EP 71: Paris History Avec A Hemingway (Madame de Maintenon)

Madame de Maintenon, the woman that would start as a secret babysitter and become the unofficial queen of France. Born in 1635, her father was in prison for gambling and counterfeiting and her mother was the daughter of the prison director, straight out of a Lifetime movie. Later she was looked after by her godmother that showed her the fancier side of Paris, taking her to Salons and meeting the intellectuals of the day. At a Salon, she met poet and writer Paul Scarron and began to share lett...