Vulgar History: Regency Era
Episodes
Author Interview: Logan Steiner (After Anne)
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by author Logan Steiner to discuss her new novel After Anne. After Anne is a historical fiction novel that explores the li...
Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Two: A Progress North
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In which Mary, Queen of Scots goes with her half-brother James to visit the Northern parts of her kingdom. -- References: Daughters of the North: Jean...
Author Interview: Debra Magpie Earling (The Lost Journals of Sacajewea)
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I'm joined for an incredibly interesting conversation with author Debra Magpie Earling, author of the new historical fiction novel The Lost Journals o...
Mary, Queen of Scots: Part One: Birth of a Queen
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our in-depth discussion of the life of Mary, Queen of Scot’s begins! In France! Just like Reign! References: Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon an...
Author Interview: Jane Draycott (Cleopatra's Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen)
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone knows the name Cleopatra, but her daughter Cleopatra Selene is little-known these days. Jane Draycott has written the first modern biography ...
Author Interview: Celia Bell (The Disenchantment)
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy, aka Countess d'Aulnoy, aka Madame d'Aulnoy, was a French author who invented the term "fair...
Author Interview: Elizabeth Chadwick (The King's Jewel)
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nesta, or Nest ferch Rhys, was a Welsh princess in the late 11th and early 12th century. Her father was the last King of Wales, and Nesta was taken to...
Queen Charlotte Was Not As Cool As On Bridgerton, I'm Sorry
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So who was the real Queen Charlotte aka Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz? Was she at all like the spirited heroine of the Bridgerton spinoff series? ...
Was Queen Charlotte Really Black?
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The new Netflix series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story adapts the real-life story of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, presenting her as a Black ...
Catherine de'Medici, Part Three
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All scandalicious things must come to an end, and so it is with the unrelentingly wild saga of Catherine de'Medici. But how will she score on the Fred...
Author Interview: Valerie Fridland (Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English)
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about the history of language with Dr. Valerie Fridland, author of the new book Like Literally Dude: Arguing for the Good in B...
Catherine de'Medici, Part Two
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The second part of Catherine de’Medici’s story, or, how do you solve a problem like De Guises? -- Here's a link to the fundraiser: Tits Out For Tr...
Author Interview: Vanessa Wilkie (A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England)
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a super special! This time we're joined by Vanessa Wilkie, author of the new biography A WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: THE SPECTACULAR RISE OF ALICE SPENCE...
Catherine de'Medici: Part One
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No discussion of Mary Queen of Scots is complete without talking about her one time mother-in-law, Catherine de'Medici. In part one, we set the stage ...
Author Interview: Max Wallace (After the Miracle: The Political Crusades of Helen Keller)
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
***Note: the audio quality is a bit different in this one because my computer was having a fit, but don't worry, it's still a great episode and SO IMP...
Author Interview: Paterson Joseph (The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho)
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Author (and actor) Paterson Joseph joins us to share the story of Charles Ignatius Sancho, a Black man from Georgian England whose story deserves to b...
Mary, Queen of Scots: Mary's Mother, Marie de Guise: Part Two
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The second part of Marie de Guise's story is no less chaotic than the first part, as she winds up single-handedly running Scotland while fending off t...
Mary, Queen of Scots: Mary's Mother, Marie de Guise: Part One
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time to learn about Marie de Guise, the mother of Mary Queen of Scots! De Guise expert Lana Wood Johnson joins us to talk about just how influential M...
The Gorgeous Legacy of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Friend of the podcast Gina Berry joins us to talk about one of her favourite women from history: Nefertiti! In this incredibly long conversation, we g...
Mary, Queen of Scots: Mary's Grandmother, Margaret Tudor: Part Two
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week in the thrilling conclusion of Margaret Tudor's story we get: two terrible husbands! Several infant and child kidnappings! Sneaking across t...
Mary, Queen of Scots: Mary's Grandmother, Margaret Tudor: Part One
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In season 6, we'll be looking at the story of Mary, Queen of Scots. And where better to start off than with her grandmother, whose life was also oddly...
