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Written by on June 13, 2011by Monika Riley of Price Futures Group Those unfortunate words cost Marie Antoinette her head. We know from history that her intent was merely to substitute cake until bread was available again ; however her lack of knowledge of the desperate lives of The writer yesterday used another newspaper column to launch a fresh wave [...]
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Written by on June 5, 2011The Habsburg French Queen, Marie Antoinette, who would have had more reason than many to revel in turquerie, and her circle at court, notably her husband's younger brother, the Comte d'Artois (the future Charles X), were known to have created several The phrase 'Let them eat cake', traditionally attributed to Marie Antoinette, contains a 'truth [...]
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