Marie Antoinette allowed her likeness to be reproduced in fashion engravings, a first for the royal court. She allowed her ...

In an age marked by flashy displays of wealth and the perils of political polarisation, Marie Antoinette stands as both a cautionary tale and a beacon of extravagance. Her enduring legacy continues to ...

Before she was sent to the guillotine in 1793, 37-year-old Marie Antoinette could not have imagined that more than two centuries later, she would still be one of the most famous women in the world.

A new television series portrays the French queen as a feminist, drawing criticism from historians Based on a True Story Meilan Solly - Senior Associate Digital Editor, History “Marie Antoinette,” a ...

History has given us no shortage of legendary queens, but few have been as mythicized ad nauseum, and with such unbridled enthusiasm, as Marie Antoinette. And even though it has been 230 years since ...

The hashtag #CarrieAntoinette, which compares prime minister Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie Johnson to the French queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), has been criticized as sexist. Commentators feel it ...

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 sale ...

On September 17 2025, coinciding with London Fashion Week, a new exhibition was unveiled at the V&A South Kensington, London. Titled 'Marie Antoinette Style’, this is the UK's first exhibition on the ...