"Do Not Make Me Suffer"
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
After a show trial, Queen Marie Antoinette was executed.
The trial of Marie Antoinette was largely a show trial. She was found guilty and sentenced to death. Marie Antoinette had time to write a last letter about the love she felt for her children who she would never see again. She was executed on the October 6, 1793. She faced the guillotine with dignity and composure.
"Do Not Make Me Suffer"
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
The trial of Marie Antoinette was largely a show trial. She was found guilty and sentenced to death. Marie Antoinette had time to write a last letter about the love she felt for her children who she would never see again. She was executed on the October 6, 1793. She faced the guillotine with dignity and composure.
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