# She Stole a Dead Nun & Set a Convent on Fire: Julie D'Aubigny Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bloomin-legends-with-johnny-vaughan-gavin-woods-7236779/she-stole-a-dead-nun-set-a-convent-on-fire-julie-d-aubigny Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bloomin-legends-with-johnny-vaughan-gavin-woods-7236779/she-stole-a-dead-nun-set-a-convent-on-fire-julie-d-aubigny.md Podcast: [Bloomin' Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bloomin-legends-with-johnny-vaughan-gavin-woods-7236779) Published: 2026-07-08T02:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://bloomin-legends.captivate.fm Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ce19019e-e290-445c-b253-3a49bd34edbc.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=14abdfd8-4e8f-4e93-b149-a53f40686052&aw_0_1st.episodeid=ce19019e-e290-445c-b253-3a49bd34edbc Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bloomin-legends-with-johnny-vaughan-gavin-woods-7236779/episodes/she-stole-a-dead-nun-set-a-convent-on-fire-julie-d-aubigny Duration seconds: 2822 ## Resource She was a swordswoman who could beat three men at once, an opera singer with the greatest voice Louis XIV had ever heard, and a woman so fearless she broke into a convent, stole a dead nun's body, set the place on fire, and escaped with her lover. She was 17 at the time. In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods tackle Julie D'Aubigny, the 17th-century French hell-raiser who seduced counts, outfought noblemen, and became one of the most extraordinary figures you've never heard of, all before dying at 33. What You'll Hear in This Episode: βš”οΈ Sword-fighting child prodigy. By 12, she was fencing grown men, and by 14, she was the mistress of the Count of Armagnac πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ On the run: after her fencing instructor boyfriend killed a man, they fled Paris and toured France doing sword exhibitions by day and singing in taverns by night πŸ”₯ The convent escape: body snatching, arson, a dead nun used as a decoy, and a plan that almost worked… almost 🎭 Opera stardom: spotted singing in a Marseille tavern like a French Elvis in King Creole, she became one of the most celebrated voices in Paris πŸ’” The love that ended it all: she stole the most beautiful woman in France from the king's own son, fled to Belgium, and never recovered when her lover died two years later If you love outrageous true stories, legendary women, French chaos, duels, opera, and comedy podcasts, this episode of Bloomin' Legends is for you. πŸŽ₯ Watch the full episode now on the Bloomin' Legends YouTube channel! Got a legend you want us to cover? πŸ“© Send it to: bloominlegends@global.com πŸ“² Follow us on TikTok & Instagram: @BloominLegends πŸŽ₯ Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bloominlegends Listen to all episodes on Global Player, download the app, or visit www.globalplayer.com B… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bloomin-legends-with-johnny-vaughan-gavin-woods-7236779/episodes/she-stole-a-dead-nun-set-a-convent-on-fire-julie-d-aubigny/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/bloomin-legends-with-johnny-vaughan-gavin-woods-7236779/she-stole-a-dead-nun-set-a-convent-on-fire-julie-d-aubigny.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.