Author Interview: Molly Greeley (Marvelous: A Novel)
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly Greeley's new historical fiction novel, MARVELOUS, is based on the real-life story of Petrus Gonsalvus and his wife, Catherine. Petrus aka Pedro...
Author Interview: Jac Jemc (Empty Theatre)
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 100th episode** of Vulgar History, and who better to chat with than author Jac Jemc! Jac is the author of the new book EMPTY THEATRE, which i...
The Ancient African Queen Who Defeated the Romans
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest is Princess O'Nika Auguste, a Saint-Lucian writer, theologian, historian, poet-critic, researcher, and digital content creator. She'...
So This Asshole: Napoleon Bonaparte
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of So This Asshole used to live behind a paywall on Patreon, but now is free for all to hear! In it, friend of the pod Allison Epstein ta...
Author Interview: Emran Iqbal El-Badawi (Queens and Prophets How Arabian Noblewomen and Holy Men Shaped Paganism, Christianity and Islam)
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I'm sharing my chat with Emran Iqbal El-Badawi, Program Director and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Hou...
Author Interview: Flora Fraser (Pretty Young Rebel: The Life of Flora MacDonald)
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I'm sharing my chat with author Flora Fraser about her newest historical biography: Pretty Young Rebel: The Life of Flora Macdonald. Flora ...
Author Interview: Joanna Hickson (The Queen's Lady)
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I got to talk with Joanna Hickson, author of seven books (so far!) about 15th-century English women, mostly from the Tudor era. The occasion...
So This Asshole: Charles Dickens Was A Terrible Husband
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special treat for you! This episode of used to only live behind the paywall on Patreon, but Charles Dickens was simply too much of a dirtbag to keep...
The 16th-Century Jewish Woman Who Ran A Pepper Empire
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Doña Gracia Nasi was born in Portugal to Spanish parents, then because of the whole Reconquista and Inquisition scenarios, wound up in Antwerp, Venic...
International, part 39: Chinese Pirate Queen, Zheng Yi Sao
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the internationale season finale and we're going out with a PIRATE STORY!!! Zheng Yi Sao aka Shi Yang aka Ching Shih was the most successful pira...
International, part 38: Empress Cixi: Final Years (pt 2/2)
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After part one laid a lot of track, part two is just all engines go as we look at the subsequent forty-seven years. There were two cult-based rebellio...
International, part 37: China's Empress Cixi (pt 1/2)
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
OK this is a major episode, so get ready for the twists and turns of a truly unforgettable saga. Cixi was born to a Manchu family in China in the 19th...
International, part 36: Ancient Iranian Warrior Queen Artemisia I of Caria
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Artemisia I of Caria is one of the earliest recorded tits out women of history. She was the Queen of Halicarnassus hundreds of years before Cleopatra,...
Author Interview: Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos (The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd)
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You may not have heard of Sarah Kidd, but you likely have heard of her third husband: Captain Kidd, the famous pirate. I'm joined by Daphne Palmer Gea...
Author Interview: Kit Heyam (Before We Were Trans)
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As soon as I read Kit Heyam's new book "Before We Were Trans" I knew I had to try and get them on the podcast. And happy day, Kit agreed! We talk in t...
International, part 33: Manuela Sáenz: Post-Revolution (pt 2/2)
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Doña Manuela Sáenz de Vergara y Aizpuru was the illegitimate daughter of Spanish nobility in Quito (in modern day Ecuador). Side by side with Simón...
International, part 32: Manuela Sáenz: Revolutionary (pt 1/2)
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Doña Manuela Sáenz de Vergara y Aizpuru was the illegitimate daughter of Spanish nobility in Quito (in modern day Ecuador). After a political awake...
International, part 31: Lola Montez and the Gold Rush (part 2/2)
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 al...
International, part 30: Irish Grifter Lola Montez (pt 1/2)
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lola Montez is such a groundbreakingly dirtbaggy grifter and icon, we had to invite friend of the pod Allison Epstein (author of A Tip for the Hangman...
International, part 29: Queen Min Takes Over The Kingdom (pt 2/2)
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of the saga of Queen Min, we see her extremely competently take control of the Joseon kingdom during a wildly chaotic period in tim...
