Pride Month: Hortense Mancini
An episode of the Queens Podcast podcast, hosted by Queens Podcast, titled "Pride Month: Hortense Mancini" was published on June 5, 2024 and runs 68 minutes.
June 5, 2024 ·68m · Queens Podcast
Summary
Are y'all ready for an adventure? This episode of the Queen's Podcast is about to take you on a wild ride through the life of Hortense Mancini—an absolute 17th-century icon if there ever was one whose life story could rival any soap opera. From her early days in Rome to her nightmare of a marriageHortense's life was anything but boring. From Parisian it-girl to mistress of the King of England this story has it all. So grab your strawberry mimosas and get ready for a wild ride. Time stamps: 00:41 Revisiting Hortense Mancini & Cocktail 01:17 Hortense's Early Life 02:09 Family Background and Move to France 05:55 Life in French Court 19:50 Marriage to Armand and Early Struggles 22:25 Life in the Countryside 27:37 Hortense's Rebellion and Affairs 33:58 Locked Up and Losing It 35:35 Plotting the Great Escape 37:35 The Bold Escape to Rome 43:46 Return to Paris and New Beginnings 49:21 Affairs and Scandals in England 58:35 The Final Years and Legacy A couple of really great articles on Miss Mancini and fam: F Yeah History Party like 1660 Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our podcast.Want more Queens? Head to our Patreon, check out our merch store and follow us on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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