Dauphines of France, Dauphines of Viennois
2 episodes
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HistoryBurials at Westminster AbbeyFrench Roman CatholicsPeople of the Elizabethan eraDaughters of kingsNobility from ViennaQueens consort of FranceRoyal reburialsWomen in the French Revolution16th-century queens regnantBurials at the Basilica of Saint-DenisChild monarchsDaughters of emperors, Austrian Roman Catholics, Austrian princessesFrench people executed by guillotine during the French Revolution, Executed French womenHouse 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 CatholicsWomen in the French RevolutionNobility from ViennaDaughters of kingsQueens consort of FranceRoyal reburialsNavarrese royal consortsBurials at the Basilica of Saint-DenisPeople of the War of the First CoalitionFrench people executed by guillotine during the French Revolution, Executed French womenDaughters of emperors, Austrian Roman Catholics, Austrian princessesDauphines of France, Dauphines of ViennoisMary, 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