WhentalkingaboutLouisXVIandhiswifeMarieAntoinette,whatimmediatelycomestomindarelace,tallwigs,flamboyantclothesandcolours,Versailles,or…theguillotine.Here,betweenthesetwoextremes,existsamiddleground,aperiodoftimeseldomexplored:thefewmonthswhenthelastkingandqueenofFrancewereimprisoned,withtheirtwoyoungchildren,inablackcastleontheoutskirtsofParis,awaitingtheirexecutions.Abriefandcondensedperiodwhere,amidstviolenceandharassment,allmasksfelloff:thoseoftworoyals,aspublicandprivatefiguresthatoftheoldregimethatofaHistorythatfinallyturnedthepageandthatofGodwho,fromthenon,waseclipsedbytheshadows,leavingmanentirelyalone.

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