Super Special: Sacajewea (with Debra Magpie Earling, author of The Lost Journals of Sacajewea)

May 26, 2023

I’m joined for an incredibly interesting conversation with author Debra Magpie Earling, author of the new historical fiction novel The Lost Journals of Sacajewea.

Among the most memorialized women in American history, Sacajewea served as interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery. In this visionary novel, acclaimed Indigenous author Debra Magpie Earling brings this mythologized figure vividly to life, casting unsparing light on the men who brutalized her and recentering Sacajewea as the arbiter of her own history.

Learn more about Debra and her book here!

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There’s Something About Mary, Queen of Scots: Part One: Birth of a Queen

May 24, 2023

Our in-depth discussion of the life of Mary, Queen of Scot’s begins! In France! Just like Reign!

References:

Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary Queen of Scots by Jennifer Morag Henderson

Embroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare Hunter

Mary Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by John Guy

Mary Was Here: where Mary Queen of Scots Went and what she did There by Historic Scotland

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Super Special: Cleopatra Selene (with Jane Draycott, author of Cleopatra’s Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen)

May 19, 2023

Everyone knows the name Cleopatra, but her daughter Cleopatra Selene is little-known these days. Jane Draycott has written the first modern biography of one of the most influential yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene!.

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Learn more about Jane and her research here

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Super Special: Madame d’Aulnoy (with Celia Bell, author of The Disenchantment)

May 17, 2023

Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d’Aulnoy, aka Countess d’Aulnoy, aka Madame d’Aulnoy, was a French author who invented the term “fairy tales”. She also was one of many real-life figures who inspired Celia Bell to write her historical fiction novel, THE DISENCHANTMENT.

Celia joins us to talk about her book, which is a fictional story about a passionate love affair between two noblewomen who wish to free themselves from their repressive society, whatever the cost. There’s also murder in it, as well as Vulgar History fav La Voisin and, The Affair of the Poisons!

Learn more about Celia and her book here

Follow Celia on Twitter @celiadbell

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Super Special: Nesta ferch Rhys (with Elizabeth Chadwick, author of The King’s Jewel)

May 12, 2023

Nesta, or Nest ferch Rhys, was a Welsh princess in the late 11th and early 12th century. Her father was the last King of Wales, and Nesta was taken to England where she became mistress of the future Henry II.

Her story is so fascinating and deserves to be better known, which is why it’s so great bestselling historical fiction author Elizabeth Chadwick has written a new book about her! Elizabeth joins me to share the story of Nesta and talk about her latest book, THE KING’S JEWEL.

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Super Special: Queen Charlotte (with Lana Wood Johnson)

May 10, 2023

So who was the real Queen Charlotte aka Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz? Was she at all like the spirited heroine of the Bridgerton spinoff series? Or was she actually the most basic and bland person ever profiled on this podcast? And if the latter, how low will her score be?

This episode was recorded before QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY came out on Netflix, and contains no spoilers! But also, we didn’t know what the show was like when we had this discussion, so bear that in mind.

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References:

The Real Queen Charlotte: Inside the Real Bridgerton Court by Catherine Curzon

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Super Special: Queen Charlotte and Race (with Dr. Brooke Newman and Stacey Murrell)

May 5, 2023

The new Netflix series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story adapts the real-life story of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, presenting her as a Black woman living in 18th-century England. There have long been rumours about Charlotte’s real-life Black ancestry. To understand this complex situation, I sat down with two experts to learn more.

** Content warning: at around 1:33:25, the derogatory racial term “mulatto” is used twice, in a historical context. **

Stacey Morrell is a Ph.D. candidate at Brown University. Stacey works on the western Mediterranean throughout much of the Middle Ages (c.900-1520), with a particular emphasis on the relationship(s) between gender, sexuality, and power.

Learn more about Stacey Murrell and her work

YouTube video of Stacey’s presentation on Madragana (her part is from 1:00:15 to 1:26:46)

Follow Stacey on Twitter @theamyrlinseat

Dr. Brooke Newman is an Associate Professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is a historian of early modern Britain and the British Atlantic, with a current special interest in the history of slavery, the abolition movement, and the British royal family.

Learn more about Dr. Newman and her work

Follow Dr. Newman on Twitter @DrBrookeNewman

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Catherine de’Medici, Part Three (with Lana Wood Johnson)

May 3, 2023

All scandalicious things must come to an end, and so it is with the unrelentingly wild saga of Catherine de’Medici. But how will she score on the Fredegund Memorial Scandilicous Scale???

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Here’s a link to Lana Wood Johnson’s two YA novels: Books by Lana Wood Johnson

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References:

Blood, Fire & Gold: The Story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de’Medici by Estelle Paranque

The Rival Queens: Catherine De’ Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom by Nancy Goldstone

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Super Special: Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English (with Valerie Fridland)

April 28, 2023

This week we’re talking about the history of language with Dr. Valerie Fridland, author of the new book Like Literally Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English. Valerie has a PhD in linguistics and is a Professor and former Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English at the University of Nevada in Reno.

Learn more about Valerie and her book here

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