Marie-Antoinette: The Making of a French Queen
ISBN-13:
9780300243086
ISBN-10:
0300243081
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
John Hardman
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Format:
Hardcover
376 pages
Category:
Europe
,
Royalty
,
Leaders & Notable People
,
France
,
European History
,
World History
,
Historical
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ISBN-13:
9780300243086
ISBN-10:
0300243081
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
John Hardman
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Format:
Hardcover
376 pages
Category:
Europe
,
Royalty
,
Leaders & Notable People
,
France
,
European History
,
World History
,
Historical
Summary
Marie-Antoinette: The Making of a French Queen (ISBN-13: 9780300243086 and ISBN-10: 0300243081), written by authors
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Description
A new look which fundamentally overturns our understanding of this famously "out of touch" queen
Who was the real Marie-Antoinette? She was mistrusted and reviled in her own time, and today she is portrayed as a lightweight incapable of understanding the events that engulfed her. In this new account, John Hardman redresses the balance and sheds fresh light on Marie-Antoinette’s story.
Hardman shows how Marie-Antoinette played a significant but misunderstood role in the crisis of the monarchy. Drawing on new sources, he describes how, from the outset, Marie-Antoinette refused to prioritize the aggressive foreign policy of her mother, Maria-Theresa, bravely took over the helm from Louis XVI after the collapse of his morale, and, when revolution broke out, listened to the Third Estate and worked closely with repentant radicals to give the constitutional monarchy a fighting chance. For the first time, Hardman demonstrates exactly what influence Marie-Antoinette had and when and how she exerted it.
Who was the real Marie-Antoinette? She was mistrusted and reviled in her own time, and today she is portrayed as a lightweight incapable of understanding the events that engulfed her. In this new account, John Hardman redresses the balance and sheds fresh light on Marie-Antoinette’s story.
Hardman shows how Marie-Antoinette played a significant but misunderstood role in the crisis of the monarchy. Drawing on new sources, he describes how, from the outset, Marie-Antoinette refused to prioritize the aggressive foreign policy of her mother, Maria-Theresa, bravely took over the helm from Louis XVI after the collapse of his morale, and, when revolution broke out, listened to the Third Estate and worked closely with repentant radicals to give the constitutional monarchy a fighting chance. For the first time, Hardman demonstrates exactly what influence Marie-Antoinette had and when and how she exerted it.
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