%20(1).jpg)
The Royal Studies Podcast
This podcast is connected to the Royal Studies Network and the Royal Studies Journal and covers topics related to monarchical history as well as featuring new research and publications in the field of royal studies. Join us for interviews, roundtable discussions and more covering all things royal studies and highlighting the latest and greatest in the field!
The views, information or opinions expressed on the podcast, by the hosts and/or guest contributors are solely the views of the individuals involved. The Royal Studies Podcast does not accept responsibility or liability for the views of guest contributors and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of their views or the entities that they represent.
The Royal Studies Podcast
Interview with Matthieu Mensch on Marie-Thérèse Charlotte
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
In this episode, host Dr Ellie Woodacre interviews Matthieu Mensch on his book Marie-Thérèse Charlotte of France: Daughter of Marie-Antoinette and Almost Queen, which will be published in May 2026 in Routledge's Lives of Royal Women series. We discuss the trials and tribulations that Marie-Thérèse experienced during the French Revolution and her vital role, in the ever shifting landscape of monarchy in 19th century France.
Guest Bio: Matthieu Mensch is a PhD graduate of the Universities of Strasbourg and Federico II of Naples. His research focuses on queenship studies, court studies and the iconography of royal women in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He is currently a research associate at the ARCHE Laboratory in the Faculty of Historical Sciences at the University of Strasbourg. He published Les femmes de Louis XVIII at Perrin in 2024 and he is working now on the exile of the queens and princesses of France between 1789 and 1866. His last paper "The Duchess of Berry, royal widow and symbol of hope, between tradition and innovation" published in the Rivista dell'Istituto di Storia dell'Europa Mediterranea is now avalaibale on line.
Connect with Matthieu:
- Instagram : matthieu.mensch
- Linkedin : Matthieu Mensch
