What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Execution of Marie Antoinette
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 27, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Execution of Marie Antoinette once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on September 27, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook argues Marie Antoinette's execution had little political significance since she no longer held any power.
“politically, it doesn't have that much significance, does it? I mean, it doesn't change the balance of power in the convention”
The Rest Is History: 709. The Terror: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3) (Sep 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:05
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709. The Terror: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3)The Rest Is History · Sep 27, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recount Marie Antoinette's imprisonment, trial and execution in 1793, Jacques Hébert's campaign against her, and her son Louis Charles's fate.
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