Will Bashor

Marie Antoinette's World

Intrigue, Infidelity, and Adultery in Versailles

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Produktbeschreibung

This riveting book explores the little-known intimate life of Marie Antoinette and her milieu in a world filled with intrigue, infidelity, adultery, and sexually transmitted diseases. Will Bashor reveals the intrigue and debauchery of the Bourbon kings from Louis XIII to Louis XV, which were closely intertwined with the expansion of Versailles from a simple hunting lodge to a luxurious and intricately ordered palace. It soon became a retreat for scandalous conspiracies and rendezvous--all hidden from the public eye. When Marie Antoinette arrived, she was quickly drawn into a true viper's nest, encouraged by her imprudent entourage. Bashor shows that her often thoughtless, fantasy-driven, and notorious antics were inevitable given her family history and the alluring influences that surrounded her. Marie Antoinette's frivolous and flamboyant lifestyle prompted a torrent of scathing pamphlets, and Bashor scrutinizes the queen's world to discover what was false, what was possible, and what, although shocking, was most probably true. Readers will be fascinated by this glimpse behind the decorative screens to learn the secret language of the queen's fan and explore the dark passageways and staircases of endless intrigue at Versailles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 162mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 570g
• ISBN-13: 9781538138243
• ISBN-10: 1538138247
• Artikelnr.: 58022906

Autorenporträt

Will Bashor holds a doctorate in International Studies from the American Graduate School in Paris. He currently lives in Barcelona.His books include Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution and Marie Antoinette's Darkest Days: Prisoner No. 280 in the Conciergerie.