A diamond-studded necklace thought to be involved in a scandal that led to the eventual downfall of the last queen of France, ...

Marie Antoinette's expenditures naturally extended to accessories, including jewelry. Ahead, see where the ill-fated royal's precious gems ended up after the French Revolution. In 1772 ...

Marie Antoinette didn’t say let them eat cake ... revolt from the French commoners against the monarchy, but the French Revolution was lead by the bourgeoisie from the start.

On June 20, 1791, Louis and his family, including his despised Austrian queen, Marie-Antoinette ... "Emperor of the French." John Adams had feared just such a chaotic end: A revolution of this ...

The star of the auction was Marie Antoinette's Pearl, a natural pearl and diamond pendant A pearl and diamond pendant that belonged to ill-fated French Queen Marie Antoinette has been sold for $ ...

In 1456 her sentence was ruled null and void, elevating her to the status of French heroine -- and centuries later ... in ...

Complete with beautiful production and a stellar cast, “Marie Antoinette” aims to showcase Marie’s journey leading up to and through the French Revolution. To quite literally set the stage, the ...

A diamond necklace which was linked to a scandal which ruined Marie Antoinette's reputation ... the start of the French Revolution and eventually led to the execution of the queen, right.

Marie Antoinette is as renowned today for her life of luxury as she was when she reigned as the Queen of France over 200 years ago. But her unrestrained opulence marked a stark contrast between the ...

It is thought that some of the diamonds may have ties to the famous “Affair of the Necklace,” a scandal that played a role in the events leading to the French Revolution and Marie Antoinette’s ...