TED-Ed

Why is Marie Antoinette so controversial? - Carolyn Harris (2023x49)

: 20, 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. Lesson by Carolyn Harris, directed by Brett Underhill, PorkchopBob Studio.