Marie Antoinette is famous for her decadence. Or her supposed decadence, anyway. By the time she was executed at the guillotine on October 16, 1793 (nine months after her husband, King Louis XVI ...

Marie-Antoinette's love of jewelry created scandal and public uprising. ... However, their oldest child, the teenage Marie-Thérese, would become the only member of the royal family to survive.

Caution: This post contains SPOILERS for Marie Antoinette season 2, episode 7.. The latest episode picks up just shortly after the events of episode 6. Antoinette is angry at both Louis and ...

Marie Antoinette season 2 will begin on Thursday, May 8, on BBC Two at 9.00 pm. It will also be available as a box set on iPlayer from that date. US viewers can watch it via PBS.org & PBS app.

The atmosphere is studious on the set of “Marie-Antoinette,” a lavish French-produced costume drama created, co-written and executive produced by Deborah Davis.

In truth, says Melanie Clegg, author of Marie Antoinette: An Intimate History, the queen “absolutely wouldn’t have regarded herself” as a feminist, despite the fact that “she came from a ...

The Paris jewelry maker Mellerio introduces Jardin des Rêves, a showcase for 14 kinds of gems totaling 172 carats.

Marie Antoinette had excellent taste in furniture too, naturally, and a few rare pieces are set to hit the auction block next week. Included in the Exceptional Sale at Christie's Paris on November ...