The Guillotine Diaries: Marie Antoinette Loses Her Head, France Loses Its Mind
Crowned & Cancelled · Shallon Lester
November 6, 202545m 37s
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Show Notes
In part one of Crowned & Cancelled's new 3-part series on the French Revolution, I'll explore's Marie Antoinette’s (fake!) cake comment, Robespierre’s flower crown, and how a country’s cry for fresh croissants turned into a full-blown national breakdown.
Expect guillotines, gossip, and the psychology behind revolutions that eat their own!
Next week: Robespierre faces the music and a little Corsican artillery officer has some tall ideas for the future of France...