Marie Antoinette in her own words
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Did Marianne Twinnett Escape?
I think there were stages where it would have been possible for things to happen differently. The failed escape attempt which sees the royal family arrested in the east of France at Varenne that had been quite cleverly thought through. It was also not a foregone conclusion that Marianne Twinnett would be executed if we think back to the role of the Queen of France. I mean even nowadays France isn't very good at giving women a place in politics.
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