It’s one of the most famous quotes in history. At some point around 1789, when being told that her French subjects had no bread, Marie-Antoinette …
The Misunderstood Marie Antoinette
Apparently Maria Antoinette never said “Let them eat cake”. It’s highly unlikely that the intelligent, well read and generous queen would ever say such a thing. She was foward thinking and supported Chevalier de Saint-Georges in his bid to became the first black director of the Paris Opera House. Why then was she so unpopular? Her lavish lifestyle led to the French revolution and her subsequent head roll. Here’s a storyboard with a roundup of articles. I hope to shed some light.
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Queen of France before the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette (1755–93) is famous for being overthrown by revolutionaries and being publicly …
On the anniversary of her death, we look at the oft misunderstood queen. Marie Antoinette is famous for her decadence. Or her supposed decadence, anyway. By the time she was executed at the guillotine...
A single cart drawn by two huge white horses travels through the streets of Paris as a ravenous crowd fights to catch a glimpse of the woman within. …
When queen of France Marie Antoinette was indicted in August 1793, months after the execution of her husband Louis XVI during the French Revolution, …
Marie Antoinette has been a subject for both biographers and novelists. Since before her beheading by French revolutionaries, her life has been analyzed and mythologized. Biographer Antonia Fraser and...
Affair of the Diamond Necklace, also called Affair of the Necklace, scandal at the court of Louis XVI in 1785 that discredited the French monarchy on …
It’s not just “florals for spring.” There are some notions that fashion magazines can’t seem to shake—and of those, the reigning favorite is Her …
Check out 10 surprising facts about the former queen of France. 1. Marie Antoinette was born an Austrian princess. Born in Vienna, Austria, in 1755, …
Marie Antoinette helped provoke the popular unrest that led to the French Revolution and to the overthrow of the monarchy in August 1792. Who Was …
The execution ballads about the last queen of France spread myths about her that most people still believe. Few women in history have inspired as many …