Marie-Antoinette & Louis XVII - The Cursed Family. With Charles MacKay

La Fayette, We Are Here!

Charles MacKay, PhD, former university history professor at Morehead State University and West Virginia University joins us to discuss Queen Marie-Antoinette and her family, especially her son, the ill-fated Louis XVII.
These members of the French royal family suffered terribly during the French Revolution, eventually losing their lives to the guillotine or to mistreatment. Join us for a riveting discussion on this Cursed Family.
Timecodes
Introduction
03:56 - The Austrian Bride
07:55 - Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France
19:29 - The Affair of the Diamond Necklace
34:18 - The Royal Couple's Family Life
39:39 - The French Revolution
45:52 - The Flight to Varennes and the Queen's Trial
56:02 - Louis XVII, an 8-year-old in solitary confinement
01:02:52 - The Legacies of Marie-Antoinette & Louis XVII
01:10:23 - Conclusion
Links:
Charles’s BlueSky profile: https://bsky.app/profile/bubblesvampire.bsky.social
Charles’s X profile: https://x.com/BubblesVampire
Music: Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs, composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully, arranged and performed by Jérôme Arfouche.
Artwork: Marie-Antoinette et ses enfants, by Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, 1787.

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فصول

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. The Austrian Bride (00:03:56)

3. Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (00:07:55)

4. The Affair of the Diamond Necklace (00:19:29)

5. The Royal Couple's Family Life (00:34:18)

6. The French Revolution (00:39:39)

7. The Flight to Varennes and the Queen's Trial (00:45:52)

8. Louis XVII, an 8-year-old in Solitary Confinement (00:56:02)

9. The Legacies of Marie-Antoinette & Louis XVII (01:02:52)

10. Conclusion (01:10:23)