Ep. 5: Du Barry’s Plot Fails as Antoinette Asserts Dignity Against Court Intrigue
Aired on November 7, 1979
Du Barry manipulates the King against Antoinette, conspiring with Orleans to assassinate Prince Louis via a rigged hunting gun. The attempt fails when the weapon malfunctions harmlessly. Consequently, the King and Du Barry coerce Mercy into forcing Marie to change her behavior, warning that Austria-France relations may collapse. Antoinette reluctantly agrees to avoid war, but her aunts thwart this at a party due to their animosity toward Du Barry. On New Years Day, Antoinette delivers two sentences to Du Barry before fleeing in tears, declaring she will never speak to her again. Witnessing this resolve, Oscar vows to protect Antoinette with her life, admiring her dignity.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Oscar François de Jarjayes is raised as a boy and becomes Royal Guard Commander.
- Ep. 2 · Marie Antoinette arrives in France while Oscar thwarts the Duke of Orleans' interference with her marriage to Louis XVI.
- Ep. 3 · Antoinette clashes with Madame Du Barry, sparking court factionalism and forcing Oscar into dangerous intrigue.
- Ep. 4 · Rose, Wine, and Conspiracy...
- Ep. 5 · Du Barry’s Plot Fails as Antoinette Asserts Dignity Against Court Intrigue
- Ep. 6 · Antoinette and the Crown Prince visit Paris while Lady Oscar thwarts an assassination plot.
- Ep. 7 · Antoinette and Fersen meet at a masquerade while Du Barry plots to ruin Antoinette with a forged letter
- Ep. 8 · Oscar saves Andre from arrest after a horseback riding accident endangers Antoinette and Andre.
- Ep. 9 · Louis XV falls ill, prompting Du Barry to seek forgiveness from Oscar and Antoinette before her expulsion.