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Marie Antoinette's final note, written at 4.30am on the morning of her execution, 16th October 1793

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Marie Antoinette's final note, written at 4.30am on the morning of her execution, 16th October 1793

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Shoe believed to have belonged to Marie Antoinette on the day of her execution in 1793

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Shoe believed to have belonged to Marie Antoinette on the day of her execution in 1793

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The shoe that Marie Antoinette lost when she tripped going up the steps to the guillotine on the morning of her execution, 16 October 1793. In the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, France.

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The shoe that Marie Antoinette lost when she tripped going up the steps to the guillotine on the morning of her execution, 16 October 1793. In the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, France.

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The guillotine blade that killed Marie Antoinette on October 16, 1793

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The guillotine blade that killed Marie Antoinette on October 16, 1793

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Impression of Marie Antoinette's head taken immediately after she had been guillotined, October 16, 1793

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Impression of Marie Antoinette's head taken immediately after she had been guillotined, October 16, 1793

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Marie Antoinette was executed on this day in 1793. A single shoe that was reputed to have belonged to the queen fetched a whopping £38,000 at auction in 2020. The silk and kidskin shoe is inscribed “Soulier de Marie-Antoinette donné à M. de Voisey”.

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Marie Antoinette was executed on this day in 1793. A single shoe that was reputed to have belonged to the queen fetched a whopping £38,000 at auction in 2020. The silk and kidskin shoe is inscribed “Soulier de Marie-Antoinette donné à M. de Voisey”.

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Marie-Antoinette's writing table. Mainly by Jean-Henri Riesener with possible involvement of François Rémond. France, circa 1780's.

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Marie-Antoinette's writing table. Mainly by Jean-Henri Riesener with possible involvement of François Rémond. France, circa 1780's.

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