Marie Antoinette
Season 2
Overview
At the height of their power, Marie Antoinette and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis. The incessant attacks of Provence and Chartres stir up the hatred of the nobles while disastrous consequences loom with the Diamond Necklace Affair. From Versailles to the Palais-Royal, revolt is brewing...
Episodes
1. The Worst Winter
Marie Antoinette and Louis embrace modern rule, but enemies lurk everywhere, even in Versailles.
2. A Poison Pen
Marie Antoinette’s affair with Fersen reignites--could it be part of a carefully orchestrated plot?
3. Treacherous Legacy
The people of Paris openly protest against Marie Antoinette as she protects her unborn child.
4. The Pursuit of Happiness
Marie Antoinette overhauls her image, and the King and Queen find happiness when they experience a taste of "ordinary" life.
5. Enemies Assemble
When Marie Antoinette is implicated in the diamond necklace theft, she is determined to prove her innocence and punish those responsible.
6. Hated, Humbled, Mortified
As the public trial begins, events quickly spiral out of Marie Antoinette and Louis’s control.
7. Madame Deficit
Marie Antoinette deals with personal grief. Political turmoil, a struggling economy, and personal attacks push Louis toward a nervous breakdown.
8. The End of the Beginning
Amid the revolution’s advance, Marie Antoinette struggles to support Louis’s rule. When he succumbs to depression, she steps up to rule in his place.
