In a cemetery in the Dutch city of Delft, a simple tombstone bears a puzzling inscription. “Here Lies Louis XVII. Charles Louis, Duke of Normandy, King of France and of Navarre. Born at Versailles, ...

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Before she was sent to the guillotine in 1793, 37-year-old Marie Antoinette couldn’t have imagined that more than two centuries later, she’d still be one of the most famous women in the world. The ...

Democratic strategist David Axelrod says President Trump’s focus on lavish renovations at the White House and Kennedy Center could hurt Republicans on the ballot in the 2026 midterms. In an interview ...

With couture, pageantry and a few well-timed shocks, the exhibition recreates the world of history’s most polarizing fashion icon. This exhibition offers a glimpse into the life of Madame Déficit ...

Democratic strategist David Axelrod said President Donald Trump’s fixation with remodeling the White House and other government buildings could serve as a fatal liability for Republicans’ electoral ...

Legend has it that in the wee hours of yet another wild night at Studio 54, a stranger approached Calvin Klein. “How would you like to make a million dollars?” the man asked, having to shout over the ...

LONDON– The legend of Marie Antoinette was born the moment the steel of the guillotine sliced the skin of her neck. That is the impression gathered from “Marie Antoinette Style” at the Victoria & ...

Kate Moss at the Paris Ritz for Vogue US April 2012 issue (© Tim Walker; courtesy the Victoria and Albert Museum, all other photos Olivia McEwan/Hyperallergic) LONDON — The question of agency looms ...

Editor: When Marie Antionette, the doomed Queen of France at the time of the French Revolution, was told that the peasants had no bread, she supposedly said, “Then, let them eat cake.” The story may ...

Marie Antoinette may or may not have said, “Let them eat cake,” but she definitely piled on the rouge. Now, more than two centuries later, a new generation is following the final queen of France’s ...