It is an almost unbelievable tale that includes aristocrats, cardinals, con artists, Marie Antoinette, and a vast amount of diamonds. 

In this episode, we'll learn how a grand scam in 18th-century France nearly brought down the monarchy and fuelled revolutionary flames.

• Louis XV’s diamond necklace for his mistress
• Louis XV dies before the necklace is completed
• Marie Antoinette refuses to buy the necklace
• Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy’s noble descent
• Jeanne’s fabricated friendship with Marie Antoinette
• Jeanne’s relationship with Cardinal de Rohan
• Jeanne and the fake letters from Marie Antoinette
• Jeanne cons Cardinal and jewellers with necklace 
• Jeanne’s trial, branding, escape, and tragic death

 Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/affair-diamond-necklace

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