Elisabeth of Austria: The Empress Who Never Wanted the Crown
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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…
Oh hello corporate baddies #historyhumor
Reality vs LinkedIn: historical edition.
From Cleopatra and Catherine de Medici to Marie Laveau and Rani of Jhansi, turns out coups, rebellions, piracy, and religious massacres are just “strategic leadership transitions” and “stakeholder management.”
History is wild. Corporate jargon is wilder.
Which one is your favorite?
#HistoryMemes #Historyhumor #Womeninhistory
Would y`all watch a Pride and Prejudice set in 2010 Jersey Shore? Because Queens Podcast <> @vulgarhistorypod are talking about producing the hell out of that on our latest episode where we chat all things Regency Trash, George IV 🤮 and Caroline of Brunswick
#history #regencyera
RIP ladies (and gentleman). Y`all really would have loved some of the finer things 2026 has to offer (except you, MT).
#historymeme
February 13th, 1542. Queen Katherine Howard (the 19 or 20 year old queen of England) was executed.
What you need to know about Katherine Howard is that she was constantly worried about her public image. So, to ensure that she didn`t embarrass herself at the last moment, she asked that the chopping block be brought to her room so she could practice.
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We have a three parter on her if you want to learn more about her than. She`s so much more fascinating than we knew going into it! Link in bio
With the Super Bowl being tonight (right?? We think so?) we thought that would be an excellent time to repost these memes from last year. We love a petty queen/ king and also we hope both teams have fun tonight.
#historymemes #historyhumor
I`m going to see "Wuthering Heights" purely because I want to see this scene played out. Hbu?
Also if you don`t want to read the book I do have a six-part series or you can listen to me rant like this about this insane story (link in bio)
#wutheringheights #booktok #littok
New episode alert! Today we’re diving into the unfortunate story of Charlotte of Belgium, the short-lived Empress of Mexico. But before we can get her to Mexico, we’re going to take some time to understand where she started — and how she ended up there.
❤️ Princess Charlotte was born June 7, 1840 (hello, Gemini!) to the king and queen of Belgium, and our girl was connected. Her grandparents were the king and queen of France, and Queen Victoria of Great Britain was her first cousin.
❤️ She was an absolutely adored little girl and her dad’s favorite kid, because back then people could just say who their favorite child was — because therapy wasn’t a thing yet.
❤️ Being the only daughter of a king, she was a hot commodity on the marriage market, but Charlotte only had eyes for one guy — the allegedly handsome Archduke Maximilian of Austria.
❤️ Max wasn’t quite as enthusiastic, calling Charlotte’s intelligence “annoying” 🙄 (this fucking guy), but the two were wed all the same. Sadly for Charlotte, the marriage was not an easy one, because her “handsome” prince was a neglectful husband.
❤️ Lonely and feeling like she had no purpose in life, something absolutely unexpected happens when Napoleon III declared that, actually, France now had control over Mexico — and he wanted Maximilian to be emperor and Charlotte, in turn, to be empress.
❤️ Max didn’t want the gig, but Charlotte very much did. And Maximilian, for the first time, decided “happy wife, happy life.”
AND THEY ALL LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
(Don’t google it.)
🎧 Episode 1 is out now wherever you get your podcasts!
#womenshistory #royalhistory