A royal catfish & diamond affair

Real-life or Lifetime movie? Let's find out. In this episode of Thick & Thin, we travel back to 18th century Versailles to learn the story of Jeanne de La Motte: a catfish and con artist who stole the most expensive piece of jewelry in France.  // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: https://historydaily.org/affair-diamond-necklace-facts-stories-trivia https://www.britannica.com/event/Affair-of-the-Diamond-Necklace https://queensransom.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/a-real-fake-countess-jeanne-de-la-motte-valoiss-lineage/ https://queensransom.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/jeannede_la_motte/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The spoken diary of Katy Bellotte, a self-employed graphic designer living in New York. Each Thursday, Katy blends her personal experiences with stories from history, offering advice, laughs & some major epiphanies. She chats about living in full color, through the thick & the thin (with a dirty martini in hand). For advertising opportunities please email [email protected]   We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4  Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy