{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"[BONUS] The Affair Of The Diamond Necklace","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a20e1a2e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1350,"description":"It is an almost unbelievable tale that includes aristocrats, cardinals, con artists, Marie Antoinette, and a vast amount of diamonds. \nIn this episode, we'll learn how a grand scam in 18th-century France nearly brought down the monarchy and fuelled revolutionary flames.\nLouis XV’s diamond necklace for his mistressLouis XV dies before the necklace is completedMarie Antoinette refuses to buy the necklaceJeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy’s noble descentJeanne’s fabricated friendship with Marie AntoinetteJeanne’s relationship with Cardinal de RohanJeanne and the fake letters from Marie AntoinetteJeanne cons Cardinal and jewellers with necklace Jeanne’s trial, branding, escape, and tragic death\n Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/affair-diamond-necklace","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}