Marie Antoinette’s world renowned extravagance made her an icon and then an example as the Queen of France, but her beheading, and the French Revolution, may never have come to pass if not for a lavish piece of jewelry at the center of a salacious con.
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Jul 2024
476. The French Revolution: The Diamond Necklace Scandal (Part 2)
In August 1785 a shocking affair came to light which would prove so detrimental to the reputation and standing of the French King Louis XVI, and more especially his already unpopular wife, Queen Marie Antoinette, that it would become a decisive moment in the rising tide of the Fr ... Show More
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Jul 2024
475. The French Revolution: Marie Antoinette (Part 1)
The French Revolution is one of the great seismic events of global history. A devouring conflagration of bloodshed, violence and utopianism, it changed France and then latterly the whole of Europe forever. Yet, amidst the panoply of colossal, colourful names that defined this cat ... Show More
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Jan 2025
Marie Antoinette | A Princess and a Pawn | 1
Married off at the age of 14 in her mother’s very own Game of Thrones, Austrian-born Marie Antoinette finds herself in a foreign country, shackled to the teenage future King of France - who's more interested in lock-making than love. How are they to produce an heir? Then in 1774, ... Show More
43m 30s
Jul 2024
Madame Royale, l'une des dernières reines de France
<p>Marie-Thérèse Charlotte de France, surnommée également « Madame Royale », est la fille aînée de Marie-Antoinette et de Louis XVI. Née à Versailles en 1778, elle est la seule de sa fratrie à avoir survécu à la Révolution. Condamnée à l’exil, elle est malgré tout restée très att ... Show More
53m 7s
Jul 2024
[EXTRAIT] Madame Royale, son enfance à Versailles
<p>Marie-Thérèse Charlotte de France, surnommée également « Madame Royale », est la fille aînée de Marie-Antoinette et de Louis XVI. Née à Versailles en 1778, elle est la seule de sa fratrie à avoir survécu à la Révolution. Condamnée à l’exil, elle est malgré tout restée très att ... Show More
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Mar 2025
Eugénie of France, the Rebel Empress (with Nancy Goldstone)
Eugénie of France was one of the most influential and glamorous women in nineteenth-century Europe. Nancy Goldstone's new book Rebel Empresses explores Eugénie's efforts to rule amid the scandal, intrigue, tragedy, and violence of their era.
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