Marie Antoinette by Hilaire Belloc

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Author Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953
Title Marie Antoinette
Original Publication United Kingdom: Methuen & Co.,1909,pubdate 1910.
Note Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary "Marie Antoinette" by Hilaire Belloc is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life of Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, during a tumultuous period marked by the approaching French Revolution. It delves into her upbringing, the impact of political machinations on her life, and the influences that ultimately led to her tragic fate as queen. The opening of the work sets the stage for understanding the complex world in which Marie Antoinette lived, beginning with the backdrop of the 18th-century Diplomatic Revolution, which profoundly affected her life. It emphasizes her role as a pawn in the political strategies of her family and others, detailing how her marriage was part of a larger political alliance designed by her mother, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. The text highlights Marie Antoinette's early life, the pressures of her royal duties, and the sense of doom that surrounded her existence, as events unfolded that would lead to her untimely end. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco
Subject France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799
Subject Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
Subject Queens -- France -- Biography
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EBook-No. 69542
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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