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Marie Antoinette's Darkest Days: Prisoner No. 280 in the Conciergerie

Will Bashor

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Mar 19, 2017 Alyssa rated it really liked it

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Marie Antoinette's Darkest Days is aptly named, given the subject matter. Though I'd known the basics about her imprisonment and execution, Bashor's book brought to life in great detail the hellish, difficult days and nights that she endured in prison. The historical research was immense (and many pages of notes and references are included, if you're the sort that likes to go back to primary sources!)

I found it fascinating that there were so many plots to try to save Marie Antoinette's life. Not ...more

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