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Marie Antoinette's World - Intrigue, Infidelity, and Adultery in Versailles (Hardcover)
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Marie Antoinette's World - Intrigue, Infidelity, and Adultery in Versailles (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R541
Discovery Miles 5 410
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This riveting book explores the little-known intimate life of Marie
Antoinette and her milieu in a world filled with intrigue,
infidelity, adultery, and sexually transmitted diseases. Will
Bashor reveals the intrigue and debauchery of the Bourbon kings
from Louis XIII to Louis XV, which were closely intertwined with
the expansion of Versailles from a simple hunting lodge to a
luxurious and intricately ordered palace. It soon became a retreat
for scandalous conspiracies and rendezvous--all hidden from the
public eye. When Marie Antoinette arrived, she was quickly drawn
into a true viper's nest, encouraged by her imprudent entourage.
Bashor shows that her often thoughtless, fantasy-driven, and
notorious antics were inevitable given her family history and the
alluring influences that surrounded her. Marie Antoinette's
frivolous and flamboyant lifestyle prompted a torrent of scathing
pamphlets, and Bashor scrutinizes the queen's world to discover
what was false, what was possible, and what, although shocking, was
most probably true. Readers will be fascinated by this glimpse
behind the decorative screens to learn the secret language of the
queen's fan and explore the dark passageways and staircases of
endless intrigue at Versailles.
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