This book tells the story of Marie Antoinette and looks at what was happening all around the world in her time.To help you find your way through the book,each chapter has been divided into seven sections. Each section describes a different part of the world and is headed by a color bar.As you look through a chapter, the color bars tell you which areas you can read about in the text below. There is a time line, to give you an outline of world events in Marie Antoinette's time, and also a map, which shows some of the most important places mentioned in this book.

The Story of Marie Antoinette

The. World 1700-1800

Time Line

Around the World

Famous Rulers and Leaders

How People Lived

Discovery and Invention

The Creative World

Beliefs and Ideas

Glossary

Index