Life And Death Of Marie Antoinette Illustrated
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Life And Death Of Marie Antoinette Illustrated
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Author : Félix Gerónimo
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-06-24
Life And Death Of Marie Antoinette Illustrated written by Félix Gerónimo and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-24 with categories.
This is a short biography of the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, who died guillotined when the French Revolution broke out.
Marie Antoinette
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Author : Helene Delalex
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2016-07-01
Marie Antoinette written by Helene Delalex and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Marie-Antoinette (1755–1793) continues to fascinate historians, writers, and filmmakers more than two centuries after her death. She became a symbol of the excesses of France’s aristocracy in the eighteenth century that helped pave the way to dissolution of the country’s monarchy. The great material privileges she enjoyed and her glamorous role as an arbiter of fashion and a patron of the arts in the French court, set against her tragic death on the scaffold, still spark the popular imagination. In this gorgeously illustrated volume, the authors find a fresh and nuanced approach to Marie-Antoinette’s much-told story through the objects and locations that made up the fabric of her world. They trace the major events of her life, from her upbringing in Vienna as the archduchess of Austria, to her ascension to the French throne, to her execution at the hands of the revolutionary tribunal. The exquisite objects that populated Marie-Antoinette’s rarefied surroundings—beautiful gowns, gilt-mounted furniture, chinoiserie porcelains, and opulent tableware—are depicted. But so too are possessions representing her personal pursuits and private world, including her sewing kit, her harp, her children’s toys, and even the simple cotton chemise she wore as a condemned prisoner. The narrative is sprinkled with excerpts from her correspondence, which offer a glimpse into her personality and daily life. Visually rich and engaging, Marie-Antoinette offers a fascinating look at the multifaceted life of France’s last, ill-fated queen.
The Death Of Royalty
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-02-09
The Death Of Royalty written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-09 with categories.
*Includes famous art depicting Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes a discussion of their roles in the American and French Revolutions. *Includes a comprehensive discussion of their trials and executions. "I die perfectly innocent of the so-called crimes of which I am accused. I pardon those who are the cause of my misfortunes." - Louis XVI "I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long." - Marie Antoinette Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are among France's most famous royalty, but for reasons they would have much rather avoided. Coming of age in the wake of the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and his father, Louis XV, Louis XVI initially intended to be one of France's most enlightened Kings. Instead, he was destined to be the only French King ever executed. Indeed, it is his death and his role in fomenting the French Revolution (along with his infamous Queen, Marie Antoinette) that continue to play the central role in Louis XVI's legacy. Throughout history, a countless number of historical figures have had their lives overshadowed by the myths and legends that surround them to the extent that their legacy comes to define them. In French history, this is truer of Marie Antoinette than just about everyone else. Nearly 220 years after she was put to the guillotine, Marie Antoinette is more famous than ever, fairly or unfairly coming to epitomize royalty and everything that was wrong with it. Since her death, Marie Antoinette has been the subject of sharp historical debate over whether she was actually a catalyst in the French Revolution or simply an insignificant scapegoat who was unfairly made a target. At the same time, the one thing everybody associates with Antoinette is the phrase "Let them eat cake", a spoiled and ignorant comment supposedly made in response to being informed that the peasants had no bread. While that phrase has been used far and wide to depict someone as being out of touch, there's no indication Antoinette ever said anything like it. Nevertheless, she remains a pop culture fixture across the West, perceived just as negatively in death as she was in life. The Death of Royalty explains the couple's role in two of history's most famous revolutions, looks at the life of the famous, ill-fated Royal Family, attempts to separate fact from fiction and analyzes their legacies. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette like you never have before, in no time at all.
The Life Of Marie Antoinette Queen Of France
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Author : Charles Duke Yonge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
The Life Of Marie Antoinette Queen Of France written by Charles Duke Yonge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with categories.
The Private Life Of Marie Antoinette Queen Of France And Navarre
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Author : Mme Campan (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
The Private Life Of Marie Antoinette Queen Of France And Navarre written by Mme Campan (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Anecdotes categories.
