The Daring Life and Fiery Death of Sophie Blanchard

Tudors Dynasty

RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson

History

4.4 • 794 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

By day, she was shy and soft-spoken. By night, she set the skies ablaze. Sophie Blanchard, Napoleon’s Chief of Air Services and the world’s first female professional balloonist, captivated Europe with midnight ascents, glittering fireworks, and record-breaking flights. But in an age when women were expected to stay grounded, Sophie made the heavens her stage—until one fateful Paris evening when the very flames that lit her fame brought her crashing down.

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Narrated by: Rebecca Larson

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1:35.2	Imagine a prehesion night, gaslanters flickering on cobblestones,
1:40.5	and crowds gazing skyward as a lone balloonist ascends into the dark,
1:43.1	fireworks blazing in the heavens. Welcome to the extraordinary world of Sophie Blanchard,
1:48.5	the fearless daredevil who transformed ballooning from spectacle to science. I'm Rebecca Larson.
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