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Happy birthday, Lucrezi Borgia. Queens podcast alum from our very early days! She would be 544 years young today! ⁠
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🍷 Lu-Lu was born into scandal. Her dad would go on to be Pope ( #popedaddy ) and yeah... popes aren`t supposed to father children, so due to nothing she did herself... already a scandal. ⁠
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🍷She carried that reputation for the rest of her life. There was also the rumor her entire life that she had an affair... with her BROTHER, Cesare Borgia. ⁠
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🍷 Also, was anyone really weirded out by how much you just really wanted Cesare and Lucrezia to just hook up already on the Showtime show? Anyone else???⁠
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🍷 Scandal came to a head when her second husband was (checks notes) was murdered almost certainly at her brother and dad`s orders⁠
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🍷 Also, she somehow got the reputation of poisoning people???⁠
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🍷 In the end, Lucrezia`s reputation died down as she settled into a happy marriage and motherhood and enjoyed popularity! ⁠
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Don`t know her story? Check out our classic episode on her (link in bio) ⁠
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In our most recent episode, we are discussing the early life of Catherine, 6th wife of Henry VIII. But we want to know what your favorite on screen portrayal of lucky number 6 was! ⁠
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🍷 Joely Richardson, The Tudors (2010) was MY first introduction to the intelligent lady Latimer. Tho the costuming on that show is atrocious and many plots are full of holes, it was still a fun and sexy time for everyone (except Katherine Parr who had to marry old Henry and not sexy Thomas Seymour) ⁠
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🍷 Barbara Leigh-Hunt, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1972). This one I have never seen, but do hear it referenced a lot. What do y`all think? Am I missing a stellar performance here that I should go and check out?⁠
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🍷 Jessica Raine, Becoming Elizabeth (2022). I feel like I`ve never really gotten to see a portrayal of Catherine post-Henry, so I did enjoy this one. Plus, I just think Jessica Raine is a fantastic actress (Wolf Hall, Call the Midwife) despite feeling very "meh" on the series. ⁠
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🍷 Clare Holman, Henry VIII (2003) -Another one I`ve never seen tho when I look at this stacked cast list, I wonder if it`s worth a watch. Helena Bonham Carter as Anne Boleyn. Emily Blunt as Catherine Howard-- Where can I even find this show?⁠
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🍷 Alicia Vikander, Firebrand (2024) We are actually going to review this one on Patreon after we finish our Catherine Parr 3-Parrter. So, no spoilers (lol), but I can say the costuming is really great from what I`ve seen! ⁠
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Let us know who we missed! ⁠
Cheers! ⁠
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New episode alert! Today we`re talking the final wife of Henry VIII- Catherine Parr. ⁠
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👑 Catherine got a pretty good start in life. Her mom was besties with the current queen of England, Catherine of Aragon. ⁠
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👑 When she was a teenager tho, she was shipped far away from London to get married in the North of England, eventually becoming Lady Latimer. ⁠
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👑 It was then that she ran Snape Castle, which was all good vibes UNTIL the Pilgrimage of Grace happened. ⁠
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👑 Our girl was TAKEN HOSTAGE which was all around a bad time. ⁠
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👑 After this, the Latimers moved to London where she became besties with Princess Mary Tudor and Catherine finally fell in love for the first time. ⁠
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👑 But then... Henry VIII`s eyes landed on her. And the rest is history. ⁠
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Tune into our new episode to hear all the details! Wherever you get your podcasts! xoxox⁠
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Jumping on the AI action figure trend. Who else should we do? Personally very pleased with Catherine the Great`s Horse Girl flag. 😂🏳️‍🌈⁠
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#Onthisday in history, Juana of Castile passed away after nearly 50 years in a sort of prison due to her "madness" 🙄 Let`s look at the men in her life that failed her in a very first THESE FUCKING GUYS ⁠
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🍆 First up, daddy dearest. Ferdinand II of Aragon sucked for lots of reasons. But for today we`re going to focus on the smear campaign he had on his daughter. His daughter was the rightful ruler of Castile, but if she ever abdicated, it went back to Dad. ⁠
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Ferdinand told everyone that she was mad and spread a story (that people still believe!!) that she refused to let people bury her deceased husband and kept his body with her at all times well past its expiration date. ⁠
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🍆 There are no contemporary sources that this ever happened. in fact, there are sources to the contrary. ⁠
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🍆 Speaking of the husband, let`s meet Philip. Philip was known as "the handsome" (lol) and he gaslight his likely depressed wife for years. He also put his 🍆 in anyone and everyone for years-- often when he knew Juana would find him. He also forged documents and said they were from Juana signing over power to him. ⁠
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🍆 Lastly, her son. Charles V. The least offensive on this list, but still could have done soooo much better by his mom. He wanted to keep her locked up for his own gain, but he didn`t want her to know he was to blame. So, he just didn`t tell her that Ferdinand was dead. He did take measures to make her confinement more comfortable.... so, the bar is on the floor ⁠
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Juana deserved so much better. You can check out her episodes on her on ⁠
@spotifypodcasts and in our link in bio⁠
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