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1.04 Post Necker, Pre Chaos
French Revolution & Napoleon (Grey History)
The Diamond Necklace
Diamond necklace was a monstrosity of a thing that dangled from the wearer's body and often ran down towards the wearer's waist. Marie antoinette didn't particularly like, neither the necklace itself nor the individual it was originally intended for - madame du barri. Years after the queen turned down the necklace, jean de la motte convinced cardinal de rohan that the queen did actually want the necklace. The whole charade eventually came undone when the first instalment of 400 thousand livres wasn't paid to the jewellers. They promptly went to the king asking for an explanation before being locked up in the bastille to await a public trial. Unfortunately for
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