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230 years ago, Marie Antoinette was guillotined. Franceinfo junior looks back on the history of this queen. To answer children’s questions: Cécile Berly, historian, specialist in the 18th century.
Published on 10/16/2023 7:38 p.m. Updated on 10/16/2023 7:50 p.m.
Reading time: 7 min The cover of the book “Guillotinées” by Cécile Berly, published by Passés compounds (SCREENSHOT)
It was 230 years ago: on October 16, 1793, Marie-Antoinette went to the scaffold, guillotined in Paris a few months after her husband. We talk about it in franceinfo junior with the historian Céile Berly, specialist in the 18th century. She is the author of the book Guillotined – Marie-Antoinette, Madame du Barry, Madame Roland, Olympe de Gouge (2023, Editions Passés Composés). She answers questions from students at the Françoise-Seligmann college in Paris.
To get started, Noé first wants to know “Who is Marie Antoinette?” Then, Djéna wonders “why she was guillotined”. Hector seeks verification about Marie-Antoinette: “Is it true that she got married at 14?” The schoolboy also wonders if she was “really rich”. Bintou wonders if Marie-Antoinette had children. We end with one last question from Hector on the microphone: “Did Marie Antoinette eat a lot of cakes?”
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