A necklace thought to contain diamonds from an earlier necklace which embroiled Marie Antoinette in scandal has found success ...

A diamond-studded necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that hastened the downfall of the doomed 18th century queen of ...

How the Affair of the Diamond Necklace changed history—and why 18th-century jewelry remains an eternal holy grail.

According to The Smithsonian, "It is highly unlikely that Marie Antoinette, King Louis XVI, or anyone else in the French Royal family ever wore the French Blue. At the time, the diamond was set ...

He betrothed her to King Louis XVI to strengthen ties between France and Austria, her native country. Marie Antoinette was ... believe paved the way for her execution. The necklace, which ...

"There is obviously a niche in the market for historical jewels with fabulous provenances," Sotheby's jewelry specialist ...

A diamond necklace supposedly related to a scandal that precipitated the downfall of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France in the ...

The house tried to convince the new King Louis XVI to purchase the necklace as a gift for Marie Antoinette, who declined. So the jeweller enlisted the courtier Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy to ...

Marie Antoinette didn’t say let them ... allowed to vote and be elected to government. She opposed the execution of King Louis XVI and wanted the people of France to choose their own form ...

PARIS: As the mighty Notre Dame cathedral prepares to reopen its doors in a month’s time after a devastating fire ...

It concluded the verdict of Joan as a heretic had been arbitrary, paving the way for a second trial in Rouen, the original ...