International, part 28: Korea's Queen Min Surprises Everyone (pt 1/2)
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This season's internationale world trip heads to the Joseon Kingdom (modern-day Korea) in the late 19th century. In part one of two, we meet the teen...
Author Interview: Sarah Horowitz (Red Widow: The Scandal That Shook Paris and the Woman Behind It)
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marguerite Steinheil was a French woman in the 19th century who was embroiled in two pretty tabloid-adjacent deaths: the sex death of the French Presi...
International, part 26: Empress Sisi: Final Years (3/3)
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we get into the third act of Sisi's life story which includes a LOT of horseback riding, a LOT of off the beaten path internationale tourism...
International, part 25: Empress Sisi's Unhappy Marriage (pt 2/3)
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last week was the set-up, this week we delve into Sisi's whole deal. Again we're joined by Lana Wood Johnson (author of Technically You Started It and...
International, part 24: Empress Sisi: Teen Horse Girl (pt 1/3)
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Empress Elisabeth, known to almost everyone as Sisi, was a Bavarian royal who married the Emperor of Austria (a Hapsburg!!). Because this is an era an...
International, part 23: Hortense Mancini's Sisters (pt 6/6)
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all know by now how iconic Hortense Mancini was. Is it any wonder that the other Mazarinettes were just as cool? This week, we tie up the Hortense ...
International, part 22: Hortense Mancini's Lasting Legacy (pt 5/6)
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode gets into Hortense's final years, which involve: two mother-daughter reunions, how she dealt with three rapid changes in who the monarch ...
International, part 21: Hortense Mancini Invents Champagne (pt 4/6)
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bonjour and welcome to Hortense's Salon Internationale! In this week's episode, we learn more about Hortense Mancini's time as Charles II's maitresse-...
International, part 20: Hortense Mancini Becomes the King's Mistress (pt 3/6)
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So in 1675, Hortense Mancini fled France to hang out in London during the Restoration era. She truly took the city by storm with her superpowered beau...
International, part 19: Hortense Mancini's Escape (pt 2/6)
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the next thrilling installment of the saga of Hortense Mancini, our heroine escapes from her awful husband with the help of her brother and sister,...
International, part 18: Hortense Mancini, Child Bride (pt 1/6)
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hortense Mancini appeared one day with Sailor Moon buns and such a fascinating Wikipedia entry I had to make room for her in this internationale seaso...
International, part 17: Kristina of Sweden, Final Years (pt 4/4)
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of this Kristina of Sweden four-part saga, our heroine finds that her can't-be-tamed #JustBeingMiley personality can get in the way ...
International, part 16: Kristina of Sweden is a Freelance Queen (pt 3/4)
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode finds Kristina of Sweden entering her BANGERZ era as she a) shaves her head b) is a wrecking ball all over Rome as she ponders how to liv...
International, part 15: Kristina of Sweden Yeets The Crown (pt 2/4)
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If this was an episode of Friends, it would be called THE ONE WHERE SHE YEETS THE CROWN. Picking up from part one, Kristina is Teen Queen/King of Swed...
International, part 14: Kristina, The Queer Swedish Monarch (pt 1/4)
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kristina of Sweden, like her distant ancestress Princess Cecilia of Sweden, wasn't going to let being a Swedish Royal get in the way of her just vibin...
International, part 13: The Trans Spy
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by author Maya Deane (Wrath Goddess Sing) to talk about La Chevalière d'Éon, an audacious and incredibly interesting trans woman from 1...
Author Interview: Tracy Dawson (Let Me Be Frank: Women Who Dressed Like Men To Do Shit They Weren't Supposed To Do)
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by author Tracy Dawson, author of Let Me Be Frank: Women Who Dressed Like Men To Do Shit They Weren't Supposed To Do! This book is perfec...
International, part 12: The Drama Queen of England (Who Was Married To A Gay Man)
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anne of Denmark (1574-1619) was the second daughter of a loving family in Denmark, who had the misfortune to be married off to King James VI of Scotla...
Tits Out Brigade Qs and As, part two
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More Qs are A'd this week, including: my fav things to eat and drink, which VH heroines I'd like most to do various social things with, and tits out h...
