Was Marie Antoinette truly the architect of France’s financial ruin? Join Lucy Worsley as she unravels a hidden narrative that challenges the conventional story – how a transatlantic alliance and the quest for independence may have played a far more pivotal role in igniting the flames of the French Revolution.
This clip is from Royal History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (2020). Watch on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000fj9f/royal-historys-biggest-fibs-with-lucy-worsley
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