Madame du Barry’s career path took her from prostitution in Paris to mistress of the King.Although I agree with some of the criticisms levelled at the show, I was pleased that it brought to light some less well-known facts about Marie-Antoinette and her court, which you might be surprised to learn are true. Inevitably, academics and amateur historians alike struggle not to compare what they see on TV with a series that they would have written, given half the chance. The writing team had obviously done their research: some of my favourite anecdotes about life at Versailles in the 1770s and 1780s made their way onto the screen. However, some commentators on Twitter have questioned the chronological liberties that the writers took with history, while others have complained that the show’s claims to present a ‘feminist take’ on the life of the infamous queen are undermined by the invented female rivalries added to the plot. I am currently writing my PhD on fashion during the reign of Marie-Antoinette, so I was intrigued to see how Davis had interpreted this infamous period.
On 29 December 2022, the BBC released its new historical drama about the life of French queen Marie-Antoinette, which was produced in association with Canal+ and written by The Favourite’s Deborah Davis.
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