Some of you may have heard me, at one time or another, speak the phrase, "Yo, the French court was wild." Well, it was, and I'd like to finally explain myself. I've also been sitting on this post, which I wrote for my own amusement basically, with some edits to appeal to a wider audience, for like, over a year. I totally get if you don't walk around with an undying need for content on the French court like some of us, but it's still really interesting, so I'm gonna just leave this obnoxiously long blog post here if anyone wants it. Please enjoy. (TBH the second half, starting with "Flashy AF" might be more fun if you're not like, a big history person. I still think you should read all of it, but if you just want something quick(er) and fun, you might start there) Some basics Okay, so first things first: what is a court? I'm not trying to be patronizing here, I don't want you to think I think you're dumb, I just k