{"product_id":"2026200010820-secondhand-marie-antoinette","title":"Marie Antoinette","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly detailed biography, Marie Antoinette chronicles the extraordinary and tragic life of one of history's most iconic and misunderstood queens. John E. N. Hearsey presents a compelling portrait of the Austrian archduchess who became Queen of France, tracing her journey from the glittering courts of Vienna to the opulence—and ultimate peril—of Versailles. With scholarly authority and narrative precision, the book uncovers the political machinations, personal struggles, and sweeping revolutionary forces that sealed her fate on the guillotine in 1793. Hearsey illustrates how Marie Antoinette was both a product of her privileged world and a victim of a society in violent upheaval, offering a nuanced and deeply human account of her reign and downfall. Written with engaging clarity, this biography stands as an authoritative and sympathetic reassessment of a queen too often reduced to caricature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130763223259,"sku":"2026200010820-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/80878f96-d8e1-4bc0-bfbb-8195715aa231.png?v=1786589508","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010820-secondhand-marie-antoinette","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}