THE story of Marie Antoinette's death still fascinates and horrifies many. The former French Queen was sentenced to death in 1793 at the age of 37 - but why and how many children did she leave behind?

“[Marie Antoinette] has no official power. She’s just the wife of the king of France, and yet she’s put to death,” says Catriona Seth, a historian and literary scholar at the University of ...

MARIE Antoinette is a name that's gone down in history. But not for the right reasons - by the time of her death in 1793, Marie had become the most reviled woman in France - and here's why.

Antoinette was also separated from her two children in the same year, ahead of her inevitable death. Marie Antoinette was beheaded by the revolutionary government on October 16, 1793, at the Place ...

Palace of Versailles, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain The tragic tale of Marie Antoinette’s death during the French Revolution is the stuff of legend. But while the story of Marie Antoinette ...

Marie Antoinette is famous for her decadence. Or her supposed decadence, anyway. By the time she was executed at the guillotine on October 16, 1793 (nine months after her husband, King Louis XVI ...

A mysterious 18th century necklace made from around 500 diamonds, some of which are believed to have been taken from a piece that contributed to French Queen Marie Antoinette's demise, will go on ...

The first season of the PBS series Marie Antoinnette ... reign of Louis XVI and Antoinette, who ascended to the throne as young adults after Louis XV’s sudden death. Now, we’re a few years ...