Why is Marie Antoinette so controversial?
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Carolyn Harris |
TED-Ed
• June 2023
She was the Queen of France, notorious for living in opulence while peasants starved and became a symbol of everything wrong with monarchy. But was Marie Antionette a heartless, wasteful queen, or a convenient scapegoat in turbulent times? Carolyn Harris puts this controversial figure on trial in History vs. Marie Antoinette. [Directed by Brett Underhill, PorkchopBob Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Stephen LaRosa].