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Chevalier D’Eon | A cross-dressing 18th-century CELEBRITY spy?
As a celebrity, spy, diplomat and fencing champion, the Chevalier D’Eon had many extraordinary adventures and took on many identities over the course of their long life
- Ellie Cawthorne
Published: February 24, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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As a celebrity, spy, diplomat and fencing champion, the Chevalier D’Eon had many extraordinary adventures and took on many identities over the course of their long life.
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But there was one aspect of their story that fascinated the Georgian public more than any other – the question of whether the Chevalier was a man, or a woman.
In this episode of History’s Greatest Scandals, Professor Hannah Greig and Ellie Cawthorne share not just one scandal, but a string of them, as they chart the Chevalier’s swashbuckling escapades.
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Ellie CawthorneHead of content (audio)
Ellie Cawthorne is head of content (audio) at HistoryExtra
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