Elisabeth of Austria: The Empress Who Never Wanted the Crown
Empress Elisabeth of Austria, better known as Sisi, is often remembered as a fairytale figure. Impossibly beautiful, famously fashionable, and…
Queens in Wartime: The Women of the Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years’ War was a long and chaotic struggle that actually lasted 116 years. From 1337 to 1453 England…
Victoria Woodhull: America’s First Female Presidential Candidate
What do you know about Victoria Woodhull? Do you even know the name? We aren’t surprised if you don’t because…
Selena Quintanilla: The Tragic Queen of Tejano
Selena, Selena, Selena. Talk about a life cut too short. Here on Queens we talk a lot about women who…
Livia Drusilla: The Matriarch of the Roman Empire
When you think of Ancient Rome your mind likely goes to the men in charge. Augustus formed the empire. Nero…
Life and Lasting Influence of Elizabeth Taylor
In our last episodes of 2024, we got to learn about the extraordinary life of the one and only, Elizabeth…
On this day in 1889: the Mayerling Incident.
The death of Crown Prince Rudolf didn’t just change the line of succession. It shattered his mother, Empress Elisabeth of Austria — a woman we know all too well.
#OnThisDay #historyreels #HistoryTok
When the lighting is good we take selfies ok? Getting ready to collab with @vulgarhistorypod this morning! #historygirls
OK, y`all! We asked in our stories who y`all wanted to hear next and we`ve chosen the next episode HOWEVER these were the top requested from the community (aka YOU). One of them is the next episode!
Which one are you hoping for? OR who do you want to hear after her?
Is it...
👸🏽 Anne Neville, daughter of Warwick, wife of Richard III. Does she know what happened to the Princes in the Tower?
👸🏽 Charlotte of Belgium/Carlota of Mexico. Sister in law to crowd favorite Empress Sisi and short-lived empress of Mexico.
👸🏽 Eartha Kitt, just all around rad actress/ singer from the mid 20th century who stood up to the president at the White House when she didn`t like what she saw.
👸🏽 Bess of Hardwick, an Elizabethan boss babe who was married just so many times.
👸🏽 Alice Roosevelt who was so unruly that her dad, president Teddy Roosevelt was heard to say "I can be President of the United States or I can control Alice Roosevelt. I cannot possibly do both"
👸🏽 Mary I of England, daughter of Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon. Can we put the title "bloody Mary" to rest?
#womeninhistory #history #historygirls
Please please please tell me someone else remembers Ace of Base?! 🤣🫠👵🏼 Also if you haven`t checked out our Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz episode, I fear you`re missing out! #HistoryTok #mexicanhistory #womeninhistory
THAT WILD ANS CRAZY UTERUS JUST MAKING THE LADIES SO CRAZY was an accepted fact in the 17th century, but Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz said "hang on a minute"... And we love her so much for it.
And we think y`all will too! #HistoryTok #WomensHistory #womeninhistory
To celebrate the dawning of the Aquarius season, here we are reading the zodiac to filth with out of context Queens clips.
If we hit too close to home let us know in the comments and if we missed your sign let us know who we should cosmically assault next. (Special appearance from our 🦄 bestie @tandy_gutierrez )
#aquariusseason #astrologygirlies
Today in the US we honor Martin Luther King Jr, a civil rights leader who fought for racial equality and what he stood for. Which in turn is making me think of one of my absolute favorites that we`ve covered (we shouldn`t have favorites, but alas. I do) Josephine Baker.
💬 In 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom occurred, gathering around 250,000 attendees, making it the largest civil rights event at that time.
💬 Only 2 women were asked to speak (and we have covered both!) Josephine Baker and Daisy Bates.
💬 ICYMI, Baker grew up in the US but moved to France for her career, going on to become the most wealthy woman in the world. But when she came back to the US, she faced the same old racism that she was so hopeful America would have moved on from.
💬 She then renounced her American citizenship and served her new country of France in WWII (as a spy. It`s a whole other story which is FASCINATING).
💬 in 1963. 🇺🇸 Dressed in her French military uniform adorned with medals, she addressed the crowd of over 200,000 with a passionate speech that called for equality and justice.
We love a lady with a big sexy mouth and we LOVE that Josey even fit that into her speech. She was saying we will not be silenced.
It`s important to remember that history was yesterday. There are people still a live who would have seen Baker make this speech and who remember the prejudices this country had in our laws. It`s so important to remember the recent history, so we can remember what **not** to ever go back to.
😅 It`s all gonna be fine, y`all. It`s all gonna be FINE. (Because it has to be)
Anyway, that nagging feeling in your gut probably nothing.
Who`s watching the #GoldenGlobes tonight? 🙋♀️
#historymeme #historyhumor #itsfine