Why is Marie Antoinette so controversial? - Carolyn Harris
Why is Marie Antoinette so controversial? - Carolyn Harris with tags marie antoinette, louis xvi, french revolution, guillotine, queen of france, king of france, queen marie antoinette, king louis xvi, hapsburg, austria, france, versailles, american revolution, national assembly, french national assembly, treason, history on trial, history vs, teded history vs, history, french history, public figures, monarchy, feudal system, monarchs, education, animation, carolyn harris, brett underhill, porkchopbob studio, ted, ted-ed, ted ed, teded, ted education
Marie Antoinette became a symbol for the evils of excess— but was she a wasteful queen or a convenient scapegoat? You decide.
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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.
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