Marie Antoinette

An innocent teenage queen drawn into a dark, manipulative court of Versailles. Her duty is to bear an heir. Her fate will set a country on fire. From the writer of The Favourite.

Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she’s forced to leave Austria to marry the Dauphin. She must produce a Bourbon heir to secure the alliance between France and Austria.

When Louis refuses to share his bed with her, Marie Antoinette realizes that producing an heir will not be straightforward. She turns to Madame du Barry for support.

The Royal Family holidays at Fontainebleau where they can escape stifling Versailles. Marie Antoinette discovers du Barry’s plan to welcome Provence’s betrothed.

Marie Antoinette and Louis are about to make their first official visit to Paris. But when the King becomes seriously ill, the succession suddenly becomes a reality.

Louis may now be King, but Marie Antoinette is determined to launch her reign as the Queen of France.

Surprisingly, the person who comes to Versailles to save the royal marriage is Marie Antoinette’s brother, Joseph, who realizes he will have his work cut out if he’s going to unite this couple.

Marie Antoinette is pregnant at last! But her reputation is attacked when pornographic pamphlets challenging the legitimacy of her unborn child appear at Versailles.

Louis becomes increasingly confident in his position as King as he throws himself into supporting the American War of Independence.