Tits Out Brigade Qs and As, part one
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Because all the Internationále research is taking so much time, there isn't a new Vulgar History episode ready this week. But! I did have time to ans...
International, part 11: Catalina de Erauso Meets the Pope (pt 3/3)
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Allison Epstein (A Tip for the Hangman) joins us for this action-packed conclusion of this three-part saga of the Lieutenant Nun. This t...
International, part 10: Catalina de Erauso Herds 20,000 Llamas (pt 2/2)
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Allison Epstein (A Tip for the Hangman) joins us to discuss Doña Catalina de Erauso. Catalina was a 17th-century Spanish woman who beca...
International, part 9: Catalina de Erauso, The Lieutenant Nun (pt 1/3)
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Allison Epstein (A Tip For The Hangman) joins us to discuss Doña Catalina de Erauso. Catalina was a 17th-century Spanish woman who beca...
International, part 8: Njinga vs. Colonizers (pt 2/2)
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Njinga, aka Nzinga, aka Ana de Sousa was one of the longest-reigning and most consequential monarchs in history. She ruled over Ndongo and Matamba (ne...
International, part 7: Queen Njinga's Rocky Road To The Throne (pt 1/2)
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Njinga, aka Nzinga, aka Ana de Sousa was one of the longest-reigning and most consequential monarchs in history. She ruled over Ndongo and Matamba (ne...
International, part 6: Hürrem Sultan, Sultana Era (pt 2/2)
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second part of a two-part episode about Hürrem Sultan. It will make most sense if you listen to part one first! Hürrem Sultan, aka Hasek...
International, part 5: Hürrem Sultan: From Slavery To Queen (pt 1/2)
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hürrem Sultan, aka Haseki Sultan, aka Roxelana, was born around 1502 and was captured and sold into slavery as a young girl. She caught the attention...
International, part 4: Mexico's Notorious La Malinche
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Malintzin (aka Doña Marina, aka La Malinche) was born in Mexico around 1500. Twice sold into slavery, she found a way to use her multilingualism and ...
International, part 3: The Muslim Pirate Queen of Morocco
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's internationàle destination is North Africa, by way of the Iberian Peninsula. Sayyida al-Hurra, who is known by that name even though it's...
International, part 2: Portugal's doomed lovers
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Vulgar History's Internationale travels bring us to 14th century Portugal, where Inês de Castro (1325-1355) was kind of a big deal. Her cha...
International, part 1: The Disabled Woman Who Ruled Ancient Kashmir
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season 5 of Vulgar History, where things are taking an internationàle flair, starting with this story from 10th century Kashmir! The saga ...
Author Interview: Shelley Puhak (The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World)
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I was so excited to talk all things Fredegund vs Brunhilde with Shelley Puhak, author of The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged The Medieval ...
Movie Discussion: Shakespeare In Love (1998)
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this preview of a new spinoff podcast, Vulgarpiece Theatre! Every month or so, Ann Foster, Allison Epstein, and Lana Wood Johnson will rant ou...
The Scandalous Saga of Sweden's Pirate Princess Cecilia Gustavsdotter Vasa
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sweden's Princess Cecilia was: a teenage party girl, short-lived BFF to Elizabeth I, leader of a pirate fleet, successful diplomat, a petty queen who ...
Author Interview: Lucy Jago (A Net for Small Fishes)
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Author Lucy Jago joins us to discuss her new book, A Net For Small Fishes. This historical fiction novel explores the real-life story of Frances Howar...
La Voisin, The French Abortionist Tried As A Witch
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Monvoisin, aka La Voisin was a thriving entrepreneur/sorceress in 17th century France. She provided cosmetics, potions, charms, demonic ritu...
Mary Shelley: The Goth Teen Who Wrote Frankenstein
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was the calm in the eye of the storm that was literally everyone in her life: her parents, her stepmother, her stepsister, he...
Elizabeth Woodville, The English Queen Who Was Also (Maybe) A Witch
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Woodville was the first commoner AND the first English woman to marry an English King (in the most super secret sexy wedding ever??), but mo...
