Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry aka Madame du Barry, part one (with Amanda Matta)

2024-09-24·1 hour 13 minutes

Description

We're back on the Marie Antoinette train, and in Season 7 Part 2 the topic is "Meanwhile, Back in France."
To explain the French royal court system that Marie Antoinette eventually joined, we're taking a look at notorious mistress Madame du Barry in a saga so iconic it can't be contained in one podcast episode.
Our guest this week is everyone's favourite TikTok royal commentator, Amanda Matta!
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Reference:
Madame du Barry: The Wages of Beauty by Joan Haslip

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