Madame de Pompadour

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Madame de Pompadour

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65 minutes

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Dec 21, 2011

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Madame de Pompadour appeared first on The History Chicks.

Released:

Dec 21, 2011

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Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour.

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