Uncover the myths and secrets that led the doomed Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. Find out why Marie Antoinette is often blamed for causing the French Revolution by saying “let them eat cake” to ...
Marie Antoinette is one of those historical figures whose lives aren’t as well known as people think. We know that she was the last Queen of France, having been dethroned and then executed during the ...
A rare pair of Marie Antoinette’s favorite diamond bracelets that France’s last queen is believed to have smuggled out while imprisoned during the French Revolution sold in Geneva for more than $8 ...
WASHINGTON — “Not without you.” “My dear friend.” “You that I love.” Marie Antoinette sent these expressions of affection — or more? — in letters to her close friend and rumored lover Axel von Fersen.
The famous portrait is now thought to depict Marie Antoinette's older sister Maria Carolina A famous portrait of Marie Antoinette as a child is really of her sister, new research has found. Swiss ...
The first season of the PBS series Marie Antoinnette was more about Antoinette finding her way in the French royal court as she’s paired up with Louis XV’s oldest son, who wasn’t exactly Antoinette’s ...
Season 1 of Marie Antoinette introduces the naive yet intrepid Antoinette – a young teenager sent to solidify the Franco-Austrian alliance. Over the course of the season, Antoinette navigates the ups ...