The Private Life of Marie Antoinette

The rise and fall of Marie Antoinette - daughter of the Empress of Austria - Maria Theresa and Queen of France and of Navarre. Madame Campan's account of Marie Antoinette's life remains the only eye-witness tale of the frivolous and superficial, yet highly dramatic and misunderstood figure at the centre of the French Revolution. From the common misconceptions and reservations about Marie Antoinette, the court gossip and the affairs, the profligacy and infidelity to the flight, imprisonment and execution - Madame Campan's diary reveals the highly complex and controversial life of the last Queen of France.

This edition contains 49 images and interactive notes.