Julie D'Aubigny: The Sword-Swinging, Woman-Wooing Opera Star

Episode 162. Julie D'Aubigny was a roguish, cross-dressing opera singer who never lost with a sword or in the bedroom. Her romantic and physical exploits were the talk of 17th century Paris. Tune in to hear how this bisexual force of nature got the king on her side.   Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory Sources   “The real life of Julie d’Aubigny” by Kelly Gardiner https://kellygardiner.com/fiction/books/goddess/the-real-life-of-julie-daubigny/   “La Maupin - The Extraordinary Life of Julie D’Aubigny” by Laura Moore (Jul 30 2019) https://www.storyofacity.com/2019/07/30/la-maupin-extraordinary-life-julie-daubigny/   “The Life of Julie D’Aubigny” by Amanda Justice (Jan 8 2025) https://ajustice707.medium.com/the-life-of-julie-daubigny-2a79804bfcbe   “Julie D’Aubigny” https://www.badassoftheweek.com/maupin   “The Badass Rogue who Cross-Dressed and Dueled Her Way to Infamy” by Meradith Hoddinott and Fiona Zublin (Jan 26 2020) https://web.archive.org/web/20220519180758/https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/the-badass-rogue-who-cross-dressed-and-dueled-her-way-to-infamy/76908/   “The Wild Life of Julie D’Aubigny, The Bisexual, Sword-Fighting 17th-Century Opera Star” by Genevieve Carlton, edited by Erik Hawkins (Mar 3 2022) https://allthatsinteresting.com/julie-daubigny   “Julie d’Aubigny: La Maupin and Early French Opera” by Alan Westby (Jun 28 2017) https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/julie-daubigny-la-maupin-and-early-french-opera   Sound Credits: Sound Effect by VanzetPictures from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-fire-457848/   Sound Effect by u_uy2kad5rlq from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-crickets-395138/