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- Birching featured in the French Revolution. One leader of the revolution, Anne-Josèphe Théroigne de Méricourt, went mad, ending her days in an asylum after a public birching. On 31 May 1793 the Jacobin women seized her, stripped her naked, and flogged her on the bare bottom in the public garden of the Tuileries.
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The Birch, formerly known as Lanie Bouchard, is the titular character and anti-hero of the 2019 Facebook Watch series The Birch. An orphan girl adopted by a childless couple, Lanie was born with the power to control nature.
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Evie Grayson is the main protagonist of the 2019 Facebook Watch series The Birch. An outcast among her peers, Evie summons The Birch to take vengeance on the group of drug dealers that have begun to seize control of her town. She is portrayed by Xaria Dotson, and Zamira Dotson as a child.
After Evie Grayson (Xaria Dotson) witnesses a murder committed by drug dealers, she is targeted by local crime lord Sebastian Polk. She discovers a mysterious ally in the forest, the titular Birch — a fierce guardian that will destroy her enemies when summoned.
Jul 11, 2024 · Tony Birch has appeared on The Garret before, and in this episode we are going to do something a little different. Our host Astrid Edwards had the honour of reading The White Girl (2019) before publication, and this interview represents Tony's first in-depth public discussion of the work.
Mar 26, 2021 · With baby Laura in tow, Evie meets Rory- a girl who would love to be her twin sister- to warn her about the Birch's twisted power. Learning that her revenge spell worked, Rory targets her next victims.
Apr 28, 2022 · It's a story about strong women, with whom Birch's life has been blessed. It is also a profound allegory of good and evil, and a deep exploration of human interaction, black and white, alternately beautiful and tender, cruel and unsettling. — The Guardian.
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Dec 4, 2019 · And so Tony Birch, a Koorie man from Melbourne, brings us the story of Odette Brown and her granddaughter Cecilia, also known as Sissy. These Aboriginal women live on the fringes in 1960s Australia, a time when apartheid is about to officially end.
