Historical Biography - Europe, Women's Biography, Women's Biography, French History
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Overview
Every so often the public becomes enamored with the story of Marie Antoinette (1755-93), the Austrian royal sent to France at the age of fourteen to marry the young prince wholater reigned as Louis XVI, and her time has come again. Hilair Belloc's entertaining biography -- "an overlooked gem," according to a recent reader -- is sympathetic yet fair to the red-headed, intelligent, and arduous queen who lost her head to the guillotine.Synopsis
Every so often the public becomes enamored with the story of Marie Antoinette (1755-93), the Austrian royal sent to France at the age of fourteen to marry the young prince wholater reigned as Louis XVI, and her time has come again. Hilair Belloc's entertaining biography -- "an overlooked gem," according to a recent reader -- is sympathetic yet fair to the red-headed, intelligent, and arduous queen who lost her head to the guillotine.
Book Details
Published
January 1, 2009
Publisher
Digireads.com
Pages
280
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781420934038