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This Gender Nonconforming Secret Agent Almost Caused a War

Not only was Chevalier d’Eon a respected diplomat, trusted spy, and cunning secret agent, they also were a pioneer of publicly expressing gender fluidity in 18th-century France. From an undercover mission in a Russian court to gathering intelligence against Great Britain to blackmailing a King with information that could have caused a war, d’Eon was a master of their craft.

Season 2 Episode 4 Length 11:02 Premiere: 10/12/23

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