Are y'all ready for an adventure? This episode of the Queen's Podcast is about to take you on a wild ride through the life of Hortense Mancini—an absolute 17th-century icon if there ever was one whose life story could rival any soap opera.
From her early days in Rome to her nightmare of a marriageHortense's life was anything but boring. From Parisian it-girl ... Show More
Dec 2022
278: France: The Mystery of Le Prince
In today's episode, Tom and Dominic explore the origins of the motion-picture camera, a device invented by "gentle giant" Louis Le Prince, who's œuvre spanned from working with pots and pans to photographing Queen Victoria or Gladstone. This history features mysterious disappeara ... Show More
27m 50s
Jul 2023
Wars of the Roses: Jack Cade's Rebellion Explained
<p>It’s one of the most dramatic stories you might never have heard. Featuring a seaborne assassination, a vengeful manhunt and London Bridge in flames, the rebellion of Jack Cade in 1450 shook the English Crown to its very core, and lit the spark that began the Wars of the Roses ... Show More
37m 34s
Aug 2022
Ep 113: Never Hover the History
In This Episode: This week we open with a GF finding some strange results in her BF's search history, a BF has a certain smell on his breath and it isn't BBQ and cake, creep asks Facebook possibly the hardest question ever questioned, a guy gets yelled at for not appreciating an ... Show More
1h 8m