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La Muette is a station on line 9. Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV from 1745 was hugely influential in the court but was she the manipulative puppet master that 19th century historians claimed?  Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour | French Aristocrat | Britannica  Battles of the Seven Years' War - Wikipedia  The Château de la Muette | OECD  Music by   Warm Memories - Emotional Inspiring Piano by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon  Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ 

La Muette is a station on line 9 This is the story of the Nesle Sisters, they had political ambitions, one strong enough to offer up her sister as collateral in the game of court politics. They vied for King Louis XV's affections and mistress status. This is the true story of the Nesle sisters, from 1732-1745 Les sœurs Nesle, favorites de Louis XV - Histoire et Secrets Le Château de la Muette | OCDE  Histoire du Pavillon Royal de la Muette - Pavillon Royal de la Muette  What is a Hair Shirt? Music by   Warm Memories - Emotional Inspiring Piano by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon  Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

La Muette is a station on line 9 In 1716 Château de la Muette became the residence of the Marie Louise Elisabeth d'Orleans, Duchess of Berry, daughter of the Regent, a woman born into unimaginable privilege whose life was defined by exploitation, abuse and tragedy, even by 18th‑century royal standards. The Château de la Muette: a mysterious and forgotten royal building from the 16th century | Le Bonbon  Le Château de la Muette | OCDE  The Duchess Of Berry Was The Most Scandalous Woman In France  Music by   Warm Memories - Emotional Inspiring Piano by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon  Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ 

La Muette is a station on line 9.  Chateau de la Muette is home to five centuries of French history and in this series I will tell you about some of its residents and events.   The royal residence in France was the famous Palace of Versailles, but life could get busy and complicated, so they created a retreat for Kings, Queens, and Emperors. Home to mistresses and scandals, a massacre, a hot air balloon and potatoes.   Let's explore the lives of some of the noble and royal women who have a connection to La Muette. Their lives were lived in the shadow of the Kings of the time, but each one has a story worth telling in its own right.   The Château de la Muette | OECD  Margaret Of Valois | French princess, Valois dynasty, Huguenot queen | Britannica  Wars of Religion | Huguenots, Calvinism, Edict of Nantes | Britannica  Biography of Margaret of Valois, France’s Slandered Queen Music by   Warm Memories - Emotional Inspiring Piano by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon  Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR – A NATIONAL RECKONING  Anatole France was one of the country’s most respected writers and he would become the conscience the Republic had been missing. We draw to the conclusion of the Affair.   What does it mean for France, for the Dreyfusards and for Alfred Dreyfus?  Sources and reading   Marie‑Claire Bancquart, Anatole France: La vie littéraire (1984)  Michel Winock, Le Siècle des intellectuels (1997)  Émile Bréhier, Histoire de la philosophie (for context on France’s philosophical influences)  David Bellos, The Novel of the Century (2017)  Anatole France’s own essays and speeches (1890s)  Anatole France | Nobel Prize Winner, French Novelist & Poet | Britannica  Anatole France (Author of The Gods Will Have Blood) - Goodreads  Academie Francaise The Funeral of Anatole France  Music Last Hero by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY 3.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR: DENIED BY A PRESIDENT   Felix Faure became President of the Republic in January 1895, just weeks after Alfred Dreyfus was convicted. He was elected because he was seen as safe and predictable. He was not a reformer. He was not interested in challenging institutions. He was not associated with any major scandals, yet at least.  Sam Aronow - The Dreyfus Affair   Félix Faure | French Republic, Politics, Legacy | Britannica  Biography Central Margurite Steinheil  Music Last Hero by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY 3.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR: THE SOCIALIST INTEREST  Jean Jaures is a political icon, remembered today as a socialist leader, a defender of workers, and one of the strongest advocates for Alfred Dreyfus.  Sources and Reading  Zeev Sternhell, Jaurès et la naissance du socialisme républicain (1983)  Harvey Goldberg, The Life of Jean Jaurès (1962)  Geoffrey Kurtz, Jean Jaurès: The Inner Life of Social Democracy (2014)  Madeleine Rebérioux, Jaurès : La politique et la légende (1975)  Sudhir Hazareesingh, Political Traditions in Modern France (1994)  Jean Jaurès, Histoire socialiste de la Révolution française (1901–1907)  Sam Aronow - The Dreyfus Affair   The Socialist Interest by Jean Jaures 1898  The Radical Tea Towel The Assassination of Jean Jaures  Music Last Hero by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY 3.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR: J'ACCUSE! As the situation unfolded with Dreyfus and new evidence came to light, Zola reached his limit of what he could morally tolerate from the lying establishment. By this time, Emile Zola was already a very famous novelist, and he was about to expose the truth to a country that didn’t want to hear it.   Sources  Sam Aronow The Dreyfus Affair   Emile Zola Brittanica  CNRS How the Dreyfus Affair Went Global  J'accuse Letter to the President of the Republic by Emile Zola 1898 - A must read!  Hachette  Émile Zola (Author of Germinal) - Goodreads  Music Last Hero by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 

THE CHAMPS-ELYSEE AND THE BELLE EPOQUE  In this BONUS episode, the Belle Epoque comes to life. The Third republic was a period of social and economic prosperity, and nowhere displayed this, quite like the most beautiful avenue in the world.   Sources  Belle Époque or the "Beautiful Age" in France  Paris Digest - Champs-Elysée Facts  Everything Explained - The Belle Epoque  French Moments- The Grand Palais and Petit Palais  Brittanica Elysium Greek Mythology  The Good Life France - History of the Champs Elysée  Music Last Hero by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY 3.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR: CLEMENCEAU AND THE THIRD REPUBLIC  In Season 3 we visit five stations and five men whose lives intersected at the Dreyfus Affair.   Episode 1 sees George Clemenceau fighting for the newly established Third Republic, giving the foundation of a story of a scandal that divided France for nearly a decade.   Sources  Sam Aronow - The Dreyfus Affair  Georges Clemenceau summary | Britannica  Georges Clemenceau | French Prime Minister & WWI Leader | Britannica  Panama Scandal Panama Scandal | Corruption, Bribery & Fraud | Britannica  Treaty of Versailles 1919  Music Last Hero by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY 3.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/