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Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba: Part One
Vulgar History
04/13/22 • 57 min
Njinga, aka Nzinga, aka Ana de Sousa was one of the longest-reigning and most consequential monarchs in history. She ruled over Ndongo and Matamba (near modern-day Angola) for thirty-seven years and NONE of those years was boring. She was a fashion icon, icon for women over age 40 getting shit done, an icon in Black history, an icon in African history, an icon in anti-colonialist history, and SO MUCH MORE. This week is the first half of her saga; next week we'll get into the second half, including how she will score on the scandilicious scale!!
References:
Njinga of Angola: Africa's Warrior Queen by Linda Heywood
It's A Continent podcast itsacontinent.com
Excuse My African podcast excusemyafrican.com
The Humanity Archive podcast thehumanityarchive.comlongreads.com/2019/10/03/queens-of-infamy-njinga/
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Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots: Part Two
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03/15/23 • 47 min
This week in the thrilling conclusion of Margaret Tudor's story we get: two terrible husbands! Several infant and child kidnappings! Sneaking across the border more than once! A shocking alliance on par with Margaret of Anjour/Warwick and Rani Didda/Phalguna! Cannon-based divorce drama cause that's just how they do it in Scotland! And: her scandilicious score. As Henry VIII would say: Herman, my pills!!
Recommended next listening: the episode about Margaret Douglas from season 4, because that's Margaret Tudor's daughter and we talk more about what happened with her.
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References:
Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots: The Life of King Henry VIII’s Sister, by Sarah-Beth Watkins
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Catherine Monvoisin aka La Voisin
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10/28/21 • 79 min
Catherine Monvoisin, aka La Voisin was a thriving entrepreneur/sorceress in 17th century France. She provided cosmetics, potions, charms, demonic rituals, and midwifery services to people of all classes. But one of her clients was the King’s mistress and they both got caught up in a witch hunt scenario called The Affair Of The Poisons.
References:
The Affair of the Poisons: Murder, Infanticide & Satanism at the court of Louis XIV by Anne Somerset
Strange Revelations: Magic, poison and sacrilege in Louis XIV’s France by Lynn Wood Mollenauer
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/la-voisin-frances-murderous-fortune-teller
https://historyofyesterday.com/the-affair-of-the-poisons-cf31804b3e0
Recommended books on Bookshop.org/shop/vulgarhistory
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Hortense Mancini, Duchess du Mazarin: part five
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08/17/22 • 66 min
This episode gets into Hortense's final years, which involve: two mother-daughter reunions, how she dealt with three rapid changes in who the monarch is, CM continuing to be the best best friend to ever friend, and of course, her scandilicious score!!
Content warning: discussion of suicide starts at 47:01. If you want to skip ahead to the scoring, that starts at 57:31.
References:
Annalisa Nicholson's page at The Queen's College, University of Oxford https://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/people/annalisa-nicholson
Mistresses: Sex and Scandal at the Court of Charles II by Linda Porter
The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin by Elizabeth C. Goldsmith https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781586488895
https://www.thecambridgelanguagecollective.com/arts-and-culture/annalisa-nicholson
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Keeping Up With Les Mazarinettes
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08/24/22 • 51 min
We all know by now how iconic Hortense Mancini was. Is it any wonder that the other Mazarinettes were just as cool? This week, we tie up the Hortense saga with a look at the stories of Anna Marie Martinozzi, Laura Martinozzi, Laura Mancini, Olympe Mancini, Marie Mancini, and Marianne Mancini along with Boy Mazarinette Philippe Mancini.
Between these seven we have: one musketeer, two accused poisoners, one iconic courthouse strut, one nighttime fleeing from the law, at least one pretty cool husband, at least one escape from a convent, and more!
References:
Wikipedia
The Affair of the Poisons by Anne Somerset
Love and Louis XIV by Antonia Fraser https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781400033744
The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin by Elizabeth C. Goldsmith https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781586488895
https://partylike1660.com/marie-mancini-princesse-colonna/
Info about how to take action after the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs Wade is at http://podvoices.help
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Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
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05/12/21 • 55 min
This second episode in this series about Women In Towers And the Assholes Who Sent Them There is the season's second Margaret. Margaret Pole was just about as royal as you could be back then without being an actual royal. She worked hard to restore her family's name, but it didn't help literally every male relative was constantly doing treason around her.
Recommended History Reading: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
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Fredegund, Queen of Neustria: Part One
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09/15/21 • 61 min
Fredegund, Queen of Neustria was a 6th century enslaved girl turned Queen turned regent turned maybe my fav historical person. This is part one of a two part super special episode, because there's too much info to put into one hour. In this part, we learn about who tf were the Merovingian Frankish dynasty, why was Fredegund's sister-in-law Brunhilda so intent on murdering her, and more!! Check back next week when we get into the real meat of this story of QUEEN VS QUEEN as Fredegund arranges more assassinations, becomes a military genius, and a lot more people die of dysentery.
References:
The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged The Medieval World by Shelley Puhak
Recommended books on Bookshop.org
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Vulgar History - Coming Soon!
Vulgar History
10/23/19 • 4 min
It's a trailer for the new feminist women's history comedy podcast, Vulgar History! Subscribe to this feed in your fav podcast situation, and get ready to learn lots of scandalicious stories of women from (mostly) British history who you (likely) haven't heard of before.
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History writing: annfosterwriter.com
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Introducing Thanks For Coming In
Vulgar History
01/20/23 • 35 min
This week, we would like to introduce you to Thanks For Coming In, another podcast distributed by Realm.
Jamie McShane talks "Wednesday", acting for the long haul, and that time a casting director didn't mean to call him in!
About Jamie:
Jamie McShane stars in Tim Burton's smash-hit Netflix series Wednesday. The show spins off the iconic Addams Family series, following Wednesday Addams (played by Jenna Ortega) and is written by Al Gough & Miles Millar. Jamie plays Sheriff Galpin, who has a vendetta against the Addams family.
Jamie is often recognized for his role as Eric O'Bannon in Netflix thriller Bloodline (from Damages creators Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman & Todd A. Kessler), starring alongside Ben Mendelsohn, Kyle Chandler and Sissy Spacek. He played the long-time friend and partner-in-crime of "Danny" (Mendelsohn).
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Mary Ann Bugg (with Meg Foster)
Vulgar History
11/15/23 • 70 min
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 Boundary Crossers: The Hidden History of Australia's Other Bushrangers. If you don't know who the bushrangers were, don't worry, that's the first thing Meg explains.
Our discussion focuses on Mary Ann Bugg, a mixed-race Worimi woman often left out or misrepresented in bushranger sagas.
Learn more about Meg and her work at hist.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-meg-foster
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How many episodes does Vulgar History have?
Vulgar History currently has 225 episodes available.
What topics does Vulgar History cover?
The podcast is about History and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Vulgar History?
The episode title 'Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba: Part One' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Vulgar History?
The average episode length on Vulgar History is 68 minutes.
How often are episodes of Vulgar History released?
Episodes of Vulgar History are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Vulgar History?
The first episode of Vulgar History was released on Sep 1, 2019.
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