The Real Marie Antoinette vs. Hollywood's Pompous Queen

Did Marie Antoinette really say, 'Let them eat cake'? The truth will surprise you! #MarieAntoinette #HistoryRevealed #HollywoodvsReality

[nyxiegarcia]

They were seeking a scapegoat, believing her death would quell the people's anger.

[leannetrigoura]

This queen was a victim of her time. When I saw the Olimpics inauguration, I found so distasteful presenting her singing with her head cut off and explosions of blood coming out of the windows. These things seem to be so fashionable now a days but they only show ignorance and heart missery.

[sheralync]

the context: bread was being taxed too high, it was becoming unaffordable. however, cake wasn't being taxed as high, so she was saying if bread is too expensive, can they eat/afford cake?

[sarahemilywhite]

She was an Austrian princess. And people hated her for it. The reason behind the poverty of the people of France was not Marie Antoinette's "lavish lifestyle". It was because of the wars the France participated before Marie Antoinette was even in the picture.

[beazeer]

She was ill equipped to be queen she, didn't have the education that her older sister did.

[GonzoHenson]

She was never executed because of who she was a person or things she had done or believed personally. She was executed because of what she represented and mob's rage at the injustices of the social structure of which she was near the top. Even if she'd been a near human-saint, she still would have died.

[cayennemoody]

I visited her home when I was in Paris. She had an entire village built, just to play in. A whole village. To PRETEND AT POVERTY with her friends. Meanwhile, her impoverished subjects were starving.

She was frivolous.

[ClareAngel]

Marie Antoinette never said let them take. It was like she said by her sister her mother or her grandmother Marie Teresa that she said not Mary Antoinette Son after she died he said she said.

[lindaellis]

ISNT THIS SO TRUE OF SO MANY HISTORIANS

[lillypad]

I appreciate this video, more people should be aware of the full story.

[johncremeans]

I white bread was considered cake at the time people eat brown bread this has been a misrepresentation the whole time

[hpharridan]

nothing i didn't already know however that generic voice is overdone, cheapens the piece.