Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette: The Queen Who Lost Her Head
Skygaze revisits the rise and fall of France's most infamous royal
A Princess from Austria
Born into the powerful Habsburg dynasty, Marie Antoinette was married off at 14 to Louis XVI to cement a political alliance. She arrived in France as a teenage outsider in a rigid and suspicious royal court.
Let Them Eat Cake?
Though the infamous phrase is likely apocryphal, Marie became a symbol of royal excess. Her spending on fashion, gambling, and lavish events at Versailles outraged a starving population, who saw her as indifferent and decadent.
The Fall of the Monarchy
As the French Revolution unfolded, public fury grew. The monarchy was abolished, and Marie - once adored - became a scapegoat. She was tried for treason and swiftly executed by guillotine at age 37.
A Legacy in Lace and Blood
Marie Antoinette has since become a cultural icon - reviled by some, romanticized by others. Her image adorns pop art and perfume bottles, yet her final days reveal a woman facing death with dignity. Skygaze explores how myth and martyrdom blur in the memory of the last Queen of France.
