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Marie Antoinette
The End of the Beginning
Season 2
Episode 8
Amid the revolution’s advance, Marie Antoinette struggles to support Louis’s rule. When he succumbs to depression, she bravely steps up to rule in his place, proving she is the last man standing—ready for whatever comes next.
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52:20
Marie Antoinette deals with personal grief.
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50:25
As the public trial begins, events quickly spiral out of Marie Antoinette and Louis’s control.
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47:46
Marie Antoinette is implicated in the diamond necklace theft and determined to prove her innocence.
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56:29
Marie Antoinette overhauls her image, and the King and Queen find happiness.
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53:57
The people of Paris openly protest against Marie Antoinette as she protects her unborn child.
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53:28
Marie Antoinette’s affair with Fersen reignites – could it be part of a carefully orchestrated plot?
56:26
Marie Antoinette and Louis embrace modern rule, but enemies lurk everywhere, even in Versailles.
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50:43
Louis becomes increasingly confident. Marie Antoinette is enamored by a familiar face.
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47:55
Pregnant Marie Antoinette’s reputation is attacked. Louis demands a full investigation.
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51:40
Marie Antoinette’s brother, Joseph, works to save the Franco-Austrian nuptial alliance.
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52:43
Louis may now be King, but Marie Antoinette is determined to launch her reign as Queen.
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50:44
When the King becomes seriously ill, succession suddenly becomes a reality.