David McCallam
Reader in French Eighteenth-Century Studies at the University of Sheffield
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
French Roman CatholicsDaughters of kingsNobility from ViennaRoyal reburialsQueens consort of FranceWomen in the French RevolutionAustrian Roman Catholics, Austrian princesses, Daughters of emperorsNavarrese royal consortsExecuted French women, French people executed by guillotine during the French RevolutionPeople of the War of the First CoalitionDauphines of France, Dauphines of ViennoisBurials at the Basilica of Saint-DenisDaughters of queens regnantHistory
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
Also featuring: Catriona Seth, Katherine Astbury
HistoryNobility from ViennaAustrian Roman Catholics, Austrian princesses, Daughters of emperorsNavarrese royal consortsFrench Roman CatholicsExecuted French women, French people executed by guillotine during the French RevolutionRoyal reburialsPeople of the War of the First CoalitionQueens consort of FranceDaughters of kingsDauphines of France, Dauphines of ViennoisBurials at the Basilica of Saint-DenisWomen in the French RevolutionDaughters of queens regnant