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Marie-Antoinette - Part 1 The Youth of an Archduchess


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Marie Antoinette is certainly the most famous Queen of France.
For a long period of time, she had been remembered for all the wrong reasons, regrettably.

Dubious quotes on cakes, defamatory nicknames pertaining to her supposed behavior regarding the King, the finances, or her clothing have percolated through the centuries, staining forever her name...

Golden locks of hair, a pale and rosy complexion, big blue-grey eyes, regular features, she had the grace of a swan.
Betrothed to the Dauphin of France, she would become the last Queen of France.

What was her life before becoming the most famous resident of Versailles?

What were her character and personality?
What is it about Marie-Antoinette's style that makes it still fashionable?

Let's find out!

Episode written, hosted, mixed, and produced by Florence Vitel

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Credits :

Music 
C. Saint-Saens -Danse Macabre , by Kevin MacLeod under Creative Commons License
Wolfgand Amadeus Mozart : under CC license
Concerto N. 5 C, Allegro maestoso
Symphony 40- G minor - Andante
Quintet for Piano and Winds 1 Largo Allegro moderato
Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto in D 1 Live Performance, John Michel, under CC license
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French thingsBy Florence Valerie Vitel