Marie Antionette (or Maria Antonia as she was originally named), though today only a memory, is a woman that became so famous, almost everyone around the world knows her name. She is associated with big hair and dresses, the opulence of the French court, and the misconstrued line “let them eat cake” which today, as misguided as it is, is often used as o…
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