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The Bad Queen : Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette Hardcover - 2010
by Carolyn Meyer
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
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- Title The Bad Queen : Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette
- Author Carolyn Meyer
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition; F
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 420
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Boston, Ma
- Date 2010
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0152063765I4N10
- ISBN 9780152063764 / 0152063765
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.5 in (21.08 x 14.48 x 3.81 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Reading level 990
- Library of Congress subjects Courts and courtiers, Kings, queens, rulers, etc
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009019036
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
History paints her as a shallow party girl, a spoiled fashionista, a callous ruler. Perhaps no other royal has been so maligned—and so misunderstood—as Marie-Antoinette.
From the moment she was betrothed to the dauphin of France at age fourteen, perfection was demanded of Marie-Antoinette. She tried to please everyone—courtiers, her young husband, the king, the French people—but often fell short of their expectations. Desperate for affection and subjected to constant scrutiny, this spirited young woman can’t help but want to let loose with elaborate parties, scandalous fashions, and unimaginable luxuries. But as Marie-Antoinette’s lifestyle gets ever-more recklessly extravagant, the peasants of France are suffering from increasing poverty—and becoming outraged. They want to make the queen pay.
In this latest installment of her acclaimed Young Royals series, Carolyn Meyer reveals the dizzying rise and horrific downfall of the last queen of France. Includes historical notes, an author’s note, and a bibliography.