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To the Scaffold : The Life of Marie Antoinette
To the Scaffold The Life of Marie Antoinette Author:Carolly Erickson 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 garme... more »nts. 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.« less
A highly readable book filled with clarity, insight into history of the European 1700's. The book will keep you eagerly reading about the lives of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, from the beginning of their reign; to the end of their time. A must read for the history lover...or those curious about Marie Anoinette...a chosen one, a hated one, To the scaffold? Read on...