Life Of Marie Antoinette

Author : Antonia Fraser
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781400033287

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Marie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser Pdf

France's iconic queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous "Let them eat cake," was alternately revered and reviled during her lifetime. For centuries since, she has been the object of debate, speculation, and the fascination so often accorded illustrious figures in history. Married in mere girlhood, this essentially lighthearted child was thrust onto the royal stage and commanded by circumstance to play a significant role in European history. Antonia Fraser's lavish and engaging portrait excites compassion and regard for all aspects of the queen, immersing the reader not only in the coming-of-age of a graceful woman, but in the culture of an unparalleled time and place.

Author : Maxime de La Rocheterie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015030114139

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The Life of Marie Antoinette by Maxime de La Rocheterie Pdf

Author : John Hardman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300249033

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Marie-Antoinette by John Hardman Pdf

This “wonderfully gripping biography” digs beneath the famous legend to present a nuanced and revealing portrait of a serious-mined monarch (Allan Massie, Wall Street Journal). As the last Queen of France before the French Revolution, Marie-Antoinette was mistrusted and reviled in her own time, while today she is portrayed as a lightweight incapable of understanding the events that engulfed her. But who was she really? In this new account, John Hardman redresses the balance and sheds fresh light on her story. Hardman shows how Marie-Antoinette played a significant but misunderstood role in the crisis of the monarchy. Drawing on new sources, he describes how she refused to prioritize the aggressive foreign policy of her mother, bravely took over the helm from her faltering husband, and, when revolution broke out, worked closely with repentant radicals to give the constitutional monarchy a fighting chance. For the first time, Hardman demonstrates exactly what influence Marie-Antoinette had and when and how she exerted it. Named a 2020 Book of the Year by The Spectator

Author : Maxime de La Rocheterie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3317508

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The Life of Marie Antoinette by Maxime de La Rocheterie Pdf

Author : Charles Duke Yonge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89017617424

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The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France by Charles Duke Yonge Pdf

Author : Nancy Plain
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0761410295

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Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the French Revolution by Nancy Plain Pdf

Examines the reign of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, including information about their personal lives and accomplishments and everyday life in Revolutionary France.

Author : Andre Castelot
Publisher : Ishi Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 4871878546

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Queen of France by Andre Castelot Pdf

This is the biography of one of the most tragic women in History. It is the story of a frivolous young girl who threw wild parties and spent a lot of her husband's money and for that reason, and that reason alone, she had her head chopped off in public. The back cover photo here shows Marie Antoinette being given her last rights by a clergyman as she was waiting before the guillotine for the executioners to cut off her head, and while a crowd of thousands watched. Her last words were one of apology to one of her executioners, when she accidentally stepped on his foot. All of the events of the Life of Marie Antoinette are brilliantly explained in this biography by Andre Castelot. The most haunting and harrowing pages of the biography are Castelot's darkly etched picture of the Queen in the culminating moments of her life. Perhaps it is not in the least a paradox that one of the most arrantly self-indulgent women should, in her adversity, provide one of the most memorable images of mother love."

Author : Hourly History
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1724855964

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Marie Antoinette by Hourly History Pdf

Marie AntoinetteHer name was Marie Antoinette. She was the last queen of France and among the most notorious of royalty ever to wear the crown. But besides the tales that would make the national enquirer blush, just what do we know about Marie Antoinette? While the peasants of France were starving for lack of bread did she really say, "Let them eat cake!"? Or was it all a carefully crafted smear campaign? Inside you will read about...✓ Groomed to Become Queen ✓ The Failed Wedding Night ✓ Madame Deficit ✓ The Roots of Revolution ✓ Under the Protection of Lafayette ✓ The Last French King and Queen And much more! Animosity against Marie Antoinette, the Austrian-born woman that many French citizens viewed as a transplanted upstart, had been brewing for several years. But was there any truth to their claims of the queen squandering resources and neglecting the lives of her subjects? In this book we seek to cut through centuries of bias and preconceived notions when it comes to Marie Antoinette. Never mind what you may think you know about this sensational sovereign, here we seek to find the real person behind the historical quips and catchphrases. Come along as we rediscover the life and legend of the ill-fated last queen of France-Marie Antoinette.

Author : Caroline Weber
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781429936477

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Queen of Fashion by Caroline Weber Pdf

In this dazzling new vision of the ever-fascinating queen, a dynamic young historian reveals how Marie Antoinette's bold attempts to reshape royal fashion changed the future of France Marie Antoinette has always stood as an icon of supreme style, but surprisingly none of her biographers have paid sustained attention to her clothes. In Queen of Fashion, Caroline Weber shows how Marie Antoinette developed her reputation for fashionable excess, and explains through lively, illuminating new research the political controversies that her clothing provoked. Weber surveys Marie Antoinette's "Revolution in Dress," covering each phase of the queen's tumultuous life, beginning with the young girl, struggling to survive Versailles's rigid traditions of royal glamour (twelve-foot-wide hoopskirts, whalebone corsets that crushed her organs). As queen, Marie Antoinette used stunning, often extreme costumes to project an image of power and wage war against her enemies. Gradually, however, she began to lose her hold on the French when she started to adopt "unqueenly" outfits (the provocative chemise) that, surprisingly, would be adopted by the revolutionaries who executed her. Weber's queen is sublime, human, and surprising: a sometimes courageous monarch unwilling to allow others to determine her destiny. The paradox of her tragic story, according to Weber, is that fashion—the vehicle she used to secure her triumphs—was also the means of her undoing. Weber's book is not only a stylish and original addition to Marie Antoinette scholarship, but also a moving, revelatory reinterpretation of one of history's most controversial figures.

Author : Heather Schwartz
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433383793

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Marie Antoinette: Controversial Queen of France by Heather Schwartz Pdf

This fascinating biography details the fascinating life of the last Queen of France, Marie Antoinette. Readers will learn about her arranged marriage to King Louis XVI, life at the Palace of Versailles, what she did to become such a controversial queen, and the royal family's stay at the Tuileries Palace. The detailed images, illustrations, interesting facts, and supportive text work in conjunction with the accessible glossary and index to give readers the tools they need to better understand the content and vocabulary. This book also includes an in-class writing activity to further students' understanding of Marie Antoinette's life.

Author : Charles Duke Yonge
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385496132

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The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France by Charles Duke Yonge Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

Author : Maxime De La Rocheterie
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 102250505X

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The Life of Marie Antoinette; Translated From the French by Maxime De La Rocheterie Pdf

This book offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of history's most intriguing and controversial figures. The author presents a balanced and nuanced account of Marie Antoinette's life, including her childhood in Austria, her marriage to Louis XVI, and her final days in the French Revolution. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of France or the lives of powerful women throughout history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : John S. C. Abbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10064895

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The life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France by John S. C. Abbott Pdf

Author : Carolly Erickson
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429904056

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To The Scaffold by Carolly Erickson Pdf

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. In To the Scaffold, Carolly Erickson provides an estimation of a lost Queen that is psychologically acute, richly detailed, and deeply moving.

Author : Maxime de La Rocheterie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B83830

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The Life of Marie Antoinette; Translated from the French by Maxime de La Rocheterie Pdf