How a Fake Marie Antoinette Stole a Diamond Necklace | The Affair of the Diamond Necklace

In 1785, one of the most expensive diamond necklaces in Europe got stolen and destroyed in a scandal involving forged letters, a fake Marie Antoinette, a very gullible cardinal and a woman with absolutely no objection to lying. The real Marie Antoinette had almost nothing to do with it. This is the story of the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, one of the most ridiculous scandals in French history and one that helped destroy the Queen’s reputation just years before the French Revolution. Welcome to Past Behaviour, a history channel dedicated to the strange, ridiculous and occasionally reasonable things people have done throughout history. Subscribe for more questionable decisions from the past. If you have a story in mind that you would love to see us cover, don’t be shy - drop it in the comments 👀 #History #WeirdHistory #MarieAntoinette #FrenchHistory #FrenchRevolution #DiamondNecklaceAffair #PastBehaviour