The Time Slip at Versailles: A Glimpse into a Haunting Past
The Time Slip at Versailles: A Glimpse into a Haunting Past
Beneath the golden splendor of the Palace of Versailles—once the seat of royal decadence, revolution, and bloodshed—lurks a story so eerie, so unsettling, that it continues to haunt historians, scientists, and paranormal enthusiasts alike. It is not the tale of a ghostly queen or cursed chandelier. Instead, it is the true account of two respectable Englishwomen who claimed to have stepped out of their own time and directly into the haunted shadow of 18th-century France—into the very court of Marie Antoinette.
On August 10, 1901, Charlotte Anne Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain, both scholars and academics, were visiting the Palace of Versailles. While exploring the vast, manicured gardens near the Petit Trianon—a small chateau gifted to Marie Antoinette—they became inexplicably disoriented. A strange silence settled over the grounds. The sunlight seemed to dim unnaturally, casting an eerie, pale green glow across the landscape. The world around them grew still. Birds stopped singing. Even the breeze ceased to rustle the leaves.
Then, the impossible happened.
