that classy people can be whores as well. there is reference to Mary Antoinette, the queen of france during the french revolution. She was there living the high life and when informed of the peasants not having bread, she ignorantly replied with "then let them eat cake". hense the line....
(Frenchmari ɑ̃twanɛt) n (Biography) 1755–93, queen of France (1774–93) by marriage to Louis XVI of France. Her opposition to reform during the Revolution contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy; guillotined Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014...
(redirected from Queen Marie Antoinette of France)Also found in: Encyclopedia. Ma·rie An·toi·nette (mə-rē′ ăn′twə-nĕt′) 1755-1793. Queen of France (1774-1793) as the wife of Louis XVI. She was tried and executed during the French Revolution. American Heritage® ...
1755–October 16, 1793) was the queen of France, executed by guillotine during the French Revolution. She is most known for supposedly saying "Let them eat cake," although the French quote translates more precisely as, "Let them eat brioche," and there is no proof that she said this....
In metropolitan France, a number of locations within the country's rich carceral heritage, made up of several hundred sites (Madranges 2013), can be visited, including most castles and fortresses (e.g. the Chteau of Vincennes, of Angers, etc.) and abbeys (e.g., Fontevraud, Mont Saint-...
Henrietta Maria of France (French: Henriette Marie; 25 November[1] 1609 – 10 September 1669) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from her marriage to King Charles I on 13 June 1625 until his execution on 30 January 1649. She was the mother of Charles II and James II and VII....
Napoleon (August 15, 1769–May 5, 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again in 1815...
Many of the great fortunes made during this period were made in the slave trade. During the American Revolution, Newport was the scene of much activity. One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, William Ellery, came from Newport. He later served on the Naval Committee. In the ...
France, where a beautiful shrine to Christ the King was completed in 1940 and torn down in 1977; to the — again, art deco — churches of that name in Dallas and Tulsa, to any number of churches around the world of more or less beauty (this writer really dislikes the cathedral of ...
Mary’s troubles were still further increased by the Huguenot rising in France, called le tumults d’Amboise (6-March 17, 1560), making it impossible for the French to succour Mary’s side in Scotland. At last the starving French garrison of Leith was obliged to yield to a large ...