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On a scale of 1-5, how bonkers is this? Caroline of Brunswick was NOT a fan of being left out and had no problem acting like a total chaos goblin to get her point across.
Our first episode on her is out now, wherever you get your podcasts!
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Caroline of Brunswick may not have been what the Prince of Wales wanted… but she absolutely became his worst nightmare. But before we get into all that, let`s meet the major players in this upcoming episode.
👑 Being the result of a mess of a marriage, Caroline grew up neglected and isolated by her parents who HATED each other. Starved for attention, she dreamed of moving away.
👑 Enter, the man that could have been her salvation. Her cousin, George aka the Prince of Wales. But Prince Charming he was NOT.
👑 For George, Caroline was just a solution to a political problem and he actually allowed his mistress, Lady Jersey, to choose his wife to be.
👑 BOOOOO LADY JERSEY. TOMATO 🍅TOMATO 🍅
👑 Despite one of the most disastrous first meetings, the couple was wed April 8, 1795. Something both of them would live to regret
This is part 1 in a 2-part series. So many and the episode is LIVE now! Check it out queens xoxo 🎧👑
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Since we`re all discussing DA POPE-AH (iykyk) we thought we`d take a moment to discuss The Cadaver Synod—the messiest church drama of the 9th century.
🤌 In 897, Pope Stephen VI held the Cadaver Synod, where he decided to prosecute his predecessor once removed- Pope Formosus
🤌 The thing is though... Formosus was dead. And had been for a while.
🤌 Pope Steve had Formosus dug up, dressed him in papal robes, and putting him on literal trial. Guess what. The dead guy lost.
🤌 His body was thrown in the Tiber River after being found guilty of... being Formosus, basically.
Petty? Absolutely. Iconic? Also yes. We have a Katy`s Corner episode on this which we`ll link to in bio if you want to hear her take on it!
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“Run out of things to talk about?”
Babe… we haven’t even scratched the surface.
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I don’t get a lot of FDR slander on this podcast… but here we are 👀
This clip is from a guest episode with @historyforthereckoning about Mitsuye Endo—a 22-year-old who helped bring an end to U.S. concentration camps during WWII.
Mitsuye’s case forced the government to admit what they already knew—that this was unconstitutional the whole time.
Full episode is up on Patreon ($7+ tier) 💛
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It`s meme-o`clock y`all! 🤣 Happy Tuesday everyone!
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#onthisday April 2 1502, Arthur Tudor dies leaving his widow Catherine of Aragon in a sticky situations. And last year we invited @tandy_gutierrez to consult her cards and see what we can find out from the other side about 🍆 🍑... did they or didn`t they
Have you listened to the episode yet?
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On this day in history, April 2 1870, Victoria Woodhull announced her bid for presidency. The catch? Women did not have the right to vote, so really couldn`t be running for president yet.
🇺🇸But when has women not being allowed the right to do something ever stopped Vicky before?
🇺🇸 We don`t LOVE that she named Frederick Douglass as her running mate without asking him, but that`s what she did! And began to campaign for the 1872 election.
🇺🇸 Y`all when we say Victoria was demonized for her desire to get into politics- we mean literally. She was called Mrs Satan. 👿 Which honestly, is pretty punk rock
🇺🇸 However, Ulysses S. Grant won this one (wooo.... another white man) (I actually don`t know anything about Ulysses S. Grant so, if he was cool I apologize.)
We have a three part series on Victoria Woodhull and her run for presidency doesn`t even come until the end of the second episode. Her life is so freaking cool. If you wanna learn more, the link is in the bio!