Uncover the myths and secrets that led the doomed Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. Find out why Marie Antoinette is often blamed for causing the French Revolution by saying “let them eat cake ...

Marie Antoinette was born in Austria in 1755 and ... It is believed some of the jewels in the necklace sold on Wednesday were the original ones at the centre of the "affair of the diamond necklace ...

She impersonated Marie Antoinette and duped Cardinal Rohan into ... Thieves dismantled the original necklace, weighing an incredible 2,800 carats, and sold its diamonds on the black market.