The fourteenth comic: #334 Rose of Versailles
That was... different. I've read Japanese manga before for this list, and with the love themes as found in here - the lesbian angles felt similar to, but more serious than Genshiken - but historic works, fictionalized accounts are rarer. I've been there for books a few times now, but not for comics.
That historic angle wasn't necessarily the best for the work in all places. It provided me with some detail and facts I didn't know, or had half forgotten before. My history lessons on the subject are fifteen years or longer ago, so it's all a lot hazier than it used to be. But at the same time, it meant that character development was often curtailed. In particular, historical character were shown to learn from scenes, then later discarded that knowledge because the historical figure didn't learn it quite that way.
The more interesting characters are the fictional ones - the lead, Oscar, in particular. Originally a supporting character, she became the favourite in part because they didn't need to follow a historical line for them. It means that there is actual, consistent character development, as well as a more likeable character, something the manga struggles with for Queen Marie-Antoinette.
Another thing that was noticeable was how it romanticized everything - Robespierre and Napoleon are played far more sympathetically than they should, and they can't decide quite whether court life in Versailles is good or bad. For a large part you're meant to enjoy it, and the downside almost seems to be "if only you'd spend a bit less". It's an example of "Japan loves Paris", one of those cultural phenomenons, that this likely played into.
The manga wasn't aimed at me, and that's the feeling I had all the way through - I probably would have given up earlier if I didn't know there was the definite end, and wanted to see in particular how the final few volumes played out. On towards other things though!