Marie Antoinette

Question: Why wasn't it acceptable for Marie to breastfeed her daughter?

Answer: It was typical for royalty and the aristocracy to remain extremely "hands off" regarding child rearing. Nannies, wet nurses, and tutors tended to all their offsprings' needs, and parents usually spent relatively little time with their children. It would be considered extremely odd for a queen to engage in something so personal and common as breastfeeding her child.

raywest ★

Question: Why did Marie take baths with a nightgown on?

Answer: That was just the custom then. Total nudity was considered inappropriate, if not immoral, even when bathing, which people did infrequently or not at all because it was thought to be unhealthy.

raywest ★

Question: At the end of the film, King Louis refers to the palace as Marie's "lime avenue." What does that mean?

Answer: There were rows of lime trees planted on the ground. Rows of trees in landscaping is called an "avenue."

Bishop73

More for Marie Antoinette

Mistakes

More mistakes in Marie Antoinette

Quotes

Princesse de Lamballe: Can't you do something?
Marie-Antoinette: I'm not going to acknowledge it.

More quotes from Marie Antoinette