White Rose of Avalon

Love Week

  • Henri II & Diane de Poitiers, Iconic French Royal Lovers

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Three here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is going to be about Henri II and his famed mistress Diane de Poitiers!   So we are once again looking at a Royal Romance at the French Court, but this time the love story is…

  • Athenais de Montespan ‘The Real Queen of France’ & Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Two here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This post is also this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, so keeping with the Femme Fatale Friday theme as well as the Royal Romance theme, I have chosen to write about Athenais de Montespan, who was nicknamed ‘The Real Queen…

  • Louis XV & Madame Du Barry

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day One here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be focused on Louis XV and his famed mistress Madame Du Barry!   I was uncertain if I wanted to focus this post on Madame de Pompadour or Madame Du Barry, as they were…

  • Announcing Love Week 2024!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.  For today’s post, I am announcing that my fourth annual Love Week is beginning tomorrow!   For my newer readers, I would like to explain that each year in the week leading up to Valentine’s Day I do a full theme week of Love related posts.…

  • Beauty & the Beast: A Poem

    As a bonus continuation of Love Week, I have decided to share a romantic poem about Beauty and the Beast and finding true love in our lives! Beauty & the Beast by Maranda Wabik Beauty meets Beast Feminine meets Masculine Yin meets Yang Lover meets Lover Heart meets Heart Soul meets Soul Dig deeper Seek…

  • Beauty & the Beast in Pop Culture

    For the final day of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to discuss Beauty & the Beast in pop culture.   Yesterday, I went over why I believe this type of tale has had such enduring appeal over the centuries.   Today, I want to get into different ways this type of tale…

  • The Appeal of Beauty & the Beast as a Tale Type

    For day six of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to focus on the appeal of Beauty and the Beast as a tale type.   In my opinion, this type of tale’s appeal is rooted in our emotional lives.    It is rooted in our own desires for love and romance, which is…

  • Belle: Heroine of Beauty and the Beast

    For day three of Beauty & the Beast Week, which is also Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to focus on Belle as the heroine of Beauty and the Beast.   Belle is a young woman whose defining feature begins with her beauty.   However, that is not the only thing that makes her special. …

  • Eros & Psyche: Greek Mythic Origins of Beauty & the Beast

    For day two of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to focus on the connection between Beauty and the Beast and the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche.   So, yesterday I went over the most commonly told versions of the original tale, those born out of France in the 18th century.  …

  • Beauty and the Beast, The Classical Faerytale

    For day one of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to start with the classical fairytale interpretation of the tale.   The original fairytale of Beauty and the Beast was famously recorded by two different French fairytale authors.   It is often viewed as the most French of all fairytales, famously having never…