How to ruin a queen : Marie Antoinette, the stolen diamonds and the scandal that shook the French throne
Beckman, Jonathan2014
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On 5 September 1785, a trial began in Paris that would divide the country, captivate Europe and send the French monarchy tumbling down the slope towards the Revolution. Cardinal Louis de Rohan, scion of one of the most ancient and distinguished families in France, stood accused of forging Marie Antoinette's signature to fraudulently obtain the most expensive piece of jewellery in Europe - a 2400-carat necklace worth 1.6 million francs. Where were the diamonds now? Was Rohan entirely innocent? Was, for that matter, the queen?
Main title:
Author:
Beckman, Jonathan, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2014.London : John Murray, 2014.
Collation:
xii, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781848549982 (hbk)1848549989
Dewey class:
944'.035'092944.035944.03509
Language:
English
Subject:
Rohan-Guémené, Louis-René-Édouard, prince de, 1734-1803 -- Trials, litigation, etcMarie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793Diamond Necklace Affair, France, 1785Jewelry theft -- France -- History -- 18th centuryMonarchy -- France -- History -- 18th centuryHistoryFrance -- History -- 18th centuryFrance -- History 1744-1792
BRN:
518558
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