Sibyl Service

How do you solve a problem like Marie?


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SHE HAS RISEN. MARIE ANTOINETTE HAS RISEN AGAIN.

She's hot, she's cross and she's a bun. On this glorious Easter Sunday, we celebrate the eating of chocolate cake as well as contradicting and confirming famous Versailles myths and legends.


Was Marie the reckless queen who let France starve while she indulged in shoes and strange theatrical performances? Or was she the victim of extreme misogyny who functioned as a scapegoat for France's political failures?


She's back (with a head) from 1793 both restore and redeem her reputation. She is entering the studio...



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Sibyl ServiceBy Sophie Dibben