Fun Facts about les filles du roi
1) There is a restaurant in Montréal called Restaurant Les Filles du Roy which is inspired by the 500+ women that arrived at the colony
2) The Filles du Roi were forced to have a child every two years until they were too old.
3) The trip across the Atlantic Ocean was long and treacherous. It would usually take a total of three months as long as the weather would cooperate.The ships were very crowded and
sanitation was not top priority. Disease was common among the women as bacteria and germs spread quickly among the crowded and filthy conditions.
3) The trip across the Atlantic Ocean was long and treacherous. It would usually take a total of three months as long as the weather would cooperate.The ships were very crowded and
sanitation was not top priority. Disease was common among the women as bacteria and germs spread quickly among the crowded and filthy conditions.