Marie Antoinette The Player Queen - Paperback

""Marie Antoinette The Player Queen"" is a biography of the infamous Queen of France, written by John Garber Palache. The book explores Marie Antoinette's life from her childhood in Austria to her marriage to King Louis XVI and her eventual downfall during the French Revolution. Palache delves into the many controversies and scandals that surrounded Marie Antoinette, including her alleged affair with Count Axel von Fersen and her lavish spending habits. The book also examines the political and social climate of France during Marie Antoinette's reign and how it ultimately led to her demise. Through extensive research and analysis, Palache provides a detailed and engaging portrait of one of history's most fascinating and controversial figures.1929. From the Foreword: Never so certain of her innocence as at the time of her condemnation, never so brave as when she faced her execution, Marie Antoinette wrote in her last hour of imprisonment one of the great letters of history. But its greatness is the courage, not the understanding she revealed. She hoped that history would see her as she saw herself in the supreme moment of her life; and she could not imagine that her story would be distorted, both by favorable and unfavorable historians, as her life had been molded by the brilliance and the darkness of her fate. Contents: Book One: The Queen of Versailles: The Royal Wedded Children; Steps to the Throne; The Court of Frivolity; The Player Queen; Calumny; The Fall of Versailles. Book Two: L'Autrichienne: The Rise of Paris; Madame Rochet's Flight; The Traitress; The Battle; The Captive; and Reprisal.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.