How to ruin a queen : Marie Antoinette, the stolen diamonds and the scandal that shook the French throne /: Marie Antoinette, the stolen diamonds and the scandal that shook the French throne. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jonathan Beckman.
• Authors: Beckman, Jonathan
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Dramatis Personae; Prologue: Before the Law; 1. Princess in Rags; 2. The Man Who Never Grew Up; 3. Faith, Hope and Charity; 4. Antoinette Against Versailles; 5. In My Lady's Chamber; 6. Notes on a Scandal; 7. To Play the Queen; 8. Diamonds and Best Friends; 9. The Greatest Man in Europe: An Interlude; 10. Follow the Money; 11. Days of Reckoning; 12. 'I Will Pay for Everything'; 13. Arresting Developments; 14. Hotel Bastille; 15. Witness Protection; 16. Tired and Emotional; 17. Nicolas Abroad: A Picaresque; 18. Questions, Questions. 19. Cheek to Cheek, Toe to Toe20. An Extraordinary Rendition; 21. The Truth Will Out; 22. In the Gossip Factory; 23. Judgement Day; 24. Catch Him if You Can: A Burlesque; 25. Farewell, My Country; 26. Down and Out in Paris and London; 27. Confessions of a Justified Sinner; 28. The Fall of the Houses of Valois and Bourbon; 29. Madness, Sadness, Poverty; 30. Flashes in the Crystal: A Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Illustration Credits; Notes; Note on the Sources; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : John Murray
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates)
• Subjects: 944.035092; Diamond Necklace Affair, France, 1785; Jewelry theft -- France -- History -- 18th century; Monarchy -- France -- History -- 18th century; Affaire du collier, France, 1785; Vol de bijoux -- France -- Histoire -- 18e siècle; Monarchie -- France -- Histoire -- 18e siècle; HISTORY -- Europe -- France; Jewelry theft; Monarchy; France -- History -- 18th century; France -- Histoire -- 18e siècle; France; History; Trials, litigation, etc; Trials, litigation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780306823565; 9781848549999; 1848549997
• Related ISBNs: 030682356X; 9781848549982; 1848549989
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.