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How to ruin a queen, Marie Antoinette and the Diamond Necklace Affair, Jonathan Beckman

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How to ruin a queen, Marie Antoinette and the Diamond Necklace Affair, Jonathan Beckman
Language
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Main title
How to ruin a queen
Responsibility statement
Jonathan Beckman
Sub title
Marie Antoinette and the Diamond Necklace Affair
Summary
In 1785, a sensational trial began in Paris that would divide the country and captivate Europe. A leading Catholic cardinal and scion of one of the most distinguished families in France stood accused of forging the queen's signature to obtain the most expensive piece of jewelry in Europe: a 2,800-carat diamond necklace. Where were the diamonds? Was the cardinal innocent? Was, for that matter, the queen? The revelations from the trial would bedevil the French monarchy as the country descended into a bloody revolution
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adult
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