Brunhild of Austrasia (with Shelley Puhak)

Remember awhile ago, we did three episodes about the iconic Queen Fredegund? And she was so iconic we re-named the scandilicious scale after her? WELL

By popular request, we’re back to look at Fred’s arch-nemesis, Brunhild of Austrasia. To keep my #TeamFred energy from overwhelming things, our guest this week is Shelley Puhak, author of The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Formed The Medieval World aka, the person who introduced Fred and Brun into all our lives!!

Learn more about Shelley and her work at shelleypuhak.com.

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Here’s the Radegund book Shelley spoke about. Radegund: The Trials and Triumphs of a Merovingian Queen by E.T. Dailey (published by Oxford University Press).

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Mary Ann Bugg (with Meg Foster)

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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Sally Hemings, part two

Last time, we looked at Sally’s family background and pre-Paris life. This time, we look at her return to Monticello from Paris, and what happened next.

0:00 Intro

04:55 Sally’s story begins

45:47 Ads

1:26:44 Extro

The image for this episode is from the multimedia installation The Life of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson’s plantation home, Monticello. Learn about the exhibit here.

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As mentioned in the intro, here is the link for Ancestry’s new resource: Articles of Enslavement on Ancestry

And here is more information about (and the recipe for) James Hemings’s Mac and Cheese

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References:

The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed

The Life of Sally Hemings (Monticello.org)

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Vulgar History: Black History podcast playlist on Spotify

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Ona Judge Staines aka Oney Judge, part two

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. She travelled with the Washingtons to New York City and Philadelphia, where she would eventually escape. In this week’s episode, we hear about how she made that happen.

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Story starts: 02:15

Ad break: 49:53

Story ends: 1:10:09

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The episode image is an interpretive panel from Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia PA.

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Reference:

Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

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Elagabalus (with Kit Heyam)

NOTE: This episode was updated in June 2024 to include Elagabalus’s score on the Fredegund Memorial Scandiliciousness Scale.

Thinking about the Roman Empire? If you weren’t before, you are now! Friend of the podcast Dr. Kit Heyam is back to discuss the fascinating life of ancient Roman emperor Elagabalus (aka Heliogabalus). Elagabalus’s reign was short, and odd, and the way it was written about (by haters) leaves many questions about their queer and trans identity. Kit is here to compassionately explore Elagabalus’s life and story.

Learn more about Kit and their work at kitheyam.com and follow them on Instagram @kitheyamwriter

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Rachel (aka La Grande Rachel aka Mademoiselle Rachel aka Rachel Félix) (with Allison Epstein)

My name is Ann, joined this week by Allison, to talk about a tits out women who only needs one name: RACHEL.

References:

Tragic Muse: Rachel of the Comédie-Francaise by Rachel H. Brownstein

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09571558211045052

https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/rachel-eliza-rachel-felix

https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/6068-felix-elisa-rachel

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As mentioned in the episode, here are images of Rachel’s tomb. 

And here is Wikimedia Commons’s page of images of Rachel, almost entirely in various togas, her signature look.

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Peg Plunkett, part three (with Karyn Moynihan)

All good stories must come to an end, and so it is with Peg Plunkett. Guest co-host Karyn Moynihan (co-host of Double Love: The Sweet Valley High Podcast) joins us to wrap up this instantly iconic trilogy.

Karyn has also designed an incredible Peg-themed merch design! Pick up a Peg Plunkett tee, mug, sticker, pin and more at:

Teepublic (better shipping for US people)

Redbubble (better shipping for non-US people)

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Intro ends/story begins: 04:38

Ad break: 31:24

Story ends/outro starts: 1:06:37

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References:

Peg Plunkett: Memoirs of a Whore by Julie Peakman

Memoirs of Mrs. Margaret Leeson by Peg Plunkett aka Mrs. Leeson

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The Public Universal Friend (with Kit Heyam)

This season on Vulgar History, we’re investigating How Do You Solve A Problem Like Marie Antoinette? To do so, we’re looking at the lives of people who lived during the revolutionary era of the 18th century.

In honour of Pride Month, we’re talking this week about the trans historical figure The Public Universal Friend. The Friend, aka PUF, grew up as a Quaker in late 18th-century Pennsylvania. Were they also a cult leader? Listen and find out!

We’re joined this week by three-time returning guest Kit Heyam to talk about this fascinating historical figure.

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Organizations to Support:

Kit recommends supporting TransActual (UK)

Ann recommends supporting:

Point of Pride (US)

Trans Care+ (Canada)

The Trevor Project (US)

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References:

Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam

Public Universal Friend essay by Amanda Carson Banks from Women in World History

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Charlotte Badger (with Jennifer Ashton)

This season on Vulgar History, we’re investigating the question How Do You Solve A Problem Like Marie Antoinette? To do so, we’re looking at the lives of women who lived during the revolutionary era of the 18th century.

This week, we’re headed to New Zealand (via England and Australia) to learn how the Industrial and American Revolutions contributed to the adventurous life of a convicted thief named Charlotte Badger. This week’s guest is Jennifer Ashton, author of Thief, Confict, Pirate, Wife: The Many Histories of Charlotte Badger.

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References:

Thief, Convict, Pirate, Wife: The Many Histories of Charlotte Badger by Jennifer Ashton

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Nanye’hi aka Nancy Ward

Nanye’hi, also known as Nancy Ward, was a prominent leader and diplomat of the Cherokee Nation during the American Revolution.

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Intro over/story starts: 04:06

Ad Break: 36:05

Story ends/outro starts: 1:11:04

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References:

Finding Your Roots “Fathers and sons”

Nancy Ward: American Patriot or Cherokee Nationalist? by Michelene E. Pesantubbee

Nanyehi’s Experience of the American Revolution by Lillie Burke

Women in World History entry by Deborah Jones

Woman of Many Names by Debra S. Yates 

Cherokee Nation: A History of Survival, Self-Determination, and Identity by Dr. Bob Blackburn, Dr. Duane King, and Dr. Neil Morton

Cherokees and British Sign Treaty of Whitehall

Nanyehi (Nancy Ward) episode of the Long May She Reign podcast

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Peggy Shippen, part two

In the second part of Peggy Shippen’s scandalous saga, we see Philadelphia throw one of its classic riots, and she and Benedict visit a variety of places including my own hometown in Nova Scotia!

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Intro ends/story starts 04:07

Ad break: 30:11

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Reference:

Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-era Women and the Radical Men They Married, by Nancy Rubin Stuart

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