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Marie Antoinette: And The Decline Of French Monarchy
Presents the life of Marie Antionette, covering her marriage at the age of fifteen to King Louis XVI, her life as wife and mother in the French court, and her courage in the final months before her death at the guillotine.
160 pages, Library Binding
First published September 30, 2004
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April 18, 2025
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Ironically, even though she was not French herself, her role in the doomed monarchy of her adopted country, has made her a part of French history forever.
Marie Antoinette, at the age of 14, was sent from her beloved Austria to marry the 14 year old grandson of the king of France, Louis XVI.
Ironically, even though she was not French herself, her role in the doomed monarchy of her adopted country, has made her a part of French history forever.
Marie Antoinette, at the age of 14, was sent from her beloved Austria to marry the 14 year old grandson of the king of France, Louis XVI.
June 9, 2011
Nancy Lotz's look at Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution serves as a passable biography, but I think there are better works out there for teenage readers.
One of the troubles that I had with this book was the strange editing and lack of thorough writing. The author seemed to skip around from topic to topic with little transition, elaborate on some events and skim over others, and the result is a very choppy book.
For example, they spent several pages describing Maria Theresa and the engagement of Maria Antonia... but only took two paragraphs to describe the planning of the royal family's escape from the Tuileries, the actual flight, and return to Paris. If this book is about the decline of the French monarchy, shouldn't the focus be on the actions that contributed to that decline?
The book, according to Amazon, is for grades 7 - 12, but the author doesn't acknowledge when something is her own opinion, and doesn't elaborate on many important terms and events. A student would be better off reading one of the sources she lists in the back.
One of the troubles that I had with this book was the strange editing and lack of thorough writing. The author seemed to skip around from topic to topic with little transition, elaborate on some events and skim over others, and the result is a very choppy book.
For example, they spent several pages describing Maria Theresa and the engagement of Maria Antonia... but only took two paragraphs to describe the planning of the royal family's escape from the Tuileries, the actual flight, and return to Paris. If this book is about the decline of the French monarchy, shouldn't the focus be on the actions that contributed to that decline?
The book, according to Amazon, is for grades 7 - 12, but the author doesn't acknowledge when something is her own opinion, and doesn't elaborate on many important terms and events. A student would be better off reading one of the sources she lists in the back.
July 29, 2011
I really enjoyed this simple book. It was short with large print and lots of amazing color pictures. The history was arguably accurate.
November 3, 2012
A very easy to read biography! Great for both pleasure and informative reading and would be a great resource for students doing a research paper on Marie Antoinette.
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