Marie Antoinette: The last Queen of France - Softcover

Lever, Evelyne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749950846 ISBN 13: 9780749950842

Publisher: Piatkus, 2006

Synopsis

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

About this title

Book Description:

A breathtaking biography of the most beguiling and infamous Queen of France, Marie Antoinette.

About the Author:

Evelyne Lever is a leading French historian. She lives in Paris

About this edition

• Publisher: Piatkus
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0749950846
• ISBN 13: 9780749950842
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416