Harsh punishment for a royally simple soul; To The Scaffold - The Life of Marie Antoinette . By Carolly Erickson (Robson Books pounds 9.99). Reviewed by Richard Edmonds.(Books)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: August 26, 2000| Author: Edmonds, Richard | Copyright information

Anyone joining the summer crowds that sweep daily through Marie Antoinette's bedchamber at Versailles will certainly hear someone exclaim: 'I certainly wouldn't want to sleep here'.

The reason is simple. Gilded to within an inch of its life, the huge state bedchamber is in essence a royal throne room where whoever slept there was on show to the public.

Here, Marie Antoinette brought the children of Louis XVI into the world under the amused eyes of a twittering...

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