The Royal Diaries: Marie Antoinette, Princess of Versailles, Austria-France, 1769 (The Royal Diaries)
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0439076668 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Things get even more grim as she is shipped off to the court of Versailles and introduced to her puffy, awkward future husband and confronted with the court's ridiculous customs. To prepare her for this awesome responsibility, she must be trained to write, read, speak French, dress, act even breathe. Marie--an opinionated and insightful young woman--mocks the court of "impeccable etiquette and manners" that makes up nasty rhymes about those they hate, but panics when her hair is mussed. Fortunately, her
I thought it would be boring, more like a history book Anna As a book it exceeded my expectations. I thought it would be boring, more like a history book, but it was a fun and easy read, one I enjoyed thoroughly. This is one of few historical novels I can recommend to anyone.. Another good one. I write this about almost all the Royal Diary books, but my daughter just reads them voraciously. She loves them! And I love that she's learning about history.. Marie Antoinette Well, for me if I see a movie that used to be a book then I usually like to read the book because sometimes it will have more information, and after I saw Marie Antoinette, I had to learn more about her. This truly helped. The plot of this book is Marie Antoinette's life from January first, 1769 to January first 1770. So basically when she knows that she is becoming Queen of France and now she must learn the ways of the French court and the French people, to after she has married Louis Auguste and she is having conflicts with King Louis XV's mis
I am just thirteenI am not yet ready to be a dauphine, let alone Queen, she writes. But she dreads both new roles. Maria Antonia of Vienna has her whole life mapped out ahead of her. She is to marry Dauphin Louis Auguste, eldest grandson of King Louis XV. As his wife, she will be called Marie Antoinette, and will be the highest princess of France. Upon the death of the King, she will become Queen Marie Antoinette
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