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L’Affaire Humbert

December 19th, 2008 | No Comments

Today, society is shocked by the revelation of Bernard L. Madoff’s “Ponzi Scheme,” and many sources compare his fraud to that of Richard Whitney. However, Madoff is closer in relation to the infamous Le Grande Therese, than the sad case of Whitney. In 1902, a political and financial scandal rocked the French nation when it [...]

Tags: belle epoque, financial scandal, madoff, money, Paris
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Le Divorce, Edwardian Style

March 19th, 2008 | 5 Comments

With love and marriage, there can unfortunately be divorce. For our Edwardian counterparts, divorce was a difficult and arduous process that could be, depending upon the social circle, a one-way ticket to the cut direct.
The law of England regarded marriage as a contract, a status and institution. Up until 1857, divorce was administered by ecclesiastical [...]

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