horrible Histories on Martha Howe-Douglas as a courtier. In 2013 the gown was worn on Sarah Gadon as Elizabeth Murray in Belle. The dress will make another appearance in 2017 on Jessica Brown Findley as Charlotte Wells in the Hulu original series Harlots.
Costume Credit: Anna, Biscuitchan, Grace, Katie S., Lea, Sofia
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Note: This dress has been previously posted. It has been re-blogged in order to add new sightings and information.
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