Marie Antoinette: The Cake-Loving Queen

Marie Antoinette: The Cake-Loving Queen

Today, we’ll study someone who was both a cause and a victim of the French Revolution: the cake-promoting queen, Marie Antoinette.


In Assassin’s Creed Unity, we glimpse Marie Antoinette living the high-life while the poor people of Paris starve. By walking the streets of Paris, we also get an idea of the public perception of her as a detached, and even cruel, consort. Understanding her reputation helps us understand her fate, which we’ll examine closely today.


Matt is helped Maddy and Anthony from the After Dark podcast to take us on a journey through the final days of Marie Antoinette.


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Hosted by: Matt Lewis

Edited by: Tomos Delargy

Produced by: Freddy Chick, Robin McConnell

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Music:

The Attainted One by Christ Tilton, Jesper Kyd

The Bottle of Solitude by Christ Tilton

Nothing Is True by Christ Tilton, Jesper Kyd


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