Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths - 2

Did Marie Antoinette's partying and spending lead to the French Revolution?  Lucy Worsley explores the Myths that surround this queen and the French Revolution.  She explores the Marie Antoinette and her personality and why she was blamed for the suffering of the French people.

Her foreignness and perceived extravagance was blamed for the suffering of the French people.  Worsley blows up the story that "let them eat cake" was ascribed to Marie Antoinette.  Marie Antoinette tried to fight back against the slander.  She explores the real reasons for the French Revolution such as the French debt and the failure of the aristocracy to compromise with the changes that needed to be made in France.  She explores the Tennis Court oath and how things started to go wrong for the Royal Family after they attempted to flee.

This is the third episode in the series and at this time is available on YouTube.  It had aired on PBS as part of their Royal specials towards the end of the year.

You can use this episode of the series in the classroom when there is a sub in the room.  Unless you want to use it as a supplement for a lecture in a history classroom.

You can highlight, copy, and paste the questions into a Word, GoogleDoc or Google Classroom document for use in school or home school.  Format it the way you want to.  All questions after formatting should fit onto one page.

You can find the link to the YouTube video here.

Royal Myths Marie Antoinette Questions:

1. Who was to blame for France’s problems?
2. How old did she get married?
3. Why was she blamed?
4. What phrase was she alleged to have said?
5. Who really said that phrase?
6. How did Marie Antoinette fight back?
7. What really caused the French Revolution?
8. Who took a softer stand towards the revolution?
9. What prison was stormed as part of the Revolution?
10. What do the colors in the tricolor stand for?

Royal Myths Marie Antoinette Answers:

1. Who was to blame for France’s problems? - Marie Antoinette
2. How old did she get married? -14
3. Why was she blamed? - She was a foreigner, she loved to spend money and have parties
4. What phrase was she alleged to have said? - Let them eat cake
5. Who really said that phrase? - Wife of Louis XIV
6. How did Marie Antoinette fight back? - Cultivated a more responsible image
7. What really caused the French Revolution? - Debts from the American Revolution
8. Who took a softer stand towards the revolution? - The King, King Louis
9. What prison was stormed as part of the Revolution? - Bastille
10. What do the colors in the tricolor stand for? - Red: Paris / White: Bourbons / Blue: Paris