Why Marie Antoinette had to die

She was sent to France as a young aristocrat – and she lost everything. Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/subhistoryextrayoutube In episode three of her HistoryExtra academy series on royal women, Professor Kate Williams introduces Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France who became the hated target of revolutionary anger. How did a teenage Austrian archduchess come to be branded the most infamous queen in French history? In this video, Williams examines how revolution, misogyny and propaganda transformed her into a global symbol of excess. Find out more about a bizarre scandal, the so-called Affair of the Diamond Necklace, that saw the queen's name sullied, and had the masses baying for her blood. And trace the forces that were stacked against the royal, leading to her doomed end.  Join Professor Williams for the whole six-part HistoryExtra series uncovering the little-known stories behind some of history’s most famous queens. All episodes available in the HistoryExtra app, unlock your access now: www.historyextra.com/subscribe/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=youtube.com&utm_campaign=acade... #HistoryExtra #MarieAntoinette #FrenchRevolution 00:23 Intro 01:55 Becoming queen 04:25 The Affair of the Diamond Necklace 06:45 A fall from grace 10:00 Final days ▷ Find out more at https://www.historyextra.com/ ▷ Follow the podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/3Y6n8Bt ▷ Like our page on Facebook:   / historyextra   ▷ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/HistoryExtra ▷ Follow us Instagram:   / historyextra   ▷ Follow us on TikTok:   / ucy4hmtkf5afzrltchpwrc_g   Subscribe to our Substack for Life Lessons from History with Dr David Musgrove: https://historyextra.substack.com/ 🏰 History at your fingertips Unlock the past with leading historians, exclusive ad‑free podcasts and stories from across the globe, only on History Extra. https://www.historyextra.com/subscrib...