The Aftermath: Beheading of Marie Antoinette
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🗓️ 11 March 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca talks with Professor Catriona Seth (Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at Oxford University about the French propensity for gossip and how Marie Antoinette’s final days have influenced her legacy. Then, Fact Checker Smith and Producer Lund chime in and discuss changing the verdict.
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| 0:26.3 | Each week we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy. |
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| 0:34.3 | My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith and this is The Aftermath. |
| 0:40.3 | Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath. |
| 0:43.3 | Today we will be speaking with guest expert Professor Katrina Seth. |
| 0:48.3 | She is the Martial Fosh Professor of French Literature at Oxford University. |
| 0:54.3 | Let's hear what she has to say about the beheading of Marie Antoinette. |
| 0:58.3 | Professor Seth, welcome to the show. |
| 1:01.3 | Hello Rebecca, lovely to be here. |
| 1:03.3 | So can we start off by just having you give us a rundown of Marie Antoinette's life before she moved to France? |
| 1:12.3 | Who were her parents? What was her education like? |
| 1:17.3 | Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna, Austria, on November the 2nd, 1755. |
| 1:24.3 | She's the daughter of Frances Steven and more importantly of Maria Teresa, |
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