Marie Antoinette's Darkest Days by Will Bashor

Granted, Leonard was known as the magician of Marie-Antoinette's court, but how was it possible that he managed to die twice?'- Provided by publisher.

However, it was also recorded that Leonard, after receiving a pension from the new King Louis XVIII, died in Paris in March 1820. The book begins on the 2nd of August 1793, the day Marie Antoinette was torn from her familys arms and escorted from the Temple to the Conciergerie, a thick-walled fortress turned prison. 280 in the Conciergerie by Bashor, Will, author. The French press reported that Leonard was convicted of treason and executed in Paris in 1793. Marie Antoinettes darkest days : prisoner no. Besides his proximity to the queen, Leonard also had a most fascinating life filled with sex (he was the only man in a female dominated court), seduction, intrigue, espionage, theft, exile, treason, and possibly, execution. Bashor chronicles Leonard's story, the role he played in the life of his most famous client, and the chaotic and history-making world in which he rose to prominence. By unearthing a variety of sources from the 18th and 19th centuries, including memoirs (including Leonard's own), court documents, and archived periodicals the author, French History professor and expert Will Bashor, tells Autie's mostly unknown story. Who was this minister of fashion who wielded such tremendous influence over the queen's affairs? Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, The Queen, and the Revolution charts the rise of Leonard Autie from humble origins as a country barber in the south of France to the inventor of the Pouf and premier hairdresser to Queen Marie-Antoinette.

For the better part of the queen's reign, one man was entrusted with the sole responsibility of ensuring that her coiffure was at its most ostentatious best. 'Marie Antoinette has remained atop the popular cultural landscape for centuries for the daring in style and fashion that she brought to 18th century France.

Marie Antoinette's Darkest Days by Will Bashor