Regency Era Trans Icon Chevalière d'Éon (revisited)
From Vulgar History: Regency Era by Vulgar History | Realm
April 29, 2026 · 1h 14m · Season 8 · Episode 26
About this episode
This episode revisits the audacious story of Chevalière d'Éon and her significance to queer and trans history.
Chevalière d'Éon was a French spy, championship fencer, soldier, and absolute icon. No wonder the Ton of Regency England became obsessed when she moved there. In this episode, originally from 2022, author Maya Deane joins us to explain d'Éon's audacious story and the importance of her life to queer and trans history. Buy a copy of Maya's book Wrath Goddess Sing Support our Trevor Project fundraiser project — Buy a copy of Ann's book Rebel of the Regency — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at commonera.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and…
People in this episode
Guest: Maya Deane
Topics covered
- Regency Era
- queer history
- trans history
- Chevalière d'Éon
- fencing
- French spy
Keywords
- Chevalière d'Éon
- Regency England
- queer history
- trans history
- French spy
- fencer
Sponsors
common.era.com, vulgarhistory.com, vulgarhistory.redbubble.com
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trevor Project
Books & works: Wrath Goddess Sing, Rebel of the Regency
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