Paris Gone By

#12.  Notre Dame's sarcophagi have started revealing their secrets!  The two men found during the restoration have intriguing  connections but couldn't be more different.  Learn more about the mysterious knight and the wealthy churchman in this episode of Paris Gone By!  

Note: Throughout the episode and the show notes, I refer to the first sarcophagus as Le Chevalier or The Knight. Technically the INRAP scientists nicknamed him Le Cavalier or The Rider—I misspoke in the episode. But I do believe he is likely a knight, based on the evidence at hand, so I'm going with it. Stay tuned for any updates. 😄

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#11.  France + Food + Christmas = An Amazing Feast!  The French Christmas Eve meal is a culinary tradition steeped in history.  Join us as we explore three holiday favorites:  Oysters, Turkey with Chestnuts, and the Bûche de Noël cake on this episode of Paris Gone By! 

Need to see the recipes and learn more about these foods?  Check out the full show notes on the PGB website!

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#10.  King Henri IV's skull is sitting in a bank vault in Paris.  Or is it?  If not, whose head is it?!  Join us as we follow the mummified skull of Henri IV through 400 years of history on this episode of Paris Gone By!

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#9.  Napoleon.  Love him or hate him, he is a monumental figure.  Buried in a huge tomb.  In a hole in the ground.  How did this happen?  Why is one of the most important historical figures of the modern era buried not among his peers at the Pantheon or even in his own magnificent monument? Instead, he is in a sunken chamber inside a building built by Louis XIV!  Find out the story of Napoleon’s journey to Les Invalides in this episode of Paris Gone By!  

Links For This Episode

Visit Napoleon at Les Invalides 

Ponder his victories at the Arc de Triomphe

Learn more about the conspiracy theory surrounding the tomb  

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#8.  If you were ready to leave your provincial village,  see the world and maybe party a bit, what options did you have? Then as now you went to college! Join us as we go back to school at the medieval University of Paris in this episode of Paris Gone By!

Correction:  I mention the Bishops of Cluny, however their correct title was the Abbots of Cluny. 

Links for the Episode:

Want to know more?  Check out the full show notes—with a walking map of Medieval Student Paris!—on the PGB website.

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#007.  What would Bond do in Paris? Take in the Louvre or take out the bad guy? Where does he like to eat? Or sleep? And where can we be like Bond in Paris today? Follow literary Bond on his Parisian assignments in this episode of Paris Gone By! 

And yes, I'm rooting for Henry Cavill as the next Bond! 🤞🏻🤞🏻

For links to all of the places mentioned in this episode, ways to armchair travel with Bond, and more, check out the show notes. 

Want to go straight to grabbing the books for yourself?  You can find them in the PGB Boutique (includes affiliate links)!

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#6. Join us as we visit the Eiffel Tower when it opened in 1889!  Using a guide from the Exposition Universelle, we see the tower from a different view.  How did they describe this new colossus?  What did it cost to visit?  How could you get there?  And most importantly, were there toilets?  Hop in our time machine as we go back to the opening of the Eiffel Tower!

Links for the Episode:

The Guide in Full: The Practical Guide to the Exposition Universelle  
[Note: The guide is a product of its time.  Like many works from the 19th century, some content may uncomfortable or objectionable for some readers.]  

To read just the Eiffel Tower Extract, head over the Full Show Notes Page on the website!

The Official Eiffel Tower Website

2025 Osaka World Expo  

Bureau International des Expositions   

Want to know more?  Check out the full show notes onParis Gone By.com!

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#5.  High atop the Eiffel Tower, Gustave Eiffel used to have an apartment with the most coveted view in the city.  But did he live in it?  What happened in that exclusive space?  And is it still there?  Find out more about Eiffel's apartment on the Eiffel Tower in this episode of Paris Gone By!  

Links for the Show

Eiffel Tower Official Site.  Buy tickets, get hours and transit info, and all your tower info!  

Jill Jonnes Article.  The article mentioned in the episode about Edison's visit to the tower.  

Want to see pictures of the apartment and more?  Check out the full show notes on the PGB website.    

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#4.  Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's sister, defied convention and married the man she wanted!  But first she had to marry the King of France.  How does she pull this off?!  Discover what Tudor secrets the very French Hôtel de Cluny (Musée National du Moyen Âge) holds in this episode of Paris Gone By! 

To visit the Cluny, check out these sites:

Cluny Museum Website (The French version of the site has more detailed info on the collections).  

Paris Museum Pass  

Want to know more?  Check out the full show notes on the PGB website!

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Safety Warning:  Don't try a drinking a game using "Mary" or "marry" with this episode.  It would be extremely detrimental to your health!😉 

#3. L'Hotel de la Marine, the museum on the Place de la Concorde, has witnessed many events over the years—including the theft of the Crown Jewels in 1792!  Who did it?  Did they get away with it? Find out more in this episode of Paris Gone By!  

Links for this episode's resources:  

L'Hotel de la Marine Museum 

Al Thani Collection 

The Foundation for the Memory of Slavery  

The Louvre 

Mobilier National 

Paris Museum Pass

Le Monde Article [in French]

Centre des Monuments Nationeaux  

Ministry of Culture 

Want to know more?  Check out the full show notes on the PGB website!

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#2. A 14th Century Sarcophagus was found at Notre Dame! Who is inside? Who found it? What comes next? Is it a mummy?! [SPOILER: Not a mummy]  Find out more in this episode of Paris Gone By! 

Discover what we know so far, more about the group who did the archeological dig, and a bit about what comes next as they begin restoring the interior of the church. 

Quick Show Notes: 

First and foremost, the theory of how the sarcophagus ended up where it did in the layers of history under the floor is my own (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) speculation. Please do not consider it archeological fact. 

A Few Sources Mentioned In the Episode:

INRAP

Time Team Official YouTube Channel You can find old BBC episodes on the official Classics YouTube Channel, Amazon Prime and (unofficially) on other YouTube channels

Notre Dame Construction Controversy:  Smithsonian Article in English and  Le Parisien Article in French

Parts of the rood screen and other medieval and renaissance pieces of Notre Dame at the Louvre

Cluny Museum (Musée national du Moyen Âge) is re-opening after its own extensive renovation on May 12, 2022

Triangle Tower (Tour Triangle), being built in the 15th arrondissement

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#1. The Premier Episode: Learn about Paris Gone By and Notre Dame’s ownership!  Hint:  It isn’t Paris Gone By (sadly). Or the Catholic Church. It is La France herself! Find out how Notre Dame remains the property of the nation in this inaugural episode of the Paris Gone By: Paris History for the Curious Traveler podcast.  

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