Marie Antoinette Controversial Queen Of France

Author : Heather Schwartz
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 40,8 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 : Heather Schwartz
Publisher : Free Spirit Publishing
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433383793

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Marie Antoinette 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 : Heather Schwartz
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433350344

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Marie Antoinette 6-Pack by Heather Schwartz Pdf

This fascinating biography details the life of the last Queen of France, Marie Antoinette. The detailed images, illustrations, and interesting facts allow readers to learn more 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 supportive text works in conjunction with the accessible glossary and index to give readers the tools they may need to better understand the content and vocabulary. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Author : Charles Duke Yonge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HNXSWN

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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 : 48,5 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 : Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781775411581

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Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette by Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan Pdf

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette is an inside look into the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, written by her First Lady in Waiting Madame Campan. Born in 1755 and married to Louis XVI of France at the age of 14, Antoinette was renowned for her fabled excesses. She was condemned for treason in 1793 at the zenith of the French Revolution, forfeiting her life to the razor-edge of a guillotine.

Author : Angela Morris
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9798884239913

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The Rise and Fall of Marie Antoinette by Angela Morris Pdf

Dubbed "MADAME DÉFICIT" by the public and her opponents at court, and the infamous Queen who said, "Let them eat cake", Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France before the French Revolution brought the monarchy down, is a historically controversial figure. She is depicted in history as the extravagant Queen who pushed France into economic difficulty, which resulted in her horrible execution. But was Marie Antoinette really the frivolous monarch that the revolutionaries represented her to be, or was she just an easy scapegoat while France was in economic turmoil? Embark on an unforgettable journey through the extravagant courts of Versailles with "The Rise and Fall of Marie Antoinette." In this spellbinding bestseller, the captivating story of the controversial French Queen comes to life with all the drama, scandal, and opulence of the 18th century. As you turn the pages, you'll be transported into a world where Marie Antoinette's charm and charisma collided with the turbulence of revolution. This book is a front-row seat to the dazzling rise and tragic fall of a queen who defied convention and faced the relentless tides of change. Author Angela Morris weaves a narrative that is as engaging as it is informative. Through her expert storytelling, the complexities of Marie Antoinette's life unfold, from her enchanting early years to the challenges of royal responsibilities and the growing unrest in France. Morris doesn't just recount history; she invites you to witness the glamour, the intrigue, and the heart-wrenching moments that shaped the Queen's destiny. Prepare to be captivated by this exploration of Marie Antoinette's extraordinary life. This book promises an immersive experience that will leave you enthralled with the indomitable spirit of Marie Antoinette. Don't miss your chance to unravel this captivating saga-order your copy of "The Rise and Fall of Marie Antoinette" today !!!

Author : Chantal Thomas
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015043761769

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The Wicked Queen by Chantal Thomas Pdf

Chantal Thomas presents the history of the mythification of one of the most infamous queens in all history, whose execution still fascinates us today. In The Wicked Queen, Chantal Thomas presents the history of the mythification of one of the most infamous queens in all history, whose execution still fascinates us today. Almost as soon as Marie-Antoinette, archduchess of Austria, was brought to France as the bride of Louis XVI in 1771, she was smothered in images. In a monarchy increasingly under assault, the charm and horror of her feminine body and her political power as a foreign intruder turned Marie-Antoinette into an alien other. Marie-Antoinette's mythification, argues Thomas, must be interpreted as the misogynist demonization of women's power and authority in revolutionary France.In a series of pamphlets written from the 1770s until her death in 1793, Marie-Antoinette is portrayed as a spendthrift, a libertine, an orgiastic lesbian, and a poisoner and infant murderess. In her analyses of these pamphlets, seven of which appear here in translation for the first time, Thomas reconstructs how the mounting hallucinatory and libelous discourse culminated in the inevitable destruction of what had become the counterrevolutionary symbol par excellence. The Wicked Queen exposes the elaborate process by which the myth of Marie-Antoinette emerged as a crucial element in the successful staging of the French Revolution.

Author : Dana Meachen Rau,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin Workshop
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780448483108

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Who Was Marie Antoinette? by Dana Meachen Rau,Who HQ Pdf

Describes the life of Marie Antoinette, including her childhood in Austria, her lavish lifestyle, and the Diamond Necklace Affair.

Author : Caroline Weber
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,5 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 : Imbert De Saint-Amand
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0857062743

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Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Imbert De Saint-Amand Pdf

The ill-fated Queen of France In popular memory some historical figures, Richard III and George Armstrong Custer among them, are fated to be forever viewed negatively. Some act or phrase-often of dubious veracity-adheres and subordinates all else concerning them. Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, an Austrian princess was lucklessly doomed to be married to a King of France as the monarchy was about to be bloodily sliced away by a peoples revolution and courtesy of Monsieur Guillotine's ingenious invention. Allegedly upon hearing that the poor had no bread, she callously commented, 'Let them eat cake' and so every school child (if secretly) thought she deserved all that came her way. Predictably the truth bears closer examination-in fact that phrase was in print in France long before young Marie Antoinette set foot in the country. In truth, her honeymoon period with the French people was short lived and she became victim to all manner of rumours and accusations throughout most of her reign. Nevertheless, she was a liberalising influence on the King and court, was interested in arts and sciences and in difficult times demonstrated more political judgement and leadership than her vacillating husband. As tensions mounted in France she calmly continued with her civic and charitable responsibilities. This is a fascinating account of the fall of the Bourbon monarchy from the Queen's perspective-a good, intelligent person in the wrong place at the wrong time. Available in softcover and hardback with dust jacket.

Author : Dena Goodman,Thomas E. Kaiser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136704895

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Marie Antoinette by Dena Goodman,Thomas E. Kaiser Pdf

Marie-Antoinette is one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in all of French history. This volume explores the many struggles by various individuals and groups to put right Marie's identity, and it simultaneously links these struggles to larger destabilizations in social, political and gender systems in France. Looking at how Marie was represented in politics, art, literature and journalism, the contributors to this volume reveal how crucial political and cultural contexts were enacted "on the body of the queen" and on the complex identity of Marie. Taken together, these essays suggest that it is precisely because she came to represent the contradictions in the social, political and gender systems of her era, that Marie remains such an important historical figure.

Author : Charles Duke Yonge
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 48,9 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 : Évelyne Lever
Publisher : Piatkus Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : France
ISBN : 0749922761

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Marie Antoinette by Évelyne Lever Pdf

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'

Author : Queen Marie Antoinette (consort of Louis XVI, King of France)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1793
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019121472

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Authentic trial at large of Marie Antoinette, ... before the Revolutionary Tribunal ... To which are prefixed, her life and a verbal copy of her private examination previous to her public trial. With a supplement, containing the particulars of her execution by Queen Marie Antoinette (consort of Louis XVI, King of France) Pdf