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

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.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 3:56 The Austrian Bride
• 7:55 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
• 1:02:52 The Legacies of Marie-Antoinette & Louis XVII
• 1:10:23 Conclusion