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A Profile in Wax: The Life of Marie Tussaud


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Famous for her wax figurines, Marie Tussaud was commissioned to make models of the living and the dead. She made profiles of countless royals, criminals and even murders. She lived through the French Revolution, toured Britain and established a museum that is still in business 186 years later! Join us this week as we bring you the revolutionary life of Marie Tussaud, her life with wax sculptures, her life in England and her distinct role during the French Revolution! 


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Lord of the Land Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

One-eyed Maestro Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Disclaimer: Neither host is any way a professional historian.

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