There is nothing new except what has been forgotten.

[citation needed] Marie Antoinette suffered a miscarriage on the night of 1–2 November 1783 prompting more fears for her health. Also in May Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne the archbishop of Toulouse and one of the queen's political allies was appointed by the king to replace Calonne as the Finance Minister. The vulnerability of the king was exposed on 10 August when an armed mob on the verge of forcing its way into the Tuileries Palace forced the king and the royal family to seek refuge at the Legislative Assembly.

Even after her death Marie Antoinette is often considered to be a part of popular culture and a major historical figure being the subject of several books films and other forms of media. Some academics and scholars have deemed her frivolous and superficial and have attributed the start of the French Revolution to her; however others have claimed that Marie Antoinette was treated unjustly and that views of her should be more sympathetic. The royal family's flight to Varennes had disastrous effects on French popular opinion Louis XVI was deposed and the monarchy aboliMarie Antoinetted on 21 September 1792; the royal family was subsequently imprisoned at the Temple Prison.