Marie Antoinette has been the subject of fascination for historians and other writers for more than 200 years, and this fascination has resulted in an abundance of non-fiction books; from traditional biographies to selective focuses on Marie Antoinette's legacy and everything in between. To round out this year's Women's History Month, I'd like to share 9 non-fiction books written about Marie Antoinette by women authors.
Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen by Dorothy Moulton Mayer
Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser
The Wicked Queen: The Origins of the Myth of Marie Antoinette by Chantal Thomas
Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France by Évelyne Lever
Marie-Antoinette, Daughter of the Caesars: Her Life, Her Times, Her Legacy by Elena Maria Vidal
The Indomitable Marie Antoinette by Simone Bertière
Marie Antoinette: An Intimate History by Melanie Clegg
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Carolyn Weber
A Day With Marie Antoinette by Hélène Delalex