620: Chs 14-15 — The Three Musketeers

Ep. 620: Like Shakespeare, but French!

Book talk begins @ 7:13

Imprisonment, interrogations, and a battle of wits! A normal day in Musketeertown.

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• Men's beards and the military—or why the Amish shave their upper lip
• Richelieu and his fabulous facial hair (painted in 1642)
• 1898 Illustration of DArtagnan & his Imperial with moustaches
• Imperial moustache example: Major William Oswald—A moustache similar to the handlebar, but curls and is generally thicker. It was used as a category by WBMA (World Beard and Mustache Association).
• Richelieu's tomb - this is NOT why Dumas said he was "buried in an armchair" (though it sure seemed plausible for a bit) - more likely referring to a portrait by Philippe de Champaigne
• Buff Leather Boots & famous V&A Boot Stockings (well-known to knitters with a historical bent):
• And check it out! A famous painting of Richelieu on the seawall at La Rochelle IN HIS BUFF BOOTS! (by Henri-Paul Motte, 1881):
• The HUMORS! In table form.
• The latest in the stable of Three Musketeers films

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