How much do you know about Marie Antoinette ? Learn more about this famous French Queen – from her birth to her execution in 1793 at the hands of the French Revolutionists. From her infamous “Let them eat cake” (did she actually say it?) to her lavish reputation, Marie Antoinette remains one of history’s most fascinating and misunderstood figures. But beyond the caricatures and wild accusations of extra-marital affairs, what was the truth of her intimate life, her struggles, and her role in the French Revolution? In the second episode of Betwixt The Sheets’ Royal Sex mini-series, Dr Kate Lister is joined by royal historian and Professor of French ... Queen of France before the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette (1755–93) is famous for being overthrown by revolutionaries and being publicly guillotined following the abolition of the monarchy in France. But how much do you know about her life? And did she really say "Let them eat cake"? Learn how the last queen of France spent her last 11 weeks in a prison cell and was beheaded on October 16, 1793. Discover the events that led to the French Revolution and the fall of the Ancien Régime.
