Book Reviews

Marie Antoinette’s Confidante: The Rise and Fall of the Princesse de Lamballe by Geri Walton Book Review

Marie Antoinette has always fascinated readers worldwide. Yet perhaps no one knew her better than one of her closest confidantes, Marie Thérèse, the Princess de Lamballe. The Princess became superintendent of the Queen’s household in 1774, and through her relationship with Marie Antoinette, a unique perspective of the lavishness and daily intrigue at Versailles is [read more]