I realize that I had always in my heart of hearts planned to write a biography of Marie Antoinette.
I'm glad I was never an heiress.
Her imperturbable self-confidence (Duchesse de Maine) caused Madame de Stael to write that the Duchesse believed in herself the same way she believed in God, without explanation or discussion.
The concentration in my book on Marie Antoinette's childhood and on her family influences. It is surprising how some books actually start with her arrival in France!
It can be a long gap between the emergence of fully researched historical biographies.
King Charles II liked women's company and well as making love to them.
I hate the only one of my book jackets when I was made up professionally, my hair made into a smooth bell.
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