Diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette sells for $4.8 million
A diamond-studded necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that hastened the downfall of the doomed 18th century queen of ...
A Brief History of the Jewelry Scandal That Ended Marie Antoinette
How the Affair of the Diamond Necklace changed history—and why 18th-century jewelry remains an eternal holy grail.
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‘The Flood' Review: A Near-Dystopian Vision of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette's Last Days
The script, by the director with Filippo Gravino, traces Louis and Marie ... of Louis XVI is stripped to a faded, festering husk of itself in "The Flood," a stark study of the king's last days ...
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What Happened to Marie Antoinette's Jewels? Diamonds, Pearls and the Necklace That Launched a Revolution
Marie Antoinette was known - and eventually beheaded - for her lavish spending. The last Queen of France and her husband, King Louis XVI met their untimely ends after squandering their vast ...
Marie Antoinette's 'scandalous' necklace, seen at The Queen's coronation, heads to auction
Tobias Kormind, managing director of Europe’s largest online diamond jeweller 77 Diamonds, shared his thoughts on the ...
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Debunking the myths of the French Revolution
Marie Antoinette didn’t say let them eat ... but the French Revolution was lead by the bourgeoisie from the start. In May 1789, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General, to try ...
The story behind the dazzling £2.1 million diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette’s downfall
Crafted circa 1776 and having spent time on the necks of British aristocracy, the 300-carat dazzler is now set to be ...
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Marie Antoinette pearl auctioned for record $36m
The whole collection was sold for more than £53m. Marie Antoinette was an Austrian princess before her marriage to France's King Louis XVI. Her extravagant lifestyle turned her into a hate figure ...
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Diamond necklace that graced George VI's Coronation and was linked to scandal that ruined Marie Antoinette's reputation is set to fetch £2.1m at auction
A diamond necklace which was linked to a scandal which ruined Marie Antoinette's reputation is set to fetch £2.1million at an auction. The antique necklace, which was also worn at the coronations ...
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Did You Know?
The most disastrous fireworks-related tragedy occurred during a marriage celebration of King Louis XVI to Marie Antoinette on May 16, 1770. After the fireworks show, a stampede occurred as people ...
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The French Revolution
While King Louis XVI remained the nominal head of state ... including his despised Austrian queen, Marie-Antoinette, attempted to flee France and were captured. The newly created Legislative ...
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Review | ‘Marie Antoinette’ places a classic story center stage
Marie Antoinette, the titular main character and the play’s namesake was an Austrian-born royal married to King Louis XVI of France. Most famously known for her lavish lifestyle and disregard for her ...