Marie Antoinette

say in politics, barely left the house, were not allowed to have a job. Women were meant to merely provide food and care for the family, and nursed the wounded in times of war. Before the French Revolution, the people loved France’s monarchy. Marie Antoinette described the people of France as…

As distrust and opposition grew towards the King and Queen of France, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, so did the notion of a revolution. Many citizens of France blamed the financial crisis on the Queen due to her lavish spending, thus the name ‘Madame Deficit’ was coined. It is a common myth that during the March of Versailles, Marie Antoinette, after receiving word about the women’s revolt, was quoted, saying “let them eat cake.” Although this was later proven…

The French Revolution During the French Revolution, and the events after that, many people lost their lives due to the conflict itself, and the executions that followed. Among these people that lost their lives are Louis XIV, Robespierre, Marie Antoinette, and countless innocent civilians. Therefore, the French Revolution was harmful to the people of France due to famine, the end of the Estate System, and the Reign of Terror. The end of the Estate System basically brought an end to order in…

There were many rumors surrounding the royal families after the revolutions. In Russia, the people believed that Anastasia survived the brutal murder of her family by sewing jewels into her dresses. People claiming to be Anastasia, the Lost Tsarevna, of the Romanov family, kept this rumor alive. Of these imposters, the most famous was Anna Anderson. She, in 1920, came out from a canal in Berlin and claimed that she was Anastasia. The visual similarities between the two women were so uncanny that…

Tutor Date Elizabeth Vige LeBruns Portrait of Marie-Antoinette en chemise or in a Muslin Dress, 1783, and her Portrait of Marie-Antoinette with her children, 1785-87 In 1783, Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun painted one of the most famous portraits of marie-antoinette. In the painting Marie wore a gown in a style which was famously known as Gaulle. This style encompassed a white muslin dress which was loosely tied over her body and it had a sash on the waist. Marie also in that picture wore a…

time period displaying a corrupt society. On August, 1792, the city of Paris rose up against King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette—during their reign, they heavily taxed and mocked the poor whiling failing to address France’s problems. (Kitch) If the government does not provide tutelage (or laws/a set of rules in this case), then society recesses. Since King Louis XV and Mary Antoinette “failed to address France’s problems” and not establish the correct laws and create tutelage for the state, the…

origins of their claim. One source claimed that the Hope Diamond became cursed after the death of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were beheaded. However, another source which agrees that there could be a curse refutes their own claim by saying that Tavernier suffered from the curse (killed by wild dogs). Tavernier had possession of the diamond well before King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, so saying that he suffered from the curse when, supposedly, it had not existed until years later, is…

September V was the start of La Terreur or the Reign of terror. The first victim was none other than Marie Antoinette, after her husband's death and her sons suspicious disappearance, Lady Antoinette was sentenced and condemned to face the guillotines. Thus the start of La Terreur. Executions were considered a learning experience, and women were encouraged to attend and do knitting while they watched in awe. During the revolution 2,400 lost their lives in Paris, across France the number was a…

A democracy is a form of government that directs its priorities to the wellbeing of the people. It’s usually the more preferable form of government that people desire. Many countries were not originally democracies and others still aren’t. Many of them began as monarchies and the discriminating actions of certain monarchies would eventually cause people to protest. People will often revolt as a result of a repressive social society and that can lead to revolutions. The French Revolution is a…

They formed the National Assembly to protect the rights of each and every citizen from the government. The royal family however tried to flee France twice but were eventually caught and put on trial. Both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were found guilty of being a traitor against the war and were executed in 1793, around the same time the third estate had finally made an agreement to end absolute monarchy and charge taxes based on how much an individual can pay. The third estate…