Marie Antoinette

The Journey

Paperback, 544 pages

English language

Published Sept. 12, 2006 by Anchor.

ISBN:
978-0-307-27774-9
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4 stars (1 review)

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Well I certainly learned a lot.

4 stars

I have a hard time with biographies because it always feels like the author is leaning one way or another in regards to the person that they are writing on. This felt a lot like it was leaning towards favoring Marie Antoinette and showcasing how unfairly she was treated in comparison to others during the trial period especially.

I did not know that there was a trial period either. So I learned a lot. I don't know why but whenever the elimination of kings and/or queens were discussed in the past I always assumed it was people showing up and dragging them out to behead them. I never looked into it past high school, so it definitely surprised me to find out exactly how long it took for her life to end. I also never really thought to consider the guillotine to be a "humane" way of executing back then. …

Subjects

  • France - History
  • France - History - Revolution And Napoleonic Empire (1789-1815)
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • Biography / Autobiography
  • Biography/Autobiography
  • Historical - General
  • Women
  • Biography & Autobiography / General
  • Royalty
  • 1755-1793
  • Biography
  • France
  • History
  • Louis XVI, 1774-1793
  • Marie Antoinette,
  • Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France,
  • Queens