The True Story of the Chevalier d'Eon: Part 2

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: The True Story of the Chevalier d'Eon: Part 2
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
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• Duration: 00:32:01
• Published: 2012-11-26 18:31

Upset with the prospect of a demotion, the Chevalier d'Eon published his diplomatic correspondence. Worried that d'Eon might reveal the King's Secret, Louis XV  desperately negotiated d'Eon's return -- with one catch: the Chevalier had to become a woman.