RA: Marie Antoinette's Last Ride

Marie Antoinette's Last Ride

Tuesday, October 8th
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
$20 per person
Instructor: Stew Ross
This is the story of the last days of Marie Antoinette and the events that led to her execution. We will take you on a walking tour along the exact route the queen's cart took to the Place de la Révolution (today it's known as the Place de la Concorde). Starting in her cell at the Conciergerie, we'll stop along the way at Robespierre's apartment, the pharmacy where her alleged lover bought his invisible ink to write love letters to her, and the site where Jacques-Louis David sat and sketched his famous picture of her in the cart. You'll learn how to distinguish between buildings that were pre and post Revolution. Your tour ends at the exact spot where the guillotine was set-up — spoiler alert: it was not in the same spot where her husband was executed ten months earlier.

Please contact The Renaissance Academy with all reservations at (239) 745-4512