Who Was Marie Antoinette?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · October 6, 2015
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- Who it’s for
- Marie Antoinette’s lavish tastes meet the public anger and historical debate surrounding her reign.
- Themes
- Marie Antoinette's royal life, Extravagance and social unrest, Debated historical blame
- Genres
- Royalty for Kids, European History for Kids, Biographies of Women for Kids
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From the palaces of Austria to the mirrored halls of Versailles, Marie Antoinette led a charmed life. She was born into royalty in 1755 and married the future king of France at age 15. By 21 she ascended to the throne and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of masquerade balls, sky-high wigs, and extravagant food. But her taste for excess ruffled many feathers. The poor people of France blamed Marie Antoinette for their poverty. Her spending helped incite the French Revolution.
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And after much public outcry, in 1793 she quite literally lost her head because of it. Whether she was blameless or guilty is debatable, but Marie Antoinette remains woven into the fabric of history and popular culture.
Glamour and Upheaval
Marie Antoinette’s lavish tastes meet the public anger and historical debate surrounding her reign.
Come here for
- Royal spectacle, from towering wigs to masquerade balls
- A queen whose legacy resists easy verdicts
Expect
- A compact life story tied to the French Revolution
- Questions about blame, privilege, and how history remembers
Where it sits
| Royalty for Kids | 98% |
|---|---|
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 53% |
| European History for Kids | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- Royalty for Kids
- European History for Kids
- Authors
- Dana Meachen Rau
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- October 6, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Marie Antoinette's royal life · Extravagance and social unrest · Debated historical blame
- Reading lane
- Biographies of Women for Kids