From the category archives:

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette was destroyed after she had reformed her ways

May 7, 2012

Madame Elisabeth: the princess who confronted a Revolution

April 23, 2012

Alone, Marie Antoinette confronts the revolutionary mob

March 26, 2012

Frequently, great institutions are not overthrown, they self-destruct

March 26, 2012

The Dauphin is wrenched from Marie Antoinette

February 27, 2012

Marie Antoinette: Ever majestic, though anxious as she discerns the approaching Revolution

February 2, 2012

Weak authority and unbridled liberty

February 2, 2012

Marie Antoinette organizes the rescue of a hurt postillion

November 17, 2011

Marie Antoinette took care of the sick and needy herself

October 27, 2011

While hunting, Marie Antoinette took pains not to damage the harvest

October 17, 2011

Last Letter of Marie-Antoinette

October 13, 2011

Marie Antoinette, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of France and Capetian Widow

October 13, 2011

Marie Antoinette was a Good Samaritan

July 28, 2011

Marie Antoinette’s dulcimer player

July 14, 2011

Marie Antoinette saves a seat for an expecting mother who was visiting Versailles

May 12, 2011

A 14-year-old Archduchess Marie Antoinette is welcomed to France

April 25, 2011

The Dauphin’s gift to the Queen on New Year’s Day

December 23, 2010

Marie Antoinette teaches her children to sacrifice themselves for the poor

December 20, 2010

The Dauphin’s innocent description of a revolutionary riot

November 25, 2010

Marie Antoinette confronts and converts a Jacobin woman

November 22, 2010

In admiring his mother, Queen Marie Antoinette, the Dauphin learns about superlatives

November 18, 2010

Setting the record straight about Marie Antoinette

October 28, 2010

In defense of one who cannot defend herself…

October 28, 2010

The Dauphin, the tutor and Diogenes

September 8, 2010

Marie Antoinette reprimands the Dauphin for whistling

September 6, 2010