Did Marie Antoinette have an affair?

Two centuries after the notoriously decadent royal was guillotined during the Revolution, researchers in France have finally unlocked the secrets of blacked-out secret passages from Marie Antoinette's letters to Axel de Fersen, a friend of France's royal family. read more

Two centuries after the notoriously decadent royal was guillotined during the Revolution, researchers in France have finally unlocked the secrets of blacked-out secret passages from Marie Antoinette’s letters to Axel de Fersen, a friend of France’s royal family. read more

Marie Antoinette knew that if she was caught in adultery, she would have been executed without a second thought. Whilst kings were allowed to have mistresses, queens could not due to the risk of the princes being bastards, in addition to women being second-class citizens generally. read more

When­ Marie Antoinette died under the heavy blow of the guillotine on Oct. 16, 1793, it was a decidedly unglamorous affair. That's not to say it wasn't a celebration: Many French revolutionaries were ecstatic to bid the extravagant queen adieu forever. read more