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How to ruin a queen Marie Antoinette and the diamond necklace affair

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-ca...

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Main Author: Beckman, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2014.
Edition:First Da Capo Press edition 2014.
Subjects:
Diamond Necklace Affair, France, 1785.
Rohan-Guémené, Louis-René-Édouard, > prince de, > 1734-1803 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Marie Antoinette, > Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, > 1755-1793.
Jewelry theft > France > History > 18th century.
Monarchy > France > History > 18th century.
France > History > 18th century.
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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.
Physical Description:xii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-370) and index.
ISBN:9780306823558 (hardcover)
0306823551 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Jonathan Beckman is senior editor of Literary Review . He has degrees from the University of Cambridge and University of London. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The Observer , Times Literary Supplement , Daily Telegraph , Daily Mail , Financial Times , Sunday Times , Spectator , New Statesman , and Independent . In 2010, he won the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Nonfiction. He lives in London.

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