The key to the most hated prison fortress in France unlocks the secrets to not one but two revolutions

The expert guest for “KEY” was Adam Erby.

Adam Erby is a Curator at George Washington’s Mount Vernon who is a specialist in furniture and historic interiors. Erby, who ​​was born and raised in south central Virginia among a family of antiques experts, holds degrees from the University of Virginia and the University of Delaware’s Winterthur Program in American Material Culture. Among the many exhibitions and projects he has worked on is the restoration and reinterpretation of both the large dining room, or “New Room,” and the Front Parlor at Mount Vernon.

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