This riveting book explores the little-known intimate life of Marie Antoinette and her family in a world filled with intrigue, infidelity, and adultery. Will Bashor unveils the hedonistic atmosphere at Versailles as we learn the secret language of the queenâ s fan and explore the hidden passageways and staircases of endless intrigue at the palace.
This riveting book explores the little-known intimate life of Marie Antoinette and her family in a world filled with intrigue, infidelity, and adultery. Will Bashor unveils the hedonistic atmosphere at Versailles as we learn the secret language of the queenâ s fan and explore the hidden passageways and staircases of endless intrigue at the palace.
Author's Note Introduction Family Tree Chronology Part I: Enigmatic Versailles 1 Louis XIII's Château of Debauchery 2 Louis XIV's Reign of Bosoms and Cockles of the Heart 3 The Parc-aux-Cerfs: Louis XV's Private Bordello À Savoir: Marie Antoinette's Handwriting (Vienna, Austria) Part II: Marie Antoinette, Dauphine of France (1770-1774) 4 The Strawberry Blonde Arrives 5 New Friends, New Enemies, and the Princes Charmants 6 Fans and the Art of Seduction À Savoir: Marie Antoinette's Handwriting (1770-1774) Part III: The Barren Queen's Temptations (1774-1778) 7 Gallant Pursuers 8 Décampativos and Risky Diversions 9 Questionable Relationships with Women À Savoir: Marie Antoinette's Handwriting (1774-1778) Part IV: The Queen's Regrets (1778-1792) 10 Charlot and Toinette's Love Affairs: A Play Stolen from V-- 11 The Austrian Woman on the RAMPAGE, or the Royal Orgy: An Operatic Proverb 12 Description of the Royal Menagerie of Living Animals 13 Filth, Sex, and Erotica in Magnificence ? À Savoir: Marie Antoinette's Handwriting (1778-1792) Part V: A Queen Dethroned and Diseased (1792-1793) 14 Maladies Vénériennes at the Court of Versailles 15 Maladies Vénériennes and the Unthinkable 16 Cancer Rising and Sun in Scorpio ? À Savoir: Marie Antoinette's Handwriting (1792-1793) Part VI: The Verdict 17 The Last Testament 18 Guilty? Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography List of Illustrations and Credits Index About the Author
Author's Note Introduction Family Tree Chronology Part I: Enigmatic Versailles 1 Louis XIII's Château of Debauchery 2 Louis XIV's Reign of Bosoms and Cockles of the Heart 3 The Parc-aux-Cerfs: Louis XV's Private Bordello À Savoir: Marie Antoinette's Handwriting (Vienna, Austria) Part II: Marie Antoinette, Dauphine of France (1770-1774) 4 The Strawberry Blonde Arrives 5 New Friends, New Enemies, and the Princes Charmants 6 Fans and the Art of Seduction À Savoir: Marie Antoinette's Handwriting (1770-1774) Part III: The Barren Queen's Temptations (1774-1778) 7 Gallant Pursuers 8 Décampativos and Risky Diversions 9 Questionable Relationships with Women À Savoir: Marie Antoinette's Handwriting (1774-1778) Part IV: The Queen's Regrets (1778-1792) 10 Charlot and Toinette's Love Affairs: A Play Stolen from V-- 11 The Austrian Woman on the RAMPAGE, or the Royal Orgy: An Operatic Proverb 12 Description of the Royal Menagerie of Living Animals 13 Filth, Sex, and Erotica in Magnificence ? À Savoir: Marie Antoinette's Handwriting (1778-1792) Part V: A Queen Dethroned and Diseased (1792-1793) 14 Maladies Vénériennes at the Court of Versailles 15 Maladies Vénériennes and the Unthinkable 16 Cancer Rising and Sun in Scorpio ? À Savoir: Marie Antoinette's Handwriting (1792-1793) Part VI: The Verdict 17 The Last Testament 18 Guilty? Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography List of Illustrations and Credits Index About the Author
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