Marie Antoinette: The Journey (By Antonio Fraser)



History 102

Marie Antoinette: The Journey

Introduction

Antonia Frasers has written a number of historical publications. Since 1969, Antonio continues to contribute to the literature base. She lives in London; therefore, biographies have recorded the events of native England. She won British Literary prize for her publication, “Marie Antoinette: The Journey”. With her fluent story-telling skills, she records the life & events of the unhappy queen. This write up narrates the biography of Maria Antoinette, as presented by Antonio Frasers. The biography, “Marie Antoinette: the journey” serves to be the primary literature source for this article.

Discussion

Marie Antoinette is known as the eighteenth century French Queen. The lady has a legendary story. There are a number of accusations against the queen; primarily, she is considered to be the primary planner in the French revolution conspiracy. Her journey began from the age of fourteen, when she went to marry Louis XVI. She was born in November, 1755; she belonged to Austria. She was born as the archduchess of Austria. The queen had to face a number of punishments against minor faults. Her life events seem to be series of drama, which reflects upon the emotion & power (Fraser, 2006).

Marie Antoinette was the youngest daughter of Maria & Francis I. Her mother, Maria Teresa, was the empress of Austria. Marie travelled from Vienna to Versailles. The prime motivation was to excel the Austrian interests. The literal journey brought about a number of events in her life, which completely changed her ambition. The lady has little interest in the politics of power and throne. She possessed the role of a true humanitarian. Her personality had inclination towards literature, arts, and music. She exerted great appreciation to the contribution of art. Regardless of her anti-political interests, the French accused her for the unnecessary political interference. The French writings included scandalous tracts, accusing her of anti-sophisticated behaviors. Fraser defends her image and reputation; she illustrated the sympathetic image of the Queen. Undoubtedly, the queen had a good heart. She was very young when she got married; this explains the reason for her under qualification. She could not attain sound educational degrees because she got married at the age of fourteen.

Fraser highlighted that her marriage was more like a political pact. Teresa wanted the marriage to further facilitate the Austrian interests. The situation depicts the lack of intimacy in a marriage. The marriage ...