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Victorians were out here discovering dinosaur fossils while the church was like… ‘7 days, don’t worry about it.’ 🦕😂
We’re kicking off our Helena Blavatsky series with gothic vibes, spiritual chaos, and literally zero chill.
Part 1 is OUT NOW on Queens Podcast 👑✨
Should we make a whole Victorian goth aesthetic series?
#WomensHistory #PodcastClip #HistoryTok #QueensPodcast #WeirdHistory
Helena Blavatsky got into the woo woo at a young age and said "welp, this is my whole personality now".
This episode is out now on this plane and the astral one too! cheers y`alll
#HelenaBlavatsky #historyshorts #womeninhistory #occult #podcastclips
n our latest episode we dive into one of history’s most chaotic spiritual girlies: Helena Blavatsky. Half grifter, half guru, 100% Victorian chaos goblin. Here are a few early-years “fun facts” (some real, some… Helena-real):
🔮 She claimed she started astral projecting at age 6. That’s also when she met her lifelong spiritual pen pal, Morya... on the astral plane, obviously. Totally normal, totally chill child development milestone.
🔮 Her mom was a bestselling novelist who wrote about aristocratic women trapped in miserable marriages. Where did she get her inspiration?? 👀 (Girl…)
🔮 She married a man twice her age… and immediately ran away from him for three months. Like literally sprinting from her own husband until he was finally like: “You know what? Just go.” (We honestly felt bad for him.)
🔮 She spent the next decade “traveling the world”… funded by ??? During this era she claimed she entered Tibet (no she f*cking didn’t), studied with monks (nope), and visited ancient civilizations (…girl). But she did have a fabulous time telling those stories forever.
✨And this is only Part 1.✨ --link in bio
New episode is live now. tell us which fact made you go “HELENA PLEASE.” 👇
#HelenaBlavatsky #WomenInHistory #OccultHistory
Over on patreon we covered 2025 Oscar nominated film "I`m still here" after our Zuzu Angel episode. It`s bleak it`s beautiful it`s worth a watch and we think so is our review!!
Have you seen this movie?? What did you think? Did it deserve the Oscar? #podcastreels
Uuuuugh what is this timeline #historyhumor #historymeme
We’re working our way through all the queens we’ve covered on the show and next up is Catherine de Medici 👑
The ultimate stage mom, royal power player, and maybe (??) a little spooky. Was she a mastermind or just a woman trying to keep France from falling apart while the men around her imploded? Either way:
✨ Strategic. Spiteful. Slightly witchy. We love her. ✨
🎧 We’re working through every queen we’ve ever covered — listen to the full Catherine episode now at the link in bio!
#CatherineDeMedici #WomenInHistory #HistoryTok #RoyalDrama #FrenchHistory #RenaissanceQueens #WitchyWomen #HistoryNerds #HistoricalQueens #Medici
Wuthering Heights is trending again because of the new movie trailer and I have one question for Emerald Fennell... did we read the same book? "The Greatest Love Story Ever Told" take is rage bait, right?
RIGHT??
So here’s a little chaotic, feminist deep-dive into what WH actually is…
(Featuring: grave shenanigans, ghosts, emotional terrorism, and a Karen cameo.)
Drop your thoughts in the comments: I want the full literary take.
Is this story:
❤️🔥a great romance?
👻 a ghost story?
😳 cautionary tale about generational trauma
...or something else entirely? Tell me what you think! Drive me mad!!! (in the comments)
And if you want the full breakdown — my 6-part Katy Reads Wuthering Heights (So You Don’t Have To) series is up now.
Link in bio (if membership isn`t your thing you can buy the series for a one-time fee)
#WutheringHeights #LitTok #ClassicLit #VictorianDrama #FeministReads
Let’s talk about Christina of Sweden, our favorite lesbian Queen, chaos goblin- who on this day in 1632 officially became Queen of Sweden.
🇸🇪 Born into war and raised like a prince, Christina was adored by her dad, Gustavus Adolphus, and more or less hated by her mom, Maria Eleonora.
🇸🇪 Sadly, her dad died when she was only 6 (On this day!) That left her to be raised by a woman who really, really resented her. Yes, she was technically queen but she was only a child. So, she had no power. Shit was bleak for a while, y’all.
🇸🇪 Being queen does you no good when you are technically in the care of a woman who has lost her damn mind. They say that Maria Eleonora was so overcome with grief that she didn’t allow them to bury Gustavus Adolphus for OVER A YEAR and forced the baby queen to kiss her ☠️ dad goodnight on the regular.
🇸🇪 Luckily, Christina turned out normal...ish. NORMALISH! 17 years after becoming queen she was coronated in a lavish ceremony and her reign was...normalish.
🇸🇪 Refused to marry anyone. She straight up said she had “no inclination for marriage,” and everyone around her was like 😳. And it’s probably because she preferred the ladies.
🇸🇪 Eventually said “peace out” to the throne in 1654, converted to Catholicism, and peaced off to Rome where she then... started a rivalry with the Pope because Chaos Goblin gonna Chaos Goblin.
🇸🇪 Died unrepentantly dramatic, buried in St. Peter’s Basilica — one of only a handful of women to be laid to rest there
#ChristinaOfSweden #Gayicons #OnThisDay #WomensHistory #QueerHistory #HistoryTok #FeministHistory #CheersBitches