709. The Terror: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3)
Summary
This episode explores the fall of Marie Antoinette, tracing her transformation from a glamorous trendsetter to a target of vicious revolutionary propaganda. It details her imprisonment in the Temple and Conciergerie, the traumatic separation from her son, and the desecration of the royal tombs at Saint-Denis. The narrative highlights the political maneuvering of figures like Robespierre and journalist Jacques Hébert, who used the queen as a symbol of aristocratic excess to fuel the Terror.
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