Marie Antoinette

Succession to the Throne

Following the King's death, Marie Antoinette asks Louis to banish Madame du Barry from Versailles. Louis XVI is crowned King and Marie Antoinette begins her reign as the Queen of France.

Succession to the Throne

2m 58s

  • Madame Deficit: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Madame Deficit

    S2 E7 - 52m 20s

    Marie Antoinette deals with grief after the death of her daughter and faces extortion over stolen love letters to Fersen. Political turmoil, a struggling economy, and Provence’s personal attacks push Louis toward a nervous breakdown.

  • Hated, Humbled, Mortified: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hated, Humbled, Mortified

    S2 E6 - 50m 25s

    When Rohan and Jeanne are brought to public trial, events spiral beyond Marie Antoinette and Louis’s control. In defending her reputation, Marie Antoinette unwittingly destroys it and delivers a fatal blow to Louis’s political authority.

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    Enemies Assemble

    S2 E5 - 47m 46s

    When Marie Antoinette is implicated in the diamond necklace theft, she is determined to prove her innocence and punish those responsible. Blinded by her desire to defend herself, she and Louis fail to see the dangers of a public trial.

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