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One of history's most misunderstood figures, Marie Antoinette represents the extravagance and the decadence of pre-Revolution France. Yet there was an innocence about Antoinette, thrust as a child into the chillingly formal French court. Married to the maladroit, ill-mannered Dauphin, Antoinette found pleasure in costly entertainments and garments. She spent lavishly while her overtaxed and increasingly hostile subjects blamed her for France's plight. In time Antoinette matured into a courageous Queen, and when their enemies finally closed in, Antoinette followed her inept husband to the guillotine in one last act of bravery.
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To the scaffold: the life of Marie Antoinette
2004, St. Martin's Griffin
in English
- 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
0312322054 9780312322052
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To the Scaffold
August 2, 2000, Robson Books Ltd
Paperback
- New Ed edition
1861053428 9781861053428
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To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette
June 1992, Quill
Paperback
in English
0688116116 9780688116118
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To the scaffold: the life of Marie Antoinette
1991, W. Morrow and Co.
in English
- 1st ed.
0688073018 9780688073015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: New York : William Morrow, c1991.
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