Marie Antoinette: A Captivating Guide to the Last Queen of France Before and During the French Revolution, Including Her Relationship with King Louis XVI

by Captivating History

Explore the Captivating Life of Marie AntoinetteFree History BONUS Inside! Marie Antoinette is one of history's most celebrated queens thanks to her style and confidence, yet generally she is perceived as a greedy and selfish mistress of France. Born into a life of pure luxury as a Princess of Austria, Marie was very young when she was shipped abroad to await her turn as the Queen of France. She was forced all at once to come to terms with a foreign language, a different culture, and a court full of gossipy nobles who pounced at the first sign of weakness. Despite popular belief, Marie Antoinette was not entirely obsessed with pretty dresses and towering hairstyles—though she wouldn't quite have been the same without them. In this captivating book, you will discover the truth about the remarkable life of Marie Antoinette.Some of the topics covered in this book Archduchess is BornMaria Antonia Becomes Marie AntoinetteThe DauphineQueen at NineteenA Marriage at Odds with ItselfThe Issue of HeirsMadame DeficitCount Axel von FersonThe Lost ChildrenThe Diamond Necklace ScandalQueen of FashionThe French RevolutionThe October ChapterAnxious Days at the TuileriesAn Attempt to FleeDeath of the MonarchyAnd much more!Scroll to the top and select the "BUY NOW" button for instant download

Genres: Biography, History

68 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 2, 2018

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[Bonnie Dale Keck · Rating 5 out of 5]

kindle unlimited, interesting but I still think of her as the 'Valley Girl' of France, not necessariiy uncaring but overall clueless to many real world important things

Explore the Captivating Life of Marie Antoinette Free History BONUS Inside!

Marie Antoinette is one of history's most celebrated queens thanks to her style and confidence, yet generally she is perceived as a greedy and selfish mistress of France.

Born into a life of pure luxury as a Princess of Austria, Marie was very young when she was shipped abroad to await her turn as the Queen of France. She was forced all at once to come to terms with a foreign language, a different culture, and a court full of gossipy nobles who pounced at the first sign of weakness.

Despite popular belief, Marie Antoinette was not entirely obsessed with pretty dresses and towering hairstyles—though she wouldn't quite have been the same without them.

In this captivating book, you will discover the truth about the remarkable life of Marie Antoinette.
Some of the topics covered in this book include:
An Archduchess is Born Maria Antonia Becomes Marie Antoinette The Dauphine Queen at Nineteen A Marriage at Odds with Itself The Issue of Heirs Madame Deficit Count Axel von Ferson The Lost Children The Diamond Necklace Scandal Queen of Fashion The French Revolution The October Chapter Anxious Days at the Tuileries An Attempt to Flee Death of the Monarchy And much more!


BELOW: list of each book AND double books, and at end of listing is all books that have 5, 4, 3, and 2 sets IF more than one area {civilization etc} covered. Individuals are not covered/counted because easy enough to come across/look those up.

World History: Captivating Stories of Events That Shaped Our Planet (Forgotten History, History of the World, History Books)

Nikola Tesla: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor
Thomas Edison: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor
Tesla Vs Edison: A Captivating Guide to the War of the Currents and the Life of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison

The Culper Ring: A Captivating Guide to George Washington's Spy Ring and its Impact on the American Revolution
Alexander Hamilton: A Captivating Guide to one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America
Aaron Burr: A Captivaing Guide to the Life of Aaron Burr and the Most Famous Duel in American History
The Duel: A Captivating Guide to the Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
Andrew Jackson: A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Seventh President of the United States
Martin Van Buren: A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Eighth President of the United States
American Presidents: A Captivating Guide to Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren – The Two Founders of the Democratic Party

Mao Zedong: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Chairman of the Communist Party of China, the Cultural Revolution and the Political Theory of Maoism
The Russian Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the February and October Revolutions and the Rise of the Soviet Union Led by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks

Korean War: A Captivating Guide to the Korean War History
Vietnam War: A Captivating Guide to the Second Indochina War
Cold War: A Captivating Guide to the Korean War and Vietnam War

World War 2: A Captivating Guide from Beginning to End (The Second World War and D Day Book 1)
D Day: A Captivating Guide to the Battle for Normandy (The Second World War and D Day Book 2)
The Second World War: A Captivating Guide to World War II and D Day
Cold War: A Captivating Guide to the Korean War and Vietnam War

Winston Churchill: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Winston S. Churchill
Franklin Roosevelt: A Captivating Guide to the Life of FDR
Churchill and Roosevelt: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Franklin and Winston
Adolf Hitler: A Captivating Guide to the Life of the Führer of Nazi Germany

Jackie Kennedy: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
John Kennedy: A Captivating Guide to the Life of JFK
Kennedy: A Captivating Guide to the Life of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis

