I know. The Scandal of the Diamond Necklace is quite well know and it's been mentioned in several history books, novels, movies.. Are you sure you know all the history though? In reality, this affair is more complicated that it seems and it destroyed Marie-Antoinette's reputation forever. If you are up for a story full …
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5 things you don't know about Marie Antoinette's life in Versailles
On October 16th 1793 a simple cart left the Conciergerie, the revolutionaries' prison on Ile-de-la-Cite. Marie-Antoinette was sitting on it, wearing a simple withe shirt and a bonnet, like a commoner. She was going to the guillotine. No famous last words were spoken by the "last" queen of France. She just said "Pardon me sir, …
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