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Author Interview: Katherine Howe (A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself )
Today we're joined by Katherine Howe to talk about her pirate-y new novel, A True Account: Hannah Masury's Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by He…
2 years, 10 months ago
Aboriginal Australian Criminal Heroine, Mary Ann Bugg
This week, it's a Foster duet as we're joined by Dr. Meg Foster (no relation) to talk about Australia's legacy of bushrangers, and her recent book Bo…
2 years, 10 months ago
Author Interview: Emma Southon (A Rome Of One's Own: Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire)
Today, we're joined by Emma Southon to talk about lesser-known women of Roman history and her new book, A Rome of One's Own: Forgotten Women of the R…
2 years, 10 months ago
Mary Queen of Scots: Bonus: The A Scottish Witch Who Didn't Burn
Season 6 Episode 19
It's a slightly belated Halloween super special/ continuation of the Mary, Queen of Scots saga this week! We're talking about Margaret Fleming, Count…
2 years, 11 months ago
Author Interview: John Guy and Julia Fox (Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe)
Historians and authors Julia Fox and John Guy join us this week to talk about their new co-written biography, Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Bo…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Six Foot Tall Russian Empress Who Loved To Crossdress
This week we're talking about the six-foot-tall fashion and party-loving queen who had a loving male companion she discovered singing in a choir... n…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Genderqueer Life Of Louisa May Alcott
Today we're talking about beloved American author Louisa May Alcott, best known as the author of Little Women. Joining me to discuss Alcott's life an…
2 years, 11 months ago
Author Interview: Denny S. Bryce (The Other Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Goddaughter)
Today we're talking about Sarah Forbes Bonetta, an African princess raised in Queen Victoria's court as the Queen's goddaughter. Author Denny S. Bryc…
3 years ago
Author Interview: Heather Redmond (Death and the Sisters: A Mary Shelley Mystery)
Today we're talking about Mary Shelley, Claire Clairmont, Percy Shelley and (a fictional) MURDER with author Heather Redmond, author of Death and the…
3 years ago
Rome's Horny Trans Teen Emperor, Elagabalus
NOTE: This episode was updated in June 2024 to include Elagabalus's score on the Fredegund Memorial Scandiliciousness Scale.
Thinking about the Roman …
3 years ago