One of history's most misunderstood figures, Marie Antoinette represents the extravagance and the decadence of pre-Revolution France. Yet there was an innocence about Antoinette, thrust as a child into the chillingly formal French court.

Married to the maladroit, ill-mannered Dauphin, Antoinette found pleasure in costly entertainments and garments. She spent lavishly while her overtaxed and increasingly hostile subjects blamed her for France's plight. In time Antoinette matured into a courageous Queen, and when their enemies finally closed in, Antoinette followed her inept husband to the guillotine in one last act of bravery.

In To the Scaffold, Carolly Erickson provides an estimation of a lost Queen that is psychologically acute, richly detailed, and deeply moving.

• We started tracking this book on August 17, 2011.
• This book was $9.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 39 times in the past 4,956 days.
• The current price of this book is $17.99 last checked 2 hours ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $2.99.
• The lowest price to date was $2.99 last reached on March 11, 2025.
• This book has been $2.99 8 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $17.99 last reached on March 12, 2025.
• This book has been $17.99 2 times since we started tracking it.
• This book is currently at its highest price since we started tracking it.

• HistoryEuropeWesternFrance
• HistoryEuropeFrance

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 396 Pages
• File Size: 45 KB