Your Favorite Royal's Favorite Royal: Fredegund, Part Three
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All good things must come to an end, and so it is with this three-part exploration of the legend that was FREDEGUND! Her story concludes with yet more...
Your Favorite Royal's Favorite Royal: Fredegund, Part Two
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of this Super Special, we delve into Fredegund's Warrior Queen Era as well as learning more about her Wile E. Coyote-like relationship to ...
Your Favorite Royal's Favorite Royal: Fredegund, Part One
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fredegund, Queen of Neustria was a 6th century enslaved girl turned Queen turned regent turned maybe my fav historical person. This is part one of a t...
Women Trapped In Towers, part 8: The Lady In The Eyepatch
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Doña Ana de Mendoza was a 16th century Spanish princess who wore a goddamn eyepatch for no reason anyone could figure out, and if that isn't enough t...
Women Trapped in Towers, part 7: England's Uncrowned Queen Sophia Dorothea
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666-1726), or as we call her in this episode, S.D., is known as England's Uncrowned Queen. She was raised by loving parents...
Women Trapped in Towers, part 6: The Real-Life Rapunzel
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lady Arbella Stuart (1575-1615) is one of the lesser-known figures from Tudor and Stuart history. She was Mary Queen of Scots's niece and granddaughte...
Women Trapped In Towers, part 5: Queen Margot's Wedding Massacre
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marguerite de Valois (1553 – 1615) was a French princess whose life was truly non-stop scandiliciousness. Poison gloves! Two assassinations! Scandal...
Women Trapped In Towers, part 4: The Niece of Henry VIII
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lady Margaret Douglas was the only daughter of Margaret Tudor, making her a niece of Henry VIII on the Scottish-disinherited-side. Her parents had an ...
Women Trapped in Towers, part 3: The Mad Queen Who Lived With Ghosts
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Isabel of Portugal, Queen of Castile and León, is still often referred to as "The Mad Queen." But as Taylor Swift would say, "no one likes a mad woma...
Women Trapped in Towers, part two: The Oldest Woman Executed for Treason
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This second episode in this series about Women In Towers And the Assholes Who Sent Them There is the season's second Margaret. Margaret Pole was just ...
Women Trapped In Towers, part 1: The She-Wolf of France
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! This season is themed: Women In Towers And the Assholes Who Sent Them There. And where else to begin than with the long, weird saga of Mar...
Shakespeare's Rival Was A Bisexual Spy
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a super special! Author Allison Epstein (A Tip For The Hangman) joins us to share the wildly interesting saga of Christopher Marlowe, the 16th ce...
Queen Elizabeth's Lookalike Younger Cousin And How She Stole The Queen's Man
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lettice Knollys (8 November 1543 – 25 December 1634) was the first cousin once-removed of Queen Elizabeth I (on the Boleyn side). Lettice was also b...
How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days, part 9: Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Stanley (May 1580 – c. 8 October 1647) was a descendant of Mary Tudor through Eleanor Brandon. Following the death of the three Grey sisters, s...
How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days, part 8: Lady Mary Grey
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lady Mary Grey (c. 1545 – 20 April 1578) was the youngest sister of Lady Jane Grey. Through her grandmother, Mary Tudor, she had a claim on the crow...
How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days, part 7: Lady Katherine Grey, Countess of Hertford
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Seymour, Countess of Hertford (25 August 1540 – 26 January 1568), born Lady Katherine Grey, was the younger sister of Lady Jane "Nine Days...
How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days, part 6: Lady Jane Grey
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537 – 12 February 1554) was kinda the first-ever woman to rule England, except she was technically a girl and technically sort o...
How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days, part 5: Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559), was an English noblewoman. As the daughter of Mary Tudor and niece of Henry VIII...
How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days, part 4: Anne Askew
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Askew (1521-1546) was one of the earliest-known female poets to compose in the English language, the first Englishwoman to demand a divorce, and ...
How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days, part 3: Catherine Parr
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Parr (1512-1548) is best known for surviving being the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII. She had three other husbands, one of whom was wor...
How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days, part 2: Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Willoughby de Eresby (22 March 1519 – 19 September 1580), later Katherine Brandon, then Katherine Bertie, was an English heiress, Protesta...