02321cam a22003373u 4500 69542 UtSlPG 20260610134617.0 m cr n 260607r20221909utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 DC Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 Marie Antoinette Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2022 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2022-12-14 MWS, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "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.) Originally published: United Kingdom: Methuen & Co., 1909 France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 Queens -- France -- Biography https://archive.org/details/marieantoinette00bell https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69542 110325 110325