Musings on history, life, popular culture, and art by historian Gareth Russell. All opinions, unless otherwise stated, are either my own or possibly Gabrielle de Polignac's.
Monday, 9 May 2011
The Surviving Jewels of Marie-Antoinette
Via Tea at Trianon comes an article about the few surviving fragments of Marie-Antoinette's legendary jewel collection.
For this blog's post on the fashion preferences of the Queen, click HERE.
Gareth Russell is the author of four works of non-fiction, including the critically-acclaimed biography of Queen Catherine Howard, "Young and Damned and Fair", and two novels set in his native Belfast.
Thank you for the link, Gareth!
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