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A royal catfish & diamond affair

A royal catfish & diamond affair

FromThick & Thin


A royal catfish & diamond affair

FromThick & Thin

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Aug 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Real-life or Lifetime movie? Let's find out. In this episode of Thick & Thin, we travel back to 18th century Versailles to learn the story of Jeanne de La Motte: a catfish and con artist who stole the most expensive piece of jewelry in France. 
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Sources:
https://historydaily.org/affair-diamond-necklace-facts-stories-trivia
https://www.britannica.com/event/Affair-of-the-Diamond-Necklace
https://queensransom.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/a-real-fake-countess-jeanne-de-la-motte-valoiss-lineage/
https://queensransom.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/jeannede_la_motte/
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Released:
Aug 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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The spoken diary of Katy Bellotte, a self-employed graphic designer living in New York. Each Thursday, Katy blends her personal experiences with stories from history, offering advice, laughs & some major epiphanies. She chats about living in full color, through the thick & the thin (with a dirty martini in hand). We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4  For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy