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Episode 6 Preview | Deus Ex Machina

Season 1 Episode 6 | 30s

Surprisingly, the person who comes to Versailles to save the royal marriage is Marie Antoinette’s brother, Joseph, who realizes he will have his work cut out if he’s going to unite the couple and save the Franco-Austrian alliance.

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