Vulgar History: Regency Era
Episodes
How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days, part one: Mary Tudor, Queen of France
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Tudor (9 October 1514 – 1 January 1515), not to be confused with Queen Mary I or Mary, Queen of Scots, was briefly Queen of France. She then ha...
Pandemic Special: Milkmaids, Harem girls, and the History of the Smallpox Vaccine
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Smallpox was a highly contagious, deadly disease which likely first appeared around the 3rd century BCE in Egypt. From then on, it followed trade rout...
Pandemic Special: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the English sweating sickness
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From 1485 - 1551, England experienced several epidemics of a mysterious illness known only as the sweating sickness. Unlike other diseases that affect...
Women Leaders, part 9: The Murderous Medieval Queen
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna of Naples (1326-1382) was Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily for thirty action-packed and highly scandilicious years. This story has it all...
Women Leaders, part 8: Queen Anne: Bisexual Icon
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anne I (1665 – 1714), best known as the main character of the movie The Favourite, was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland and then of Great Brit...
Pandemic Special: Eyam, The Plague Village
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1665, the tiny English town of Eyam was beset by the same plague that was affecting London. Under the guidance of the town's reverend, the villager...
Pandemic Special: Charles II de Valois And The Pillow Fight Of Death
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Charles II de Valois (1522-1545) was the third son of the French King Francis I. He died very young from an entirely preventable and ridiculous pillow...
Women Leaders, part 7: The Madness of Juana La Loca
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Juana I of Castile (1479-1555) was the third child of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. She's remembered now for being "Juana La Loca/Juana...
Pandemic Special: Joan Of England: The Princess And The Plague
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joan of England (1335-1348) was the first known English person to die of the bubonic plague. She set out with a massive entourage from England to Cast...
Women Leaders, part 6: Genocidal Warrior Queen, Isabella I
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504) was one of the most significant figures in world history. We continue this season’s theme of Women Leaders In Hist...
Women Leaders, part 5: Almost-Queen Matilda
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Empress Matilda (1102 - 1167) was the daughter, wife, and mother of Kings. She also should have been England's first crowned female monarch, but the p...
Women Leaders, part 4: Killing Vikings With Murder Bees
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians was a significant figure in English history. Not only did she repel Viking invaders through the clever use of BOILIN...
Women Leaders, part 3: Boudica (Literally) Burned London Down
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Boudica was Queen of the Iceni, a Celtic tribe during the Roman conquest of Britain. She led a rebellion of united tribes against their Roman invaders...
Women Leaders, part 2: Ancient Rome's Most Murderous Woman
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Agrippina Augusta, aka Agrippina Minor aka Agrippina the Younger, was a completely badass woman in ancient Rome. She leveraged her power as firs...
Women Leaders, part 1: Cleopatra Was That Bitch
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the first part of our new series "Women Leaders And The Men Who Whined About Them," we take it all the way back to the first century BCE and the le...
So This Asshole: Count Cagliostro: A Messy Diva Who Lived For Drama
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus!! This is a preview of So This Asshole, a new spinoff podcast available through my Patreon. This side series will share the wild stories of some...
Women Behaving Badly, part 6: The Super Secret Spy
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Percy Hay, Countess of Carlisle (1599-1660) was a British noblewoman known for her espionage work surrounding the English Civil War. But she was ...
Women Behaving Badly, part 5: Mary Toft Pulled (Several) Rabbits (Out Of Her Vagina)
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Toft (1701 - 1763) was an English peasant who became notorious for her involvement in her family's scheme to pretend she'd given birth to sevente...
Women Behaving Badly, part 4: Elizabeth Báthory Bathed in Blood (Not Really)
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed (7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) was a Hungarian noblewoman who, for a time, oversaw more properties and estate...
Women Behaving Badly, part 3: She Stole Marie Antoinette's Necklace
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, Comtesse de la Motte (22 July 1756 – 23 August 1791) was an illegitimate descendant of the French royal family who bec...
Women Behaving Badly, part 2: She Poisoned Her Enemy In Jail
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Frances Howard Carr, Duchess of Somerset (31 May 1590 – 23 August 1632) was a British noblewoman who, among other things, pled guilty to murder and ...
Women Behaving Badly, part 1: Caroline of Brunswick, Rebel of the Regency
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline of Brunswick (17 May 1768 – 7 August 1821) was Queen consort of the United Kingdom for a year, but that's basically the least interesting t...