News about Charles Perrault

For a reason, we are given warnings of fairytales. Take note, and don't take gingerbread from the witch's cottage or sit out after midnight on a first date. Moreover, if a woman strays into the home of a wealthy man, she must never open the door to a forbidden room. In fact, the very existence of the door alone gives the signal to run away. Bluebeard, a serial killer who holds the bodies of his deceased wives hanging in a slew of his annexe, was first documented by Charles Perrault in his Tales Of Mother Goose in the 17th century, but some scholars trace it to a Breton nobleman named Cunmar the Accursed, who decapitated his pregnant wife Triphine 1,500 years ago.

Following Prince Christian's 18th birthday party, the Danish Royal Household posted a snapshot of the long-lost stiletto on Instagram and put a call out for its owner. With a lavish gala at Christiandborg Castle, the new Danish King (pictured alongside other potential European monarchs) celebrated, but one partygoer may have been looking for a 'Cinderella' after leaving behind a single shoe.