Biography · SEASON 5
Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen
Episode 22 · 1996-09-12
- Documentary
Episode overview
Marie Antoinette, born Archduchess of Austria, became Queen of France at just 19 after marrying Louis XVI. Initially adored for her beauty and charm, she soon became a symbol of royal excess amid France’s growing poverty. Her lavish lifestyle at Versailles and infamous phrase—“Let them eat cake,” though likely apocryphal—fueled public outrage. As revolution swept through France, she faced imprisonment and trial, ultimately executed by guillotine. Though vilified in her time, history now views her as a complex figure—both victim and participant in the downfall of the French monarchy.
60 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. Abbott and Costello1996-01-04
2. Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union1996-01-11
3. Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence1996-01-18
4. Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific1996-01-25
5. Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler1996-05-09
6. Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention1996-05-30
7. Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler1996-06-06
8. Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats1996-06-13
9. Audie Murphy: Great American Hero1996-06-20
10. Confucius: Words of Wisdom1996-06-27
11. Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World1996-07-04
12. David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle1996-07-11
13. Edward VIII: The Traitor King1996-07-18
14. Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth1996-07-25
15. Fidel Castro: El Comandante1996-08-01
16. Thomas A. Edison: Father Of Invention1996-08-05
17. Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud1996-08-08
18. Henry VIII: Scandals of a King1996-08-15
19. Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within1996-08-22
20. John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream1996-08-29
21. John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas1996-09-05
22. Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen1996-09-12
23. Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World1996-09-19
24. Moses and the Ten Commandments1996-09-26
25. Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story1996-10-03
26. Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning1996-10-10
27. Richard Nixon: Man and President1996-10-17
28. Saddam Hussein1996-10-24
29. Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic1996-10-31
30. The Astors: High Society1996-11-07
31. The Fabulous World of Fabergé1996-11-14
32. The Hunchback of Notre Dame1996-11-21
33. William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama1996-11-28
