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Historian John Hardman discusses his new biography of the 18th-century French queen

Portrait of Marie-Antoinette with the rose, 1783, by Vigée-Le Brun. (Photo by Alamy)

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Historian John Hardman discusses his new biography of the 18th-century French queen Marie Antoinette, exploring her role in the politics of the revolutionary era and explaining why she met a tragic end

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