Dauphines of France, Dauphines of Viennois
2 episodes
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HistoryBurials at Westminster AbbeyFrench Roman CatholicsPeople of the Elizabethan eraDaughters of kingsMothers of English monarchsNobility from ViennaQueens consort of FranceRoyal reburialsWomen in the French Revolution16th-century queens regnantAustrian Roman Catholics, Austrian princesses, Daughters of emperorsBurials at the Basilica of Saint-DenisChild monarchsDaughters of queens regnantExecuted French women, French people executed by guillotine during the French RevolutionHouse of StuartMonarchs who abdicatedNavarrese royal consortsPeople of the War of the First CoalitionRemarried queens consort
Marie Antoinette
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Austrian princess who, while still a child, married the future Louis XVI of France only to face hostility and death under the French Revolution.
8 November 2018
Featuring: Catriona Seth, Katherine Astbury, David McCallam
HistoryFrench Roman CatholicsBurials at the Basilica of Saint-DenisPeople of the War of the First CoalitionRoyal reburialsQueens consort of FranceNobility from ViennaNavarrese royal consortsDaughters of kingsDauphines of France, Dauphines of ViennoisExecuted French women, French people executed by guillotine during the French RevolutionDaughters of queens regnantAustrian Roman Catholics, Austrian princesses, Daughters of emperorsWomen in the French RevolutionFranceMary, Queen of Scots
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who might have united the French, English and Scottish thrones.
19 January 2017
Featuring: David Forsyth, Anna Groundwater, John Guy