Gay or Nay?? Mary Todd Lincoln and the M...

1974. A car's pulled over. Inside, a congressman. Outside, a stripper, who had run from the vehicle and tried to jump into an estuary. Suspicious! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Investigative journalist Nellie Bly gets her first big break...by pretending she's crazy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Thoman Jefferson pitched a very odd bill that proposed chopping off peens and noses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The writer Carl Sandburg, in his 1926 biography of Abraham Lincoln, made a provocative claim—that the President’s relationship with the Kentucky state representative Joshua Speed held “streaks of lavender.” The insinuation fuelled a debate that has continued ever since: Was Linco ... Show More

In 1842, Mary Todd married Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois after a stormy romance. Despite their many differences, the couple bonded over a shared passion for politics. Less than two decades later, