be for real: the villains of barbie

What if the villains in your favorite childhood Barbie movies were actually real people? Maybe they were! In this episode, Sonja discusses real-life people throughout history who were awfully similar to the villains in the animated 2000s Barbie movies that you know and love!

Preminger:

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/lady-jane-grey/#gs.3eq0zq

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Dudley-duke-of-Northumberland

Philippe:

https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/great-characters/louis-xv

https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/key-dates/death-louis-xiv-1715

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philippe-II-duc-dOrleans

https://retrospectjournal.com/2021/05/02/the-morning-star-philippe-i-duc-dorleans-reconsidered/

Mother Gothel:

https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=166

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3300464/Incredible-story-19th-Century-French-socialite-vanished-25-years-discovered-locked-mother-s-attic-scandalous-sex-life.html