The Affair of the Diamond Necklace
Noble Blood
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild
4.8 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2024
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy was a French countess with a dubious claim to nobility and one brilliant idea: she was going to steal a diamond necklace from Louis XVI. After weaseling her way into court, Jeanne impersonates Marie Antoinette in a series of letters, starts a tabloid scandal, and inadvertently lights the fuse of the French Revolution.
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