Madame de Pompadour and Louis XV

This 2021 episode covers Eunice Newton Foote, who became the first person to make a connection between the Earth’s temperature and the concentration of carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere in 1856. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Tracy discusses the concept of race as it has and hasn't existed in European history. Both Tracy and Holly share their frustration and fury about the Buck v. Bell story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Buck v. Bell is the 1927 SCOTUS decision that upheld the constitutionality of laws allowing involuntary sterilization of people deemed to be “unfit.” Most of these laws have been repealed, but Buck v. Bell has never been directly overturned. Research: "Buck v. Bell." Gale Encyclo ... Show More

Louis XV, surnommé le “Bien-aimé”, inaugure en 1715 une ère d’apaisement après le règne guerrier de Louis XIV. Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, qui devient la marquise de Pompadour et la maîtresse officielle du roi, contribue largement au développement culturel et artistique de la Fran ... Show More

Hortense Mancini is perhaps most famous for being a royal mistress, but her life was a series of adventures and scandals. Hortense was willing to do whatever it took to be a woman who lived on her own terms in the 17th century. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihea ... Show More

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In the early 1800's, Fanny, the Duchess of Choiseul-Praslin, and her husband Charles, the Duke, were highly regarded among the French nobility. From the outside it appeared they had it all, but internally their marriage was filled with distrust and turmoil. Eventually it would al ... Show More

Fille d’une couturière et d’un moine paillard, la future Madame du Barry se fait rapidement remarquer pour sa grande beauté, et réussit à s’élever à un rang quasi royal en devenant la favorite du roi Louis XV. Mais on aurait tort de la réduire à sa simple apparence : son esprit e ... Show More

In the latest of our series tackling the big questions on major historical topics, historian Marisa Linton responds to listener queries and popular search enquiries about the dramatic events that engulfed France in the late 18th century. Topics discussed include the causes of the ... Show More

Fille de Louis XI et soeur de Charles VIII, Anne a tenu la régence durant la minorité de son frère. Femme de gouvernement, elle développa une cour fastueuse et culturelle à Moulins, faisant de la capitale du Bourbonnais l'une des grandes villes du royaume. Portrait d'une femme de ... Show More