On the new period drama “Marie Antoinette,” you won’t hear the title character say the famous line, “Let them eat cake.” “No, that’s actually fake news,” said Emilia Schüle, 30 ...

Before Marie Antoinette lost her head, her favorite portrait painter kept her own by fleeing France. The artist was Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, who saw which way the wind was blowing in 1789 ...

Who: With Lea Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen. Directed by Benoit Jacquot. Rated: R for brief nudity and language. Running time: 100 minutes. Language: In ...

France's last queen, Marie Antoinette, is long believed to have said 'let them eat cake' in response to the plight of the poor. But new book Fake History reveals that the claim isn't true.

Here's the thing: Marie Antoinette never said, "Let them eat cake," when she heard French peasants had no bread. That was slander by anti-royalists to make her seem out of touch with the public ...

Did Marie Antoinette really utter the infamous words, "Let them eat cake"? The quick answer to this question is a simple "no." Marie Antoinette, the last pre-revolutionary queen of France, did not ...

Marie Antoinette earns a big-screen makeover in “Farewell, My Queen,” a lavish French period piece based on inspired fictional fancy spun from real history.This is not the “Let them eat cake ...

Lucy explores the famous myth that Marie Antoinette uttered the phrase “Let them eat cake." As an Austrian royal in the French court she was notorious for her profligacy and her love of fine ...

From a Hockney painting to Marie Antoinette's pearl, here are 4 record-breaking collectibles auctioned this week. A 19-carat vivid pink diamond sold for over $50 million.