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Podcast: Battle Royale: French Monarchs
Episode: Valentine's Day with "Love is Dead"
Description: Bonne Saint-Valentin! Today we are taking a brief sojourn from our Frankish kings to share three love stories from French history, from the 12th century to the modern era. Eliza will be discussing medieval lovers Héloïse and Abélard, Ben will be talking about queer artist Rosa Bonheur, and our special guest Rachel Dyer will be talking about French-American princess Betsy Patterson.Go listen to Rachel’s podcast Love is Dead for more historical heartbreaks and hot takes!Featured music:Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, Medieval Bardcore Version by Beedle the Bardcore.“Clog Dance” f...