Marie-Antoinette - Season 2

Marie Antoinette and Louis prove to be compassionate and capable rulers with modern ideas about rewarding talent over inherited privilege. But enemies are everywhere.

Marie Antoinette's risky love affair with Fersen resumes when they get a role in a production of "The Marriage of Figaro."

When Marie Antoinette takes steps to protect herself and her unborn child, she inadvertently reinforces the perception that she is an upper-class figure who spends money while Paris starves.

Marie Antoinette decides to overhaul her public image, and the king and queen both experience happiness as they each get a taste of "ordinary" life.

When Marie Antoinette becomes involved in the theft of the diamond necklace, she is determined to prove her innocence and punish those responsible.

As Rohan and Jeanne are put on trial, events quickly spiral out of control for Marie Antoinette and Louis.

Marie Antoinette deals with personal grief when her daughter Sophie is unhappy and she is blackmailed for stolen love letters to Fersen.

Marie Antoinette struggles to support Louis' rule despite a personal tragedy and the relentless march of the people's revolution.