Bibliograph

To the scaffold, the life of Marie Antoinette, Carolly Erickson

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To the scaffold, the life of Marie Antoinette, Carolly Erickson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-367) and index

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individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

To the scaffold

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

22305461

Responsibility statement

Carolly Erickson

Sub title

the life of Marie Antoinette

Summary

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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Life of Marie Antoinette

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