Madame Du Barry

Madame Du Barry
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Publisher : Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 185043753X
ISBN-13 : 9781850437536
Rating : 4/5 (536 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Madame Du Barry by : Joan Haslip

Download or read book Madame Du Barry written by Joan Haslip and published by Tauris Parke Paperbacks. This book was released on 2005-08-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born the illegitimate daughter of a monk and a seamstress, Madame du Barry rose from poverty to become one of the most powerful and wealthy women of France. A courtesan, she became Louis XV's official mistress and was fĂȘted as one of France's most beautiful women. On Louis XV's death she became vulnerable to those secretly longing for her downfall. Marie Antoinette had her imprisoned for a year, and in 1793 she was executed by the Revolutionary Tribunal for her aristocratic associations. Joan Haslip's classic biography shares the extraordinary and ultimately tragic story of du Barry's life and, in turn, illustrates the dazzling world of the eighteenth century royal court of France and the horrors of the Revolution.


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