The court of Louis XVI is stripped to a faded, festering husk of itself in “The Flood,” a stark study of the king’s last days in which the luxurious trappings of French monarchy disappear before our ...

Oct. 16 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1793, following her conviction for treason, French Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, was beheaded on the Place de la Revolution. In 1859, ...

Marie Antoinette might be one of the most well-known historical figures of all time. Hopefully by now you know that she never really said “let them eat cake,” but she still has a reputation for being ...