Haitian Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Abolition of Slavery
Black History: A Captivating Guide to African American History and the Haitian Revolution
African American History: A Captivating Guide to the People and Events that Shaped the History of the United States

Trail of Tears: A Captivating Guide to the Forced Removals of Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations

Leif Erikson: A Captivating Guide to the Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America and Established a Norse Settlement at Vinland

William Wallace: A Captivating Guide to a Freedom Fighter and Martyr Who Impacted Scottish History and Scotland’s Independence from England

Marie Antoinette: A Captivating Guide to the Last Queen of France Before and During the French Revolution, Including Her Relationship with King Louis XVI

History of Chicago: A Captivating Guide to the People and Events that Shaped the Windy City’s History
The Roaring Twenties: A Captivating Guide to a Period of Dramatic Social and Political Change, a False Sense of Prosperity, and Its Impact on the Great Depression

P.T. Barnum: A Captivating Guide to the American Showman Who Founded What Became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus


The Ancient Canaanites: A Captivating Guide to the Canaanite Civilization that Dominated the Land of Canaan Before the Ancient Israelites

Hittites: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Anatolian People Who Established the Hittite Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia

Aztec: A Captivating Guide to Aztec History and the Triple Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan (Mayan Civilization, Aztecs and Incas Book 2)
Maya Civilization: A Captivating Guide to Maya History and Maya Mythology (Mayan Civilization, Aztecs and Incas Book 1)
Ancient Civilizations: A Captivating Guide to Mayan History, the Aztecs, and Inca Empire

The Byzantine Empire: A Captivating Guide to Byzantium and How the Eastern Roman Empire Was Ruled by Emperors such as Constantine the Great and Justinian {see Roman}
The Fall of Constantinople: A Captivating Guide to the Conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks that Marked the end of the Byzantine Empire

Olmecs: A Captivating Guide to the Earliest Known Major Ancient Civilization in Mexico


Celtic Mythology: A Captivating Guide to the Gods, Sagas and Beliefs

Chinese Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Chinese Folklore Including Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends from Ancient China

Egyptian Mythology: Captivating Stories of the Gods, Goddesses, Monsters and Mortals (Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology - Greek Mythology Book 2)
Egyptian Mythology: A Fascinating Guide to Understanding the Gods, Goddesses, Monsters, and Mortals (Greek Mythology - Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology Book 3
Ancient Egypt: A Captivating Guide to Egyptian History, Ancient Pyramids, Temples, Egyptian Mythology, and Pharaohs such as Tutankhamun and Cleopatra (Kindle Edition)
Antiguo Egipto: Una guía fascinante de la historia de Egipto, antiguas pirámides, templos, mitología egipcia y faraones como Tutankamón y Cleopatra (Libro ... Egypt Spanish Book)

Ancient Greece: A Captivating Guide to Greek History Starting from the Greek Dark Ages to the End of Antiquity
Greek Mythology: Captivating Greek Myths of Greek Gods, Goddesses, Monsters and Heroes
Greek Mythology: A Captivating Introduction to Greek Myths of Greek Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters
Greek Mythology: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters (Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology - Greek Mythology Book 3)
Greek Mythology: A Fascinating Guide to Understanding the Ancient Greek Religion with Its Gods, Goddesses, Monsters and Mortals (Greek Mythology - Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology Book 1)
Greek Mythology: Captivating Tales of the Greek Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Monsters (Classical Mythology; Greek Myths Book 1)

Japanese Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Japanese Folklore, Myths, Fairy Tales, Yokai, Heroes and Heroines

Norse Mythology: Captivating Stories of the Gods, Sagas and Heroes (Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology - Greek Mythology Book 1)
Norse Mythology: A Fascinating Guide to Understanding the Sagas, Gods, Heroes, and Beliefs of the
Vikings (Greek Mythology - Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology Book 2)

The Roman Republic: A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic, SPQR and Roman Politicians Such as Julius Caesar and Cicero
Roman Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Roman Gods, Goddesses, and Mythological Creatures (Classical Mythology)
Roman History: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Rome, Including the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire and the Byzantium

Sumerians: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Sumerian History, Sumerian Mythology and the Mesopotamian Empire of the Sumer Civilization

Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Greek Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, Norse Mythology, Celtic Mythology and Roman Mythology
Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Greek Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, and Norse Mythology (Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology - Greek Mythology Book 4)
Mythology: A Fascinating Guide to Understanding Greek Mythology, Norse Mythology, and Egyptian Mythology
Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Greek Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, and Norse Mythology (Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology - Greek Mythology Book 4
Ancient Civilizations: A Captivating Guide to Mayan History, the Aztecs, and Inca Empire
Greek Mythology: Captivating Tales of the Greek Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Monsters (Greek Mythology #1-2)
Classical Mythology: Captivating Stories of Greek and Roman Gods, Heroes, and Mythological Creature

[stephanie suh · Rating 5 out of 5]

History is a branch of literature made by artificers and artists with stories full of events, people, and places woven into a timeless stereoscopic tapestry of humanity, which in a succession of ages lays bare truths condemned in the circles of Treachery, Gluttony, Heresy, and Wrath in the transcendent dimension of life and its universal applicability. In this regard, Marie Antoinette by Captivating History is a viable account of one of the most arguably scandalous figurers in the history of civilization written without prejudice based upon the extensive collection of historical evidence of letters, small notes, and other written records that is testament to the veracity of the characters and historicity of the events concerning with the lachrymose last queen of France and her family swept in an indomitable whirlwind of epochal changes.

