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Vulgar History: Regency Era

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A feminist women"s history comedy podcast. We look at history through a feminist lens, focusing on the women often removed from the narrative.

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Boudica, Queen of the Iceni

Vulgar History: Regency Era ·

2020/03/11

Boudica was Queen of the Iceni, a Celtic tribe during the Roman conquest of Britain. She led a rebellion of united tribes against their Roman invaders, leaving a path of death and bloodshed in her wake. Referenced in this episode: Boudica: Warrior Woman of the Roman Empire by Caitlin C. Gillespie Other stuff: History writing: annfosterwriter.com Recommended books: bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends Patreon: patreon.com/annfosterwriter Merch: teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory Vulgar

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70:43

Agrippina the Younger

Vulgar History: Regency Era ·

2020/03/04

Julia Agrippina Augusta, aka Agrippina Minor aka Agrippina the Younger, was a completely badass woman in ancient Rome. She leveraged her power as first the sister of the Emperor, then the wife of the Emperor, then the mother of the Emperor (three separate Emperors) to break new ground for Roman women. She also murdered a lot of people. Her placement on the Scandilicious Scale may SURPRISE YOU Referenced in this episode: Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World by Emma

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75:54

Cleopatra VII

Vulgar History: Regency Era ·

2020/02/26

As the first part of our new series "Women Leaders And The Men Who Whined About Them," we take it all the way back to the first century BCE and the legendary Egyptian Pharaoh Cleopatra VII. Growing up amid non-stop familial murder, she cannily usurped control of the kingdom from her relatives and teamed up with Rome. But where will she wind up on the Scandalicious Scale?? Referenced in this episode: Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff Other stuff: Patreon: patreon.com/annfosterwriter Merch:

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43:17

Vulgar History Presents: So This Asshole: Count...

Vulgar History: Regency Era ·

2020/02/05

Bonus!! This is a preview of So This Asshole, a new spinoff podcast available through my Patreon. This side series will share the wild stories of some of the many, many assholes involved in the stories of the women profiled on the main Vulgar History podcast. This episode is all about Giuseppe Balsamo, aka Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (1743-1795), who was briefly mentioned in the Vulgar History episode about Jeanne de la Motte. Referenced in this podcast: How To Ruin A Queen by Jonathan Beckman

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Lucy Percy Hay, Countess of Carlisle

Vulgar History: Regency Era ·

2019/12/11

Lucy Percy Hay, Countess of Carlisle (1599-1660) was a British noblewoman known for her espionage work surrounding the English Civil War. But she was not just a spy... was a #LADYSPY, mentored by one of the most memorable heroines of a previous Vulgar History episode!! Will it all be enough for her to take the top spot in our Scandalicious Scale?? Mentioned in this episode: Sweet Valley Sagas by Francine Pascal Court Lady and Country Wife: Royal Privilege and Civil War: Two Noble Sisters in

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60:16

Mary Toft

Vulgar History: Regency Era ·

2019/12/04

Mary Toft (1701 - 1763) was an English peasant who became notorious for her involvement in her family's scheme to pretend she'd given birth to seventeen rabbits. The story is profoundly, continuingly, and rage-inducingly bananas. Content warnings: animal cruelty/killing, nonconsensual gynecological procedures, Nathanael St. Andre References: The Imposteress Rabbit Breeder: Mary Toft and Eighteenth-Century England by Karen Harvey What Mary Toft Felt: Women’s Voices, Pain, Power and the Body by Karen

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64:36

Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed

Vulgar History: Regency Era ·

2019/11/27

Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed (7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) was a Hungarian noblewoman who, for a time, oversaw more properties and estates than anyone else in Europe. Her undoing came about when the Palatine of Hungary accused her and four servants of mass murder, and she's now remembered as more of a myth than a person. Did she really commit these gruesome crimes, and bathe in the blood of her victims?? And how will she score on the scandalicious scale?? Countess Dracula: The Life and

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39:30

Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, Comtesse de la Motte

Vulgar History: Regency Era ·

2019/11/20

Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, Comtesse de la Motte (22 July 1756 – 23 August 1791) was an illegitimate descendant of the French royal family who became famous on her own as AN INCREDIBLY CLEVER CON ARTIST/HEROINE! But how will she score on the Scandalicious Scale?? Mentioned in this episode: How to Ruin a Queen by Jonathan Beckman Frock Flicks review of the hats and wigs in The Affair of the Necklace Other stuff: History writing: annfosterwriter.com Recommended books:

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41:04

Frances Howard, Duchess of Somerset

Vulgar History: Regency Era ·

2019/11/13

Frances Howard Carr, Duchess of Somerset (31 May 1590 – 23 August 1632) was a British noblewoman who, among other things, pled guilty to murder and also most likely faked her own virginity inspection. She also showed much more bosom in her portraiture than anyone in the history of breasts and lived her life both physically and psychologically Tits Out. But where does that place her on the Scandaliciousness Scale??? Mentioned in this episode: The Poison Bed by E.C. Fremantle The Overbury Affair:

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64:46

Caroline of Brunswick

Vulgar History: Regency Era ·

2019/11/06

Caroline of Brunswick (17 May 1768 – 7 August 1821) was Queen consort of the United Kingdom for a year, but that's basically the least interesting thing about her. Where does our inaugural story subject score on the Scandalicious Scale?? And was she really having an affair with Bartolomeo, her Italian servant??? Mentioned in this episode: "What Eye Has Wept For George IV" from the Noble Blood podcast Caroline & Charlotte: Regency Scandals by Alison Plowden Other stuff: History writing:

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Introducing Vulgar History

Vulgar History: Regency Era ·

2019/09/01

Vulgar History is a feminist women's history comedy podcast, available wherever you get podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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