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Unruly Figures

Valorie Clark

A show about history"s favorite rebels. Releasing every other Tuesday. unrulyfigures.substack.com

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#42: Saint Valentine

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2024/02/13

This week, historian and host Valorie Castellanos Clark is covering Saint Valentine, the ancient Roman rebel and martyr who has given his name to our modern romantic holiday.⁠⁠⁠⁠Pre-order the Unruly Figures book now⁠⁠⁠⁠! Out March 5, 2024. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unrulyfigures.substack.com/subscribe

35:41

#41: Owain Glyndŵr

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2024/01/30

This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unrulyfigures.substack.com/subscribe

62:16

Unruly Interviews: Kara Cooney

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2024/01/09

Dr. Kara Cooney and host Valorie Castellanos Clark talk about the possibility that Hatshepsut was manipulated by someone else to take the throne, why her book is a little scandalous to other Egyptologists, and weigh the reasons why Hatshepsut is forgotten while Cleopatra and Nefertiti are not. It is a doozy and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

75:07

#40: Noor Inayat Khan

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2024/01/03

This week, historian and host Valorie Castellanos Clark is covering Noor Inayat Khan, a princess, a children's story author, and an uncover agent for the British during WWII.⁠⁠⁠Pre-order the Unruly Figures book now⁠⁠⁠! Out March 5, 2024.As always, you can get ad-free versions of the episode, and much much more on the Unruly Figures Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://unrulyfigures.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ There, you can find transcripts of each episode, photos of each episode's subject, and behind-the-scenes goodies. So

35:56

#39: Alfred Carlton Gilbert

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2023/12/20

This week, historian and host Valorie Castellanos Clark is covering Alfred Carlton Gilbert, the man who saved Christmas.⁠⁠Pre-order the Unruly Figures book now⁠⁠! Out March 5, 2024. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unrulyfigures.substack.com/subscribe

11:09

#38: Lepa Svetozara Radić

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2023/12/05

This week, historian and host Valorie Castellanos Clark is covering Lepa Svetozara Radić, an icon of Nazi resistance and teenaged hero in the Balkans.⁠⁠Pre-order the Unruly Figures book now⁠⁠! Out March 5, 2024.Take advantage of the Unruly Figures Black Friday deal: Become a paying subscriber for 50% off and get access to bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes content, merch discounts, and more. Sale won't last long! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get

64:21

Unruly Interviews: Annette Laing

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2023/11/28

Welcome to another bonus episode of Unruly Figures! This week I am sitting down with of to chat about her life as a renegade ex-professor, how historical fiction can still be useful for teaching history, and what the role of The Historian is in modern society. We have a lot of laughs and I hope you do too while listening!Check out all of Annette’s books, The Snipesville Chronicles. They are great for young adult readers who love both historical fiction and science fiction. Time traveling through

16:44

#37: Petra Herrera

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2023/11/21

This week, historian and host Valorie Castellanos Clark is covering Petra Herrera, the oft-forgotten cross-dress, bridge-destroying hero of the Mexican Revolution. She was wildly successful but never received any credit.⁠Pre-order the Unruly Figures book now⁠! Out March 5, 2024. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unrulyfigures.substack.com/subscribe

79:19

#36: Rasputin

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2023/10/31

This week, historian and host Valorie Castellanos Clark is covering the mad monk Rasputin, who is credited with singlehandedly destroying the Russian monarchy by sleeping with the Russian queen.But did he though? We explore the legend and truth of Rasputin in this juicy episode. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unrulyfigures.substack.com/subscribe

51:53

Unruly Interviews: Mike Sowden

Unruly Figures ·

2023/10/24

This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unrulyfigures.substack.com/subscribe

60:30

#35 - Hatshepsut

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2023/10/17

Hey everyone,I am so excited to bring you this week’s episode on Hatshepsut, an incredibly audacious, ambitious, and ultimately talented woman from Ancient Egypt. She stepped into the role of king, despite the fact that it broke every rule of royal womanhood, and created such a successful reign that it became a threat to her successors. Unruly Figures is dedicated to making complicated history more accessible and interesting for non-historians. If you love this mission, please support this

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Bonus Episode: Who Were the Shield Maidens?

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2023/10/10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit unrulyfigures.substack.comFor today’s bonus episode, I am digging into the long and controversial history of female Vikings. Did they really exist? Are they just male fantasy? And why is the alt-right so into this trope? All that and more in this bonus episode.

17:13

#34 - Princess Alfhild

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2023/10/03

This week, historian and host Valorie Clark is covering the legendary pirate Princess Alfhild, who ran away from her betrothed to become a pirate with a gang of girls who also wanted to escape marriage. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unrulyfigures.substack.com/subscribe

56:16

#33 - Yasuke

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2023/09/19

This week, historian and host Valorie Clark is covering the incredible life of Yasuke, the first known Black samurai in Japan. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unrulyfigures.substack.com/subscribe

41:45

#32 - Blanche Ames Ames

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2023/09/05

Welcome to season 3 of Unruly Figures! We have a couple of exciting changes to the show:-New backing music! Huge thanks to Danny Wolf of Wolf and Love for creating this!-The Unruly Figures shop is now open! All merch is 15% off until September 10 2023 to celebrate--use code LAUNCH15This week, historian and host Valorie Clark is covering the incredible--and artistic--life of Blanche Ames Ames, an artist, inventor, and women's rights activist in the 19th and 20th centuries. This is a public episode

5:35

Bonus Episode: What Happened to the Sphinx's Nose?

Unruly Figures ·

2023/08/31

Hey everyone,The story behind this bonus episode is the wildest ride because it all started with one of my History in the News round-ups. On the 20th I wrote something about the mystery of how the Sphinx’s nose disappeared, which I then talked about on Instagram, which then went viral, garnering me 4,000 new followers in 48 hours (and also about that many hateful comments in my DMs). So Niko and I did a slightly deeper dive into what happened to the Sphinx’s nose, and here we are: A bonus episode

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Bonus Episode: The Slinking Sisterhood with Deadly Eyes

Unruly Figures ·

2023/08/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit unrulyfigures.substack.comHi everyone, I’m back this week with another bonus episode: the history of the vamp! No, not vampires, but the archetype, the fashion statement, the original femme fatale. I talked about them very briefly during the Polly Adler episode, but I wanted to dig further into this trend, especially because a hundred years later, it’s still with us. Every time you see someone putting on dark lipstick and dark eyeshadow

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Episode 31: Mekatilili wa Menza

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2023/08/01

This week, historian and host Valorie Clark is covering the rebellious life of Mekatilili wa Menza, a key figure in the grassroots fight against British colonization in Kenya. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unrulyfigures.substack.com/subscribe

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Bonus Episode: Balloonomania! 🎈

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2023/07/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit unrulyfigures.substack.comHey everyone, Hope everyone is having a good week! I am working on next week’s episode, but I wanted to bring you a quick bonus episode about the ballooning crazy of the 18th and 19th centuries. Sarah Bernhardt features prominently in this story, so you know it’s going to be wild. Next Tuesday, August 1, is going to feature my final episode of season two! I’ll be back in September with season three, which is

62:07

Episode 30 - Sarah Bernhardt

Unruly Figures ·

2023/07/20

This week, historian and host Valorie Clark is covering the amazing life of Sarah Bernhardt, the incredible French actress of the nineteenth century. She was not only an impressive stage actress, she was also a great sculptor and a pioneer of modern celebrity.Want to hear Bernhardt's ethereal and incredible voice?-Bernhardt reciting Racine in 1902: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKa7JleYqm8&ab_channel=theatrotv-Bernhardt reciting La Samaritaine:

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