The saga of Mary, Queen of Scots concludes with the ultimate outfit reveal. And: so much spy shit!!
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References:
The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I and her Greatest Rival by Kate Williams
Embroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare Hunter
Imprisoning Mary, Queen of Scots: The Men Who Kept the Stuart Queen b ... Show More
Nov 19
Regency Era Heiresses and the History of Enslavement
Regency Era heiresses are a part of most Jane Austen novels, as women with fortunes men want to marry into. Some of these fortunes were from old family money, but many of them were new wealth founded on human exploitation on Caribbean plantations.
Our guest, Dr. Miranda Kaufmann ... Show More
44m 33s
Nov 12
Anne Lister: Regency-Era Power Lesbian
Join our Patreon to enjoy this as a video episode! Anne Lister was many things: secret sex diarist, land-owner, mountain climber, womanizer, power lesbian. How did she find a way to thrive during the patriarchal Regency Era, and what does her life story mean to today's queer comm ... Show More
1h 33m
Jul 2025
585. Mary, Queen of Scots: The Royal Rivals (Part 2)
What was life like in the glittering French court, for the young and newly married Mary Queen of Scots? What momentous destiny was her formidable mother, Mary of Guise, planning for her? How did Mary become, in 1559, not only the queen of Scotland, but also of France, and - accor ... Show More
1 h
Jul 2025
586. Mary, Queen of Scots: The Battle for Scotland (Part 3)
Following the death of her husband, the King of France, was the glamorous Mary welcomed back to Scotland, her kingdom since infancy, with open arms or deep suspicion? Did she handle the precarious situation in which she found herself well, or recklessly? Did the majority of Scott ... Show More
1h 4m
Jul 2025
587. Mary, Queen of Scots: Murder Most Foul (Part 4)
Why did Mary Queen of Scots’ second marriage to the volatile Lord Darnley threaten to send Scotland into civil war? In what way did she essentially declare war upon her powerful cousin, Elizabeth I? Who was the hotheaded James Hepburn, the Earl of Bothwell, and why would he come ... Show More
54m 22s
Jul 2025
584. Mary, Queen of Scots: Birth of a Legend (Part 1)
Where was Mary Queen of Scots - Elizabeth I’s most famous rival - born, and who were her parents? What was the nature of the turbulent politically and religiously divided world she was born into? How did she become a queen at only one week old, and betrothed to a French Prince at ... Show More
54m 43s
Aug 6
589. Mary, Queen of Scots: Downfall (Part 6)
Following the murder of her husband, Lord Darnley, how did Mary Queen of Scots - thought to have conspired for his death - navigate the most precarious situation of her young life so far? Would she marry again, and if so whom? Why was she forced to flee her enemies dressed as a m ... Show More
1h 6m
Jan 2025
Final Days of Mary Queen of Scots
<p>The moment Mary Queen of Scots set foot in England, she became Elizabeth I's prisoner. Mary was fleeing from war and misogyny, hoping for help from her fellow queen. What lay ahead was twenty years of increasingly desperate imprisonment and, eventually, her death.</p><br><p>Ma ... Show More
47m 30s
Aug 3
588. Mary, Queen of Scots: The Mystery of the Exploding Mansion (Part 5)
How and why was Mary Queen of Scots’ traitorous husband, Lord Darnley, murdered, and by whom…? Was Mary complicit? Why was his death one of the greatest mysteries in all British history? And, with Mary’s situation growing increasingly precarious, and allies few and far between, t ... Show More
1 h