A necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that prompted the downfall of the doomed French queen Marie Antoinette has been ...

The necklace containing around 300 carats of diamonds was bought by an unidentified woman who put in her bid over the phone, ...

A diamond-studded necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that hastened the downfall of the doomed 18th century queen of ...

The 300-carat necklace thought to be at the center of the infamous 'Affair of the Diamond Necklace' that contributed to the ...

A necklace thought to contain diamonds from an earlier necklace which embroiled Marie Antoinette in scandal has found success ...

A subsequent trial found the queen blameless, yet did little to alleviate her growing notoriety for extravagance which helped ...

How the Affair of the Diamond Necklace changed history—and why 18th-century jewelry remains an eternal holy grail.

"The French public believed that the queen had accepted the necklace from the cardinal, and this blow to her already bad reputation greatly contributed to the Revolution." Queen Marie Antoinette ...

A subsequent trial found the queen blameless, yet did little to alleviate her growing notoriety for extravagance which helped fuel the French Revolution and Marie Antoinette's beheading.