The book delineates the humane sides of the Bourbon couple, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI with an ample provision of personal aspects of the king and the queen in the context of regarding the historic accounts that give the readers new insights to the last dynasty of France and the bellicose retribution of the revolutionaries. Maria Antonia became the famous “Marie Antoinette” at the wedding with Louis XVI, an academic introvert who was into locksmith work and carpentry with a generous soul and deep love for France and the people. The young couple was bounded by spirit of charity and benevolence: To illustrate, Marie Antoinette told the French not to pay “Queen’s Belt tax,” a customary tax that the subjects must pay when a new queen ascended the throne because she had heard the woes of the impoverished states of the people. Also, both Marie and Louis founded the Maison Philanthropique and hosted evening meals at Versailles and built cottages for the needy, which the French willfully forgot and forced themselves to remember the ridiculous price of bread when they later invaded the palace and demanded the lives of the Bourbon family.

With respect to the monumental achievements of Louis XVI, the promulgation of Edict of Versailles, also known as the Edict of Tolerance, permitted the French to practice their own religions and marry without converting into Catholicism. In addition, he abolished for the first time servitude akin to serfdom and slavery in France and did cut back the personal budgets to the extent possible by funneling the money into a multitude of charity organizations, all of which was willfully overlooked or ignored by the demagogic revolutionaries and vengefully ambitious bourgeoisies and their populace whom they used as minions to overthrow the dynasty and the monarchy by force.

The book leads the reader to a kind of Eureka moment of light to see the souls of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI in their captivity at the Temple, an ancient royal prison where the family was incarcerated and unjustly tried, during their numbered days before the executions by the mob. We see Marie’s hair turned completely white a day before the execution, which is now known as “Marie Antoinette Syndrome,” as was in the case of Thomas More prior to his execution, and feel her fear at the kangaroo trial where was accused of (1) stealing French money and sending it to Austria; (ii) planning the deaths of revolutionary soldiers; and (iii) abusing her youngest son, which was patently manipulated by the perfidious revolutionaries to make her a scapegoat for the social ills of the past monarchy because she was a naïve foreigner with soft manners and cultural sophistication, which was an embodiment of aristocratic refinement that must be annihilated in a new brave world of the middle class and its peasant class as their henchmen and women.

Nevertheless, this is not a revisionist book on the last queen and the king of France. Rather, it is a book of rare gemstone that is discrete from so many other books on the subject in a prevalently uniformed perspective that does not cast positive light thereon because of the modern complacent intellectual attitudes toward academic endeavors to discourage an objective scrutiny of historical facts by safely choosing to remain in the political correctness of history. However, truth will come to light at the length; Truth is truth to the end of reckoning against demotic, partisan views and opinions on infamously misconceived historical figures in equitable judgment of the characters and deeds thereof. All this makes this book enjoyable and enlightening read, which is much to recommend it.

[James Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an interesting book, especially in that it can be implied from the behavior of Marie Antoiniette and Louis XVI had the potential to avoid what happened if they had carried through on what things they had done to help the poor and if Marie Antoinette had not been so greedy for clothes and other fine things.

The book goes into her history and how little education she had growing up. The book talks about the Seven Years War, her marriage (by proxy), and a terrible fireworks accident to which she gave money to help the survivors.

She was only nineteen when she became queen and she really wasn't prepared for the role. She and her husband were not a good match, either. The religious problems in France at that time are discussed along with how not having a child soon after marriage caused problems.

The book also ties in the American Revolution and how that caused financial problems for France. It also goes into how the King tried to do things that would calm the peasantry down but Marie Antoinette's personal behavior and her spending basically offset what good she and he had done.

The book is full of fascinating information on what led up to the revolution itself and how it could possibly have been avoided or at least postponed if the good things the King did had continued and expanded and if the Queen's extravagance had been curbed.

[Jennifer Hilliger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction

I will admit that when I started reading this book my first thought was that she literally lost her head. I found this book quite interesting. I wish that pictures were included so that I might have been able to keep all of the differing King Louis separated in my head.

[Rachelle Villeneuve · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have fallen in love with this entire series. It gives you a brief summary of a topic, in basic language; without talking down or assuming we have prior knowledge on the subject.

[Igor · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a short book, it is informative and balanced. A sad and unnecessary chapter of the French Revolution.

[Ris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, quick read!