A necklace thought to contain diamonds from an earlier necklace which embroiled Marie Antoinette in scandal has found success ...
Marie Antoinette was born in Austria in 1755 and sent to France to be the child bride of the future King Louis XVI. The last ...
On September 21, 1792, following the execution of Louis XVI, the National Convention abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic. The proclamation was grounded in Rousseau’s concept of ...
In May 1789, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General, to try and find a solution to France’s financial problems. It brought together 1200 delegates from the clergy (the First ...
A diamond necklace supposedly related to a scandal that precipitated the downfall of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France in the ...
In 1786 King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette embraced the potatoes by telling Parmentier that France was grateful for ...
A diamond necklace that has been worn at two British coronations, and is thought to contain stones from the infamous necklace ...
A diamond-studded necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that hastened the downfall of the doomed 18th century queen of ...
The may contain diamonds involved in a scandal surrounding Marie-Antoinette, that would eventually trigger the French ...
November 2 has witnessed a remarkable array of significant events throughout history, spanning politics, culture, science, ...
A necklace with jewels linked to the most famous scandal of Marie Antoinette's tragic reign surpassed its estimate to sell ...