Part two of our exploration of Ireland's most scandalous heroine covers the second part of Lola Montez's life. Can't mention any details here, it's all best experienced as guest Allison Epstein (A Tip for the Hangman) did, by just vibing out while I tell the tale. Learn more about Allison at allisonepstein.com and subscribe to Dirtbags Through The Ages at rapscallison.substack.com/ ** I forgot to announce Lola’s total scandilicious score in the episode, scroll to the bottom of these notes to see what it is ** -- Support Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriter Get merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOUT10 for 10% off your order References: Wikipedia The Irish History Podcast Queens of the Mines podcast Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast The Lonely Empress by Joan Haslip Lola Montez: A Life, by Bruce Seymour https://decider.com/2021/02/19/dickinson-season-2-spider-dance-lola-montez-anna-baryshnikov-pico-alexander/ https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/montez-lola-4226 https://allthatsinteresting.com/lola-montez ** Lola Montez got a 23. Here is where that puts her on the overall scale: Catalina de Erauso 23.5 Lola Montez 23 Boudica 23 Christopher Marlowe 22.5 Empress Sisi 21 --Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History: bookshop.org/shop/vulgarhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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