Marie Antoinette: Myths vs Reality
What if almost everything you’ve been told about Marie Antoinette is a lie?
They called her a treasonous nymphomaniac who bankrupted France for diamonds and cake. The revolutionaries didn't just execute Marie Antoinette - they waged a brutal smear campaign to ruin her first. But what if almost everything you’ve been told about 'Madame Déficit' is a lie? From fake royal sex scandals to a black-market diamond heist that brought down a monarchy, this is how a teenage Austrian princess became the most hated woman in Europe.
Joining us is Kate Williams, author of 'Regina: A New History of Women and Power’.
Produced by James Hickmann and edited my Natasha Hughes.
All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3Media.
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