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Author: Antonia Fraser
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Author Antonia Fraser
Narrator Eleanor Bron
Duration 20h 12m
Still a controversial figure - as well as a celebrated one - Marie Antoinette's dramatic life story continues to arouse mixed emotions. Was she a misused heroine? Or would there have been no French Revolution without her? In this comprehensive biography, Antonia Fraser charts the journey made by this ill-fated Queen.
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Author Antonia Fraser
Narrator Patricia Hodge
Duration 6h 30m
Mistresses and wives, mothers and daughters - Antonia Fraser explores the relationships which existed between The Sun King and the women in his life. This includes not only Louis XIV's mistresses, principally Louise de La Valliere, Athenais de Montespan, and the puritanical Madame de Maintenon, but also the wider story of his relationships with wom...
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