CLASSIC: Marie Antoinette and the Diamond Necklace Hoax
Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Queen Marie Antoinette's reputation was already tarnished by gossip in 1784, but was completely ruined by the implication that she defrauded the crown jewelers, conning them out of a dazzling, expensive diamond necklace. That's the short summary -- but the story itself is a startling tale of intrigue and iniquity. Listen in to learn more about the strange tale of the diamond necklace hoax.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back, fellow ridiculous historians. |
| 0:02.7 | We are returning to you with a very glitzy classic episode. |
| 0:08.7 | We sure are. |
| 0:09.7 | Very glitzy and glammy and Marie Antoinetti. |
| 0:13.5 | Let them eat cakey. |
| 0:14.7 | Okay, she didn't say that, but it's still fun to talk about. |
| 0:17.4 | We are talking about a bit of a heist today. |
| 0:20.0 | A bit of a, what do they call that? |
| 0:22.9 | Court intrigue, castle intrigue. Sure, yeah. Marie Antoinette had, like so many royals and |
| 0:34.2 | celebrities of her day, she always was fighting against gossip and scuttlebutt, |
| 0:39.8 | and by 1784, public opinion was not 100% on board with her. It became completely ruined by |
| 0:49.8 | allegations that she conned her own crown jewelers out of this crazy, expensive diamond necklace. |
| 0:59.2 | This sounds about right. |
| 1:01.1 | Let's jump right into the stories, shall we? |
| 1:04.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 1:07.0 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 1:10.7 | Ridiculous History is a production of IHeart Radio. Welcome back to the show, Ridiculous historians. |
| 1:40.7 | My name is Ben, and I'd like to welcome back one of my favorite people ever. |
| 1:47.5 | Folks, let's say hi to Noel Brown. |
| 1:49.8 | Wait a minute. |
| 1:50.3 | What? |
| 1:51.0 | Was I gone? |
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