What Tom Holland has said about Louis XVII of France
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 27, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Louis XVII of France 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
Holland argues the revolutionaries were haunted by the precedent of Charles II's restoration after Charles I's execution.
“I think there is a parallel from English history that haunts the revolutionaries, but it's not a medieval king. It's Charles II”
The Rest Is History: 709. The Terror: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3) (Sep 27, 2026) · Listen from 46:07
Episodes
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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