Marie Antoinette Queen Of France
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Author : Mary Englar
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2008-09
Marie Antoinette Queen Of France written by Mary Englar and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09 with France categories.
"Describes the life and death of Queen Marie Antoinette of France"--Provided by publisher.
Trial And Death Of Marie Antoinette
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Author : Queen Marie Antoinette (consort of Louis XVI, King of France)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1793*
Trial And Death Of Marie Antoinette written by Queen Marie Antoinette (consort of Louis XVI, King of France) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1793* with categories.
Marie Antoinette
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Author : Évelyne Lever
language : en
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Release Date : 2006
Marie Antoinette written by Évelyne Lever and has been published by Piatkus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with France categories.
In Marie Antoinette leading French historian Evelyne Lever tells the compelling story of the last, and most infamous Queen of France. She draws on little explored sources including Austrian and Swedish archives and the correspondence of foreign ambassadors to Paris to paint vivid portraits of the Queen, her inner circle and the lavish court life at Versailles, as well as the tragic events leading to her death. Describes the queen's life in detail, from her birth in Vienna, through her turbulent, unhappy marriage, the intrigues of life at court, to the final bloody turmoil of the French Revolution and her beheading. Describes Marie Antoinette's relationship with the Swedish Count Axel Fersen, the grand passion of her life. Describes the seething social and political climate of prerevolutionary France and the degree to which the Queen remained wilfully out of touch with the nation's economic troubles. Based on little known diaries, letters, court documents and memoirs. Hailed by the critics as 'evocative', 'lively and informed' and 'erudite
The Life Of Marie Antoinette Queen Of France
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Author : Charles Duke Yonge
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-06-01
The Life Of Marie Antoinette Queen Of France written by Charles Duke Yonge and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-01 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
The Life Of Marie Antoinette
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Author : Charles Yonge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-09-17
The Life Of Marie Antoinette written by Charles Yonge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-17 with categories.
"I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long." - Marie AntoinetteThroughout history, a countless number of historical figures have had their lives overshadowed by the myths and legends that surround them to the extent that their legacy comes to define them. In French history, this is truer of Marie Antoinette than just about everyone else. Nearly 220 years after she was put to the guillotine, Marie Antoinette is more famous than ever, fairly or unfairly coming to epitomize royalty and everything that was wrong with it. As the youngest daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor, 14 year old Marie's marriage to the eventual Louis XVI made her Dauphine, and it initially seemed like a good fit. The charming and beautiful young girl pleased the French, but she had the misfortune of being queen at a time when the French were beginning to sour on their royalty and aristocratic classes. On top of that, France's participation in the American Revolution had left the nation broke, which only angered those who watched the King and Queen spend millions of livres for their own comfort at the expense of the state. Though Marie Antoinette was hardly the only French royal who liked to live lavishly, the French were particularly scornful of her, possibly due to her Austrian ancestry. As France slid toward its own Revolution, rumors and innuendo against the queen took hold, and she was accused of being promiscuous and even defrauding a jeweler in what became known as the "Diamond Necklace Affair". Though the rumors had no basis in truth, they were widely accepted and eventually used as partial justification for her execution. By 1792, with the Revolution in full swing, the Royal Family's attempt to escape Paris was thwarted, and in January 1793, Louis XVI lost his head at the hands of the Jacobins. With her own health failing, the Queen herself was tried the following October, accused of sexually abusing the sickly Dauphin. Given that she had spent the last few years of her life carefully doting on her children at the expense of almost everything else, it was a particularly heinous accusation. On October 16, 1793, Antoinette herself was executed at the guillotine. Since her death, Marie Antoinette has been the subject of sharp historical debate over whether she was actually a catalyst in the French Revolution or simply an insignificant scapegoat who was unfairly made a target. At the same time, the one thing everybody associates with Antoinette is the phrase "Let them eat cake", a spoiled and ignorant comment supposedly made in response to being informed that the peasants had no bread. While that phrase has been used far and wide to depict someone as being out of touch, there's no indication Antoinette ever said anything like it. Nevertheless, she remains a pop culture fixture across the West, perceived just as negatively in death as she was in life.