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.
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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
