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Madame Tussaud and Her Chamber of Horrors

Madame Tussaud and Her Chamber of Horrors

Update: 2025-10-24
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Living in Paris during the Revolution and Reign of Terror might not seem like the right place at the right time, but if your job is to make wax sculptures of heads, it’s kind of perfect.

In this episode we meet Marie Tussaud, and follow along as she creates a London institution.

Follow along as we:

  • Meet little Marie, living with a doctor who makes wax anatomical models,
  • Rub elbows with royals and rabble-rousers in Paris before and during the Revolution and Reign of Terror
  • Hit the road with Madame Tussaud and Sons waxworks
  • Settle in London and develop a wax museum known the world around
  • Meet some of the museum’s famous and infamous, including a candlelit tour of the Chamber of Horrors

Come on over to our SHOW NOTES for bonus content including photos and links.




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Madame Tussaud and Her Chamber of Horrors

Madame Tussaud and Her Chamber of Horrors

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