Monday, February 23, 2009

Index Card #4

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09665a.htm
This is a legimit website and gives a breif summary like when she was born, she queen of france. Main points:
-she adopted an imprudent course of action, both in her political and private life
-she was mainly blamed for prodigality
-Diamond Necklace Affair stirred the crowd and the society
-Marie Antoinette secretly negotiated with foreign powers for the king's safety because it was threathened at the opening of Estates-General acclaiming the queen's enemy
-Consecutive actions led to many problems; she was shut up in the temple
-took in trial on oct 14
-she refused to make her confession
-she was finally executed

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