Jonathan Spangler
Senior lecturer in history specializing in early modern French aristocracy and royal courts, and author of Monsieur, Second Sons in the Monarchy of France; serves as the episode's expert historian.
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Feb 13, 2026 • 58min
Philippe, Duc d’Orléans: in the shadow of the Sun King
Tom Allen, comedian and witty commentator, riffs on court gossip. Dr Jonathan Spangler, historian of early modern French aristocracy, maps Philippe d’Orléans’ life. They explore Philippe’s cross‑dressing and theatrical provocation. They unpack his fraught role as the spare and near‑successor. They discuss his affairs, ménage dynamics with Liselotte and the Chevalier de Lorraine, military triumph at Cassel, and his financial and artistic patronage.
