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Marie Antoinette’s death was one of the biggest scandals of her life. Was it good riddance or not? To this day, there are wavering opinions about the young queen.

While there’s no point in deliberating her virtue or vices, we can delight in being voyeurs into the opulent court at Versailles, the scene of many Marie Antoinette scandals.

• ‘Let Them Eat Cake!’ As famous as she is for hav­ing proclaimed, “Let them eat cake,” when she heard that the­ peasants were starving from the dearth of bread, Marie Antoinette actually never said it.
• The Brick Wall in the Bedroom: For seven years, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette’s marriage was unconsummated — and it was all anyone could talk about. Well, that and the brewing revolution.

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