At the height of their power, Marie Antoinette and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis. The incessant attacks of Provence and Chartres stir up the hatred of the nobles while disastrous consequences loom with the Diamond Necklace Affair. From Versailles to the Palais-Royal, revolt is brewing...
Emilia Schüle
Marie Antoinette
Louis Cunningham
Louis XVI
Jack Archer
Provence
Oscar Lesage
Chartres
Jasmine Blackborow
Lamballe
Roxane Duran
Josephine
Freya Mavor
Jeanne
Guy Henry
Vergennes
Liah O'Prey
Yolande
At the height of their power, Marie Antoinette and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis. The incessant attacks of Provence and Chartres stir up the hatred of the nobles while disastrous consequences loom with the Diamond Necklace Affair. From Versailles to the Palais-Royal, revolt is brewing...
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