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Episode 29: The Legend of Lola Montez (Part 1)

Episode 29: The Legend of Lola Montez (Part 1)

FromDirty Sexy History


Episode 29: The Legend of Lola Montez (Part 1)

FromDirty Sexy History

ratings:
Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jan 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this week’s episode, Jess covers the life of infamous dancer and courtesan Lola Montez from her tumultuous childhood in India to her earliest doomed love affairs with Franz Liszt, Alexandre Dumas, and Alexandre Henri Dujarier. Montez was said to be Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s inspiration for femme fatale Irene Adler, but her real life was far more interesting
Released:
Jan 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (72)

Going beyond the sanitized and idealized to the dirty reality of human history with Jessica Cale. There's more to history than what you learned in high school, and we're going to skip to the good stuff together.