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

from irregularreader

This book is an in-depth account of the two and a half months Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, spent in the Conciergerie Prison before her trial and execution on October 16th, 1793. The book is meant for those who already possess a passing familiarity with Marie Antoinette's life; events pr...

from Vesper1931

This is one of those books that I would have preferred to have read as an actual book because of the numerous footnotes, diagrams,and acknowledgements which are so much easier to read. together with the text, in a book rather than an ebook. (Well on my tablet anyway). This is the story of the sev...

from SigmundFraud

Marie Antoinette's Darkest Days: Prisoner No. 280 in the Conciergerie by Will Bashor is a frightening read. Yes, we all know that she was imprisoned for a few years during the revolution but it was her last 76 days when she was put in the Conciergerie, a real dungeon. Cold, damp, dirty, vermin sc...

from Kiri

I thought this was very well done. It provides first hand accounts of her final days. The research is meticulously done and well presented. I look forward to seeing more from this author.