The Scandalous Life of Lola Montez

Irish History Podcast

Fin Dwyer

Ireland, Irish History, Norman Invasion, Great Hunger, Vikings, Interviews, History, War Of Independence, Great Famine

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2017

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Lola Montez, born Elizabeth Rosanna Gilbert, was one of the most scandalous women of the 19th century. She took Europe by storm with 'dances' that left little to the imagination - she was known to wear nothing beneath her tutu.

Married three times she also had a string of famous lovers including a king, the composer Franz Liszt and the author Alexander Dumas. Were she alive today her friends would include the most powerful people alive, she would be plagued by the paparazzi, have millions of twitter followers and if she had a website it would be most definitely x rated.

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1:13.0	Hello and welcome to the Irish history podcast.
1:19.0	My name is Finn Duwara and this is the story of Lola Montez who was arguably the most notorious Irish
1:25.7	woman of the 19th century.
1:27.7	Now before I get into the story of Lola I just want to explain why there's not an episode in The Great Famine series this week.
1:35.5	As those of you who follow me on Facebook or have become patrons of the show will know, I had
1:40.1	an operation last week. I'm slowly recovering and I'm not back to full tilt just yet, so research
1:46.2	is proving a little difficult. Rather than making a famine episode, which can be quite complex and
1:51.5	difficult to get right, I went for a topic that was somewhat easier.
1:55.2	That is, this fascinating story about Lola. I'm not sure whether there'll be a podcast out next week,
2:01.3	it all depends on how I am but if you bear with me normal
2:05.1	service will definitely be resumed in the coming fortnight I'll keep you
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