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Podcast: Significant Lovers
Episode: 59. When Marie Antoinette Met Louis XVI *TEASER*
Description: You might think a romance from the 1700s will be stiff and boring. But this episode is so raunchy, so TMI, we’re going to need an explicit label!Â
King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette of France had an arranged marriage and famously, uh, experienced trouble in the bedroom. Which makes us wonder: can you fall in love with anyone if you set your heart on it? And if you’re really not into your spouse, could you still sleep with them to produce an heir?Â
While Marie and Louis’ romance does end in tragedy...