After the dramatic conclusion of Prince Harry’s case against the Murdoch Empire - which was supposed to be the media trial of the Century - Phil asks whether it was all worth it.

Then Carolyn Harris - a renowned expert on royal consorts - joins us from Canada again to talk about perhaps the most famous - or is that notorious? - consort of them all.

Weaving dramatic details of war, famine and revolution together with touching personal stories of a royal life, Carolyn brings Marie-Antoinette to life in all her complexity. Raised for a dynastic marriage she found herself one of the most famous and admired women in the world, and then one of the most hated. But how much of this did she truly deserve?

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Carolyn’s has also written 'Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette' https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9781137491688 and her website is royalhistorian.com

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