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[BONUS] The Affair Of The Diamond Necklace
Description
It is an almost unbelievable tale that includes aristocrats, cardinals, con artists, Marie Antoinette, and a vast amount of diamonds.
In this episode, we'll learn how a grand scam in 18th-century France nearly brought down the monarchy and fuelled revolutionary flames.
- Louis XV’s diamond necklace for his mistress
- Louis XV dies before the necklace is completed
- Marie Antoinette refuses to buy the necklace
- Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy’s noble descent
- Jeanne’s fabricated friendship with Marie Antoinette
- Jeanne’s relationship with Cardinal de Rohan
- Jeanne and the fake letters from Marie Antoinette
- Jeanne cons Cardinal and jewellers with necklace
- Jeanne’s trial, branding, escape, and tragic death
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/affair-diamond-necklace
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