Episode 110
Perfume
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society · History Hit
May 9, 202336m 28sExplicit
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Show Notes
<p>What did Napoleon smell like? How many pairs of scented gloves did Marie Antoinette get through a month? And how did the study of perfume become the study of life itself in the 19th century?</p><br><p>Kate is joined by Theresa Levitt for this episode to find out about the world of the Parisian perfumiers Laugier and Laurent. Theresa is the author of <em>Elixir: A Parisian Perfume House and the Quest for the Secret of Life.</em></p><br><p>Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior producer: Charlotte Long. Mixed by Stuart Beckwith.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.</p>
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