Title: To the scaffold
Subtitle: the life of Marie Antoinette
First published: 1991
Description: 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.
Subjects: Biography, History, Queens, Kings and rulers, Marie antoinette, queen, consort of louis xvi, king of france, 1755-1793
Places: France
People: Marie Antoinette Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France (1755-1793)
Time periods: Louis XVI, 1774-1793