The Parlement of Paris, or the Supreme Royal Court of France, in Session in the Presence of King Charles VII

The Parlement of Paris, or the Supreme Royal Court of France, in solemn session in the presence of King Charles VII. Miniature by Jean Fouquet from the Hours of Étienne Chevalier, 1450s.

From about the summer of 1461, the future King Louis XI effectively isolated his father, Charles VII, in the last months of his life, keeping him away from the court and from any part in royal affairs. The old king, kept under external control, developed a persecution mania and a fear of poisoning, so that he all but stopped taking food on his own, having every morsel checked by tasters. He is believed to have died in a state of severe emaciation. Surviving the Hundred Years' War proved easier than managing court intrigues

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At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free

At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free. So, here is the

Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least

The Parlement of Paris, or the Supreme Royal Court of France, in Session in the Presence of King Charles VII

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At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free

Frederic Leighton

Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s