Filles du Roi
Painting by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale.
Recently, my sister, Delores, unearthed a fascinating story that was a stark reminder of the nature of travel for so many throughout history, and for many still today — an act of simple desperation.
Anne LeRoy, a distant relative on the French Canadian side of my family, lived in Paris in 1671. Her parents, François and Anne, tragically died Read more