This supplemental episode, like our one about Nell Gwynn, explores the fascinating life of an intriguing and influential royal mistress.

In today’s episode, we journey back to seventeenth-century France to explore the life and legacy of Françoise d’Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon. She was first the mistress, and later the secret wife, of King Louis XIV of France.

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In today’s episode, we journey back to nineteenth-century Greece to explore the life and legacy of Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece. Amalia was the first Queen consort of modern Greece and a woman whose influence helped shape the cultural landscape of a newly-formed nation as well as the physical landscape of its capital city.

Please note that this episode includes discussion of infertility and related themes. We understand that this subject can be deeply personal and sensitive, and we encourage you to take care while listening.

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In this episode, we are exploring the fascinating life of Queen Maud of Norway, a British princess who became Norway’s first modern queen consort; she helped built the foundations of one of Europe’s newest, but most popular monarchies. She wholeheartedly threw herself into Norway's attempt to fashion a new national identity in the early years of the 20th Century.

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We wanted to share a quick schedule update. Our supplemental episode on Françoise d'Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon has been moved from March 23 to April 27.