LOUIS XVI.'S AUSTRIAN QUEEN.; MARIE ANTOINETTE AND THE END OF THE OLD REGIME. By IMBERT DE SAINTAMAND. [Famous Women of the French Court Series.] Translated by THOMAS SERGEANT PERRY.

The question of whether the 'Affair of the Diamond Necklace' brought down Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI, is explored in the latest episode of Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things.

THE reign of Louis XVI will forever be associated with the French Revolution and the end of the Versailles’ royal era. Here's a look at the memorable rise and fall of the former French King ...

Louis XVI was like a child; he looked at the world in a naïve way," she explains. "In the film, it's a very complex relationship because there's so much tenderness between them.

Louis XVI (played by Louis Cunningham): ... By the end of Season 1, Chartres signals an alliance with Provence, as the two are determined to unseat Louis’ and Marie Antoinette’s reign.

Louis XVI: “Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel … because you’re in no position to dictate that. We’re going to feel very good and very strong.

Episode 8 “The End of the Beginning” premieres Sunday, May 11 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV - Amid the revolution’s advance, Marie Antoinette struggles to support Louis’s rule.

THE reign of Louis XVI will forever be associated with the French Revolution and the end of the Versailles’ royal era. Here's a look at the memorable rise and fall of the former French King ...