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"Let them eat cake!" Historians agree Marie Antoinette did not actually say this.

“Qu’ils mangent de la brioche” is the quote — brioche, not cake — but it first appeared when Antoinette was a young child. Similar stories spread in other kingdoms across Europe, propaganda to illustrate the nobles' obliviousness to the poor. Marie may have been out of touch, but a rebellious, free-spirited woman will always have her haters!

Don't miss Masterpiece's retelling of Marie Antionette's story. Stream all eight episodes on WHYY Passport! This feminist refresh takes an unflinching look at Marie's childhood marriage, the shifting alliances that shut down any sense of security for the teen bride and even the beginnings of cancel culture, as word (true and exaggerated) of her excesses spread. Reconsider Marie Antoinette, a resilient woman and rebellious free spirit.

And stream other compelling dramas that hopscotch across Europe's different eras and countries. There's so much to discover on WHYY Passport!

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Happy viewing! The Member and Audience Services Team: Oliver, Elspeth and Geoff

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NEW: Marie Antoinette - Binge now

Transforming from a headstrong teen into a fashionable royal, Marie Antoinette learns the rules and secrets of the Court and works to recreate Versailles in her image: free and independent. But her successes provoke jealousy and danger. Stream the full series with Passport »

NEW: Sanditon - Binge all 3 seasons now!

Return to Sanditon with Charlotte, the headstrong hero based on Jane Austin's unfinished novel. Alongside her friend Georgiana, she pursues love and works to build her future. Will she find lasting love in the new season? Watch all three seasons now with Passport »

Bauhaus

Lotte Brendel’s strict father believes her passion for drawing and painting are a hobby, not a vocation. After all, she is not one of those crazy Bauhaus artists who have disrupted the bourgeois Weimar. Or is she? (In German with English subtitles.) Stream with Passport »

Inside the Court of Henry VIII

Henry VIII may be the best-known king in European history — part medieval tyrant, part Renaissance prince. Pull back the veil on the vicious rivalries and conspiracies of his majesty's court, where a man could find ultimate riches — or his head impaled on a traitor's spike. Stream with Passport »

Grantchester

Will lives the solemn life of a clergyman, but he can’t help falling into more worldly habits as he helps law enforcement solve surprising murders and challenging investigations in the bucolic village of Grantchester. Stream with Passport »

▶️ NOW TRENDING ▶️ The Paris Murders

Chloe Saint-Laurent solves the most puzzling cases with the Paris homicide division in this suspenseful, fast-paced series based on actual criminal cases. Her sensitivity helps her read the minds of killers and victims alike. (In French with English subtitles.) Stream with Passport »

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