Why is Marie Antoinette so controversial? - Carolyn Harris
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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.
Why was Marie Antoinette unpopular as Queen of France during the reign of her husband King Louis XVI? Was there anything she could have done to improve her reputation?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Carolyn Harris
- Director Brett Underhill, PorkchopBob Studio
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Music Stephen LaRosa
- Sound Designer Stephen LaRosa
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Producer Anna Bechtol, Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
