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French Revolution: Witnesses (part 4): Lafayette In America
Season 7 Episode 19
In this instalment of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Marie Antoinette, we look at a man who really annoyed her: the Marquis de Lafayette. And joinin…
1 year, 11 months ago
French Revolution: Witnesses (part 3): Black Musical Pioneer Joseph Boulogne
Season 7 Episode 18
As our discussion of Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution continues, we're looking at the life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. S…
1 year, 11 months ago
French Revolution: Witnesses (part 2): Madame du Barry Lost Her Head
Season 7 Episode 17
We're back on the Marie Antoinette train, and in Season 7 Part 2 the topic is "Meanwhile, Back in France."
We're joined again by Amanda Matta to wrap …
2 years ago
French Revolution: Witnesses (part 1): Madame du Barry, Versailles Hot Girl
Season 7 Episode 16
We're back on the Marie Antoinette train, and in Season 7 Part 2 the topic is "Meanwhile, Back in France."
To explain the French royal court system th…
2 years ago
So This Asshole: Louis XIV
This used to be a Patreon-only bonus episode, but now everyone can hear it!
Since we'll be discussing Versailles in upcoming episodes, it felt appropr…
2 years ago
Women Leaders, part 3: Boudica (Literally) Burned London Down (Rerelease)
Season 2 Episode 3
It's a rerelease of a classic Vulgar History episode, now with better editing! Boudica was Queen of the Iceni, a Celtic tribe during the Roman conque…
2 years ago
Women Leaders, part 2: Ancient Rome's Most Murderous Woman (Rerelease)
Season 2 Episode 2
This week, we're revisiting a classic Vulgar History episode. Agrippina the Younger was also the sister, wife/niece, and mother of three different Ro…
2 years ago
Women Leaders, part 1.5: Cleopatra's Legacy
There was no way I could revisit the Cleopatra episode and score without getting Gina Berry's assistance! She was a guest on our epic Nefertiti and H…
2 years, 1 month ago
Women Leaders, part 1: Cleopatra Was That Bitch (Rerelease)
Season 2 Episode 1
Remember in early 2020 when we were doing the season Women Leaders and the Men Who Whined About Them? This was the first episode of that series, now …
2 years, 1 month ago
American Revolution, part 9: Ona Judge: Escaping Slavery And The Washingtons (pt 2/2)
Season 7 Episode 15
Ona Judge Staines, also known as Oney Judge, was born in 1774 into enslavement at Mount Vernon, the plantation owned by George and Martha Washington.…
2 years, 1 month ago