Perhaps the relationship of Mrs. Cowpland to Marie Antoinette is meant to show what decadence and flaunting of one's wealth and power will lead to. A million dollar dress for a Corel gala is just too much for me......decadence is perhaps an understatement. The reference for "off with their heads" was an allusion to the French Revolution where the guillotine was in use. Marie Antoinette married Louis XIV when she was young. Here is an excerpt from Kurt's link:
In 1770, when she was just fifteen years old, she married Louis XIV, who was only sixteen at the time. Four years later, Louis XV, who was the current King of France when Louis and Marie got married and Louis' grandfather, died. So, on May 10, 1774, she became Queen of France. The coronation took place at the cathedral in Reims and the new king and queen exclaimed, "Protect us, Lord, for we reign too young." She was only 19, he 20.
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