Marie Antoinette

The teenage queen was embraced by France in 1770. Twenty-three years later, she lost her head to the guillotine. (But she never said, "Let them eat cake")

To understand what a regular day at Versailles might entail and how etiquette ruled the Queen's life, I have provided Marie Antoinette's daily schedule that

Unlike her usual ornate style, it was relatively simple — but still scandalous.