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Tag Archives: Life at Court
WWMAD: Dealing with snarky, underminy women
Every Sunday, Marie Antoinette doles out the advice only she can give about love, life and relationships. To have the queen weigh in on your dilemma, email whatwouldmarieantoinettedo at wordpress dot com. Your majesty the Queen, I’m the new girl … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Classy, Eighteenth Century, Etiquette, France, lessons, Life at Court, marie antoinette, what would marie antoinette do, WWMAD
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WWMAD: A queen saves a joke for later
In this Sunday series, Marie Antoinette answers questions about love and life. To have your own question answered, send it along to whatwouldmarieantoinettedo at gmail dot com. Your highness, I’m absolutely mortified. While at a party my friends and I … Continue reading
What to say when you can’t believe you need to say anything
Every Sunday, Marie Antoinette, the once and always Queen of France, answers questions on love, life and etiquette. If you have your own question for the queen, please write to whatwouldmarieantoinettedo at gmail dot com. Dear hearts, Last week one … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Life at Court, lifestyle, marie antoinette, rude people, tips, what would marie antoinette do
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WWMAD: Paris Hilton writes the queen
Each Sunday, in this space, Marie Antoinette fields questions about love and life and shares the fruits of her experience. If you’re in a pickle, please send your issue to whatwouldmarieantoinettedo at gmail dot com. Like, Omigod, Hi, First off, … Continue reading
Posted in france, Life at Court, Louis XV, Louis xvi, marie-antoinette, Modern Maries, paris hilton, The Good Life, WWMAD
Tagged 18th Century France, Advice, Eighteenth Century, France, lessons, Life at Court, marie antoinette, Modern Marie, paris hilton, versailles, what would marie antoinette do, WWMAD
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What Sites Would Marie Antoinette Bookmark?
Your blog mistress has worked diligently to assemble her list of favorite Marie Antoinette sites. The list is a tribute, really, to the sites she herself enjoys, and is happy to be a sister among this sites on the web. … Continue reading
The Good Life: A Lady Holds Her Own Salon
There was a time when a person of breeding and wit could find his or her match at court. But while society gathers there, and some princes and duchesses hold daily gatherings, the pomp and nonsense make true conversation impossible. … Continue reading
A reader asks Marie: Why is he flirting with my best friend?
Each Sunday, Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, lends her wealth of experience to your modern-day problems. To have the queen weigh in on your personal dilemma, send an email to whatwouldmarieantoinettedo at gmail dot com. Dear Marie: I … Continue reading
All the Links that Are Fit to Post
Your blog mistress stumbled upon the following this week and thought you’d like a look. A museum exhibit dedicated to Marie’s rumored love, the dashing Axel von Fersen, complete with his desk, burnt letters and all. A podcast about a … Continue reading
Posted in Axel Von Fersen, Fashion, france, Interweb Marie, Life at Court, Louis xvi, marie-antoinette, Rose Bertin, versailles
Tagged 18th Century France, axel von fersen, Catherine Delors, Eighteenth Century, Fashion, France, Life at Court, marie antoinette, RoseBertin, Royal Ontario Museum, versailles
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Book Review: Evelyne Lever’s Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France
Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France by Évelyne Lever My rating: 2 of 5 stars Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France (Paperback) by Evelyne Lever What I liked: I liked a history from a French perspective. I’d read … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century France, Book Review, Books, Buy Me!, Covet This, Eighteenth Century, Evelyn Lever, France, Life at Court, marie antoinette, versailles
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