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French Revolution: Witnesses (part 5): Lafayette's Later Years Oct 23, 2024

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In this instalment of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Marie Antoinette, we wrap up the saga of a man who Marie Antointte truly hated, the Marquis de Lafayette. And joining us to share the legendary life of this dirtbag (complimentary) is friend of the podcast Allison Epstein!

As mentioned in the episode, here is more info on the French revolutionary calendar.

Allison's new book Fagin the Thief comes out in February 2025. Click here to preorder a copy.

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French Revolution: Witnesses (part 4): Lafayette In America Oct 16, 2024

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In this instalment of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Marie Antoinette, we look at a man who really annoyed her: the Marquis de Lafayette. And joining us to share the legendary life of this dirtbag (complimentary) is friend of the podcast Allison Epstein!

Allison's new book Fagin the Thief comes out in February 2025. Click here to preorder a copy.

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French Revolution: Witnesses (part 3): Black Musical Pioneer Joseph Boulogne Oct 09, 2024

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As our discussion of Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution continues, we're looking at the life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Saint-Georges was a mixed-race man born to an enslaved woman and her enslaver in Guadaloupe. Sent to Paris to be educated, his athleticism and musical gifts made him a celebrity.

We're joined today by Professor Julian Ledford, Assistant Professor of French and French Studies at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

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References:

The Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Virtuoso of the Sword and the Bow by Gabriel Banat

Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Man of Music and Gentleman-at-Arms: The Life and Times of an Eighteenth-Century Prodigy by Gabriel Banat

Joseph Boulogne, the Chevalier de Saint-George and the Problem With Black Mozart by Julian A. Ledford

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French Revolution: Witnesses (part 2): Madame du Barry Lost Her Head Oct 02, 2024

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We're back on the Marie Antoinette train, and in Season 7 Part 2 the topic is "Meanwhile, Back in France."

We're joined again by Amanda Matta to wrap up the scandalous saga of Madame du Barry.

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Reference:

Madame du Barry: The Wages of Beauty by Joan Haslip

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French Revolution: Witnesses (part 1): Madame du Barry, Versailles Hot Girl Sep 24, 2024

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We're back on the Marie Antoinette train, and in Season 7 Part 2 the topic is "Meanwhile, Back in France."

To explain the French royal court system that Marie Antoinette eventually joined, we're taking a look at notorious mistress Madame du Barry in a saga so iconic it can't be contained in one podcast episode.

Our guest this week is everyone's favourite TikTok royal commentator, Amanda Matta!

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Reference:

Madame du Barry: The Wages of Beauty by Joan Haslip

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So This Asshole: Louis XIV Sep 23, 2024

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This used to be a Patreon-only bonus episode, but now everyone can hear it!

Since we'll be discussing Versailles in upcoming episodes, it felt appropriate to share this episode about Louis XIV aka The Sun King, who basically invented that whole scenario.

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Women Leaders, part 3: Boudica (Literally) Burned London Down (Rerelease) Sep 18, 2024

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It's a rerelease of a classic Vulgar History episode, now with better editing! Boudica was Queen of the Iceni, a Celtic tribe during the Roman conquest of Britain. She led a rebellion of united tribes against their Roman invaders, leaving a path of death and bloodshed in her wake.

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Boudica: Warrior Woman of the Roman Empire by Caitlin C. Gillespie

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Women Leaders, part 2: Ancient Rome's Most Murderous Woman (Rerelease) Sep 11, 2024

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This week, we're revisiting a classic Vulgar History episode. Agrippina the Younger was also the sister, wife/niece, and mother of three different Roman emperors and also one of the villainesses in the 1976 BBC miniseries I, Claudius!

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Reference:

Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World by Emma Southon (now available in paperback!)

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Women Leaders, part 1.5: Cleopatra's Legacy Sep 04, 2024

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There was no way I could revisit the Cleopatra episode and score without getting Gina Berry's assistance! She was a guest on our epic Nefertiti and Hatshepsut episodes, and now she's here to talk all things Cleo. As ever, when the two of us get together, it will be at LEAST 2 hours of episode.

I recommend listening to the Cleopatra episode first before diving into this discussion, but you do you.

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Reference:

Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff

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Women Leaders, part 1: Cleopatra Was That Bitch (Rerelease) Aug 28, 2024

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Remember in early 2020 when we were doing the season Women Leaders and the Men Who Whined About Them? This was the first episode of that series, now remastered by Cristina for improved audio quality! Plus, a special new intro and extro!

Coming up next week: we revisit Cleo's score with a very special guest.

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Reference:

Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff

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