Marie Antoinette

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Why do we celebrate birthdays with cake? In this episode of Thick & Thin, I detail the reign of the infamous French Queen, Marie Antoinette, and discover the origins of birthday parties. // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: The Marie Antoinette Diet: Eat Cak ...  Show more

In this week's RERELEASE , Claire and Tess sit down with some bubbly and cake and tell the story of the one and only, Marie Antoinette. We start with her beginnings as an Austrian princess leading her to become one of the most notorious rulers in history as the Queen of France an ...  Show more

Most people associate Marie Antoinette with towering wigs, bon bons, affairs, and the legendary “let them eat cake” line. And wasn’t she executed for living extravagantly while the French people were starving? The answer is no, no, and no – the truth is way more complicated th ...

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