St Joan and the First Royal Mistress

Professor Andrew Lear is a world-renowned expert on sexuality in art and the author of the best-known book on sexuality in Greek vase-painting.  He is the founder of Oscar Wilde Tours, the gay history tour company, and Shady Ladies Tours, the woman's history tour company.

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Learn about two amazing 14th century women:  St Joan of Arc, and her King's mistress—the first of France's long line of official mistresses!

<h3>Can&#x27;t make the live event? Buy a ticket for the recording and enjoy the event in your own time! See FAQs below for more info.</h3>Was Joan of Arc a Saint? Insane? Transgender? The savior of France? The inventor of France? Let us suggest another option: she was a powerless woman who understood her country’s situation better than any of the powerful men, managed to get them to listen to her, and got punished for it in the end. She was in short the model of the woman misogynists call “nasty.” And she has been inspiring women to speak out and fight for their ideas since the 15th century. So come learn about her inspiring story, and also about the other surprisingly powerful women who played important roles in this key period in French history—the period in which France was united as a country. We will learn about Yolande, the so-called Queen of Four Countries, the king’s mother-in-law who protected both the teenage king and Joan, and Agnès Sorel, the “lady of beauty” who was the king&#x27;s mistress, in fact the first of France’s long history of powerful *official* royal mistresses. So come learn about a line-up of amazing, inspiring women from France&#x27;s 14th century!

<h2>Speaker Bios</h2>A Parisian native, Edith de Belleville was an attorney at law for many, many years, but her passion for Paris and its history led her back to university (at the age of 50) to get her official tour guide license. Deeply inspired by Parisian women of the past, Edith decided to write a book, in French, entitled The Beautiful Rebels of Paris (Belles et Rebelles, Editions Erik Bonnier). Edith also teaches Jewish heritage in Paris at University Gustave Eiffel (Marne la Vallée), and has just finished a book in English about the fabulous life of a mature Parisian woman in the City of Light. Andrew Lear is a renowned expert on same-sex relations in Greek and Roman antiquity. During his academic career, he taught at Harvard, Pomona College, and NYU. In recent years, he has founded Oscar Wilde Tours, the LGBTQ history and culture tour company and Shady Ladies Tours, a women&#x27;s history and culture tour company. He is also working with actor/author Stephen Fry on a podcast about the &quot;Scandals and Secrets of London&#x27;s National Portrait Gallery.&quot;

<h3>FAQs</h3>When will the Zoom invite come?The Zoom invite will be in the CONFIRMATION EMAIL from your order AND it will be sent to your email address at 48hrs, 2hrs, and 10mins before the event. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM AND SOCIAL FOLDERS IF YOU DO NOT SEE THE ZOOM INVITE IN YOUR INBOX. If you do not receive a Zoom invitation by 1hr before the event please get in contact with us.What time zone is the event scheduled in?The event is scheduled for 2pm EST (i.e. New York time). You can watch it in any time zone but please adjust to the time zone you are in.Will the event be recorded and available to view later?Yes the event will be recorded and you can buy a ticket for the recording above. If you buy a ticket for the recording you will be emailed automatically after the event with a link to the recording, available to view for 1 week after receiving the link. If you bought a ticket for the live event but couldn't make it please email us and we will send you the link to the recording.Refund policy?Refunds are available up to the start time of the event. After the start time, refunds are only available if you have been unable to access the event.

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