March 4, 2010
Women’s History Month: Meet Marie Antoinette on Monday, March 22 at 7:00pm at Calvert Library Prince Frederick. Christine Trent, author of The Queen’s Dollmaker will present as Marie Antoinette and perhaps dispel the bad reputation that has always plagued the queen. As the queen at the height of the French Revolution, she has been much maligned. She was fourteen when she wed the king-to-be and as an Austrian and foreigner, she was an easy target of criticism among her subjects. Not producing an heir for seven years was only one of the early complaints. Some have suggested that Marie Antoinette influenced her husband’s political views in a way that made the revolution a foregone conclusion. She was also the object of rumored affairs and accusations of incest. The phrase “Let them eat cake” is often attributed to her though there is actually no historical evidence of this.
Christine Trent writes historical fiction from her two-story home library. She lives with her wonderful bookshelf-building husband, four precocious cats, a large doll collection, and over 3,000 fully cataloged books. She and her husband are active travelers and journey regularly to England to conduct book research at historic sites. Learn more about Christine at www.christinetrent.com. For more information, call the Calvert Library Prince Frederick at 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
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