The Timely Historian

A Sibling Rivalry for the Ages


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The story of the fabulous and forgotten Philippe I, Duke of Orleans - a royal son who was brought up as a daughter, and a complex figure who can teach us plenty about our modern-day understanding of masculinity. 

Main Source: 

Versailles, Canal+ (2015, France).

Additional Sources:

Harper, J. and von Goeth, A., Louis XIV, the Real Sun King (South Yorkshire: 2018).

Unknown, Philippe de France, Frere Unique de Roi, Party Like 1660. Retrieved from https://partylike1660.com/philippe-de-france-frere-unique-du-roi/ [Accessed: 01/2021].



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The Timely HistorianBy Simone Balani