Marie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette's dramatic life story continues to arouse mixed emotions. To many people, she is still 'la reine mchante', whose extravagance and frivolity helped to bring down the French monarchy; her indifference to popular suffering epitomised by the (apocryphal) words: 'let them eat cake'. Others are equally passionate in her defence: to them, she is a victim of misogyny. In this biography, Antonia Fraser examines her influence over the king,