Lovers and La Maupin

<p>Lord Darnley, the husband of Mary Queen of Scots, was murdered under mysterious circumstances. How Mary reacted, and what happened next, would lead to her undoing.</p> <p><strong>Support Noble Blood:</strong></p> <p>&mdash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/noblebloodtales ... Show More

<p>After the Battle of Culloden, the Bonnie Prince Charlie needed to escape to safety. His salvation would come in the form of a young woman named Flora MacDonald, who would become an indelible piece of romantic Scottish history.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Support Noble B ... Show More

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">In 1989, Boris Yeltsin walked into a Houston supermarket &mdash; and walked out ready to end an empire. What he saw in Texas that day would shake the foundations of the Soviet Union. Decades later, it also made a pretty great musical.&nbsp;</p> <p data-p ... Show More

<p>This episode revisits the story of poet, philosopher and theologian Abelard, and his student Heloise. This is a tragic love story, complete with lovers forced apart, a secret marriage, a castration and repeated exhumations. Happy Valentine's Day!</p><p> </p> Learn more about y ... Show More

<p>*This episode contains very strong language and adult content*</p><br><p>A semi autobiographical account from a conflicted man? An ode to a wife’s sexual desire? A criminally obscene novel?</p><br><p>Lady Chatterley’s Lover is one of the most famous texts from the past century ... Show More

From prehistoric carvings and medieval spell books to grand romantic gestures and tokens of affection, throughout history there has been no shortage of ways to say those three little words. Speaking to Charlotte Hodgman, Edward Brooke-Hitching shares some incredible, and curious, ... Show More

<p>Our focus today is on a woman who was actually covered in the podcast several years ago. But she's a figure so mythic and with so many variations to her story that we wanted to give her another look and a little more time.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a hre ... Show More

<p>From the notorious thief Mary Frith in the seventeenth century to industrialist and LGBT trailblazer Anne Lister in the nineteenth, these heroines redefined what a woman could be and what she could do in pre-twentieth-century Britain.</p><br><p>Holly Kyte, author and literary ... Show More

<p>What makes a heartthrob? Is he brooding, flamboyant or a bad boy? And what qualities translate to sex symbol status in society?</p><br><p>Which men have made the hearts of young (heterosexual) women flutter over the centuries? And why?</p><br><p>Today, Carol Dyhouse joins Kate ... Show More

<p>In this episode of <em>Gone Medieval</em>, presenter Dr. Cat Jarman swaps seats and becomes the guest of Dr. Kate Lister’s brilliant podcast from History Hit, <em>Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society</em>.&nbsp;In it, she delves into the topics that they d ... Show More

<p>Anney and Bridget revisit this classic episode to discuss the heartbreaking story of a 16 year-old victim of sex trafficking.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a><p>See <a href=" ... Show More

<p>She was not a shy spinster who wrote some little books mostly to amuse her own family. She also was not a real-life Elizabeth Bennett. Jane Austen's life was very different from any of her heroines. Here's a link to our show notes. </p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices ... Show More

<p>Writer H.P. Lovecraft created worlds and stories that continue to be influential more than 80 years after his death. His life story is at turns odd, sad, problematic and utterly fascinating.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetw ... Show More