Marie-Antoinette : the making of a French queen

Marie-Antoinette : the making of a French queen

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2019.

xx, 363 p., [16] colored p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

923.144 M334har 2019

(OCoLC)1124771300

Hardman shows how Marie-Antoinette played a significant but misunderstood role in the crisis of the monarchy. Drawing on new sources, he describes how, from the outset, Marie-Antoinette refused to prioritize the aggressive foreign policy of her mother, Maria-Theresa, bravely took over the helm from Louis XVI after the collapse of his morale, and, when revolution broke out, listened to the Third Estate and worked closely with repentant radicals to give the constitutional monarchy a fighting chance. For the first time, Hardman demonstrates exactly what influence Marie-Antoinette had and when and how she exerted it--provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-355) and index.
L2019M140

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