Lindsay Graham
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6,017 appearances
40 recordings
4 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 6d ago
Lindsay Graham’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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When he offers the diamond for sale in 1850,
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in eighteen thirteen he makes no mention of any potential connection to French royalty.
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Still, Daniel struggles to sell the stone.
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Its price tag of 30,000 pounds is simply too much for most buyers.
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It's only in 1821 that he finally manages to find a buyer, but he has to accept less than half his original asking price.
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The diamond's new owner is Henry Hope, a wealthy art collector.
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And after he takes possession, the stone will then become known as the Hope Diamond.
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Forensic testing will later prove beyond reasonable doubt that it is the same blue stone that was once part of the French crown jewels.
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But the diamond will never be returned to France.
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Instead, it will eventually be donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
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It remains on display there to this day, and each year, millions of visitors come to admire its beauty, just as the thief Paul Miette once did when he was playing.
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an extraordinary heist that began on september eleventh, seventeen ninety-two.
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Next on History Daily, September 14, 1812, a fire breaks out in Moscow during the French occupation of the city, destroying two-thirds of the Russian capital.
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From Noiser and Airship, this is History Daily.
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Hosted, edited, and executive produced by me, Lindsay Grant.
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Audio editing by Mohammed Shazi.
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Sound design by Molly Baught.
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Music by Throne.
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This episode is written and researched by Owen Paul Nichols.
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Edited by William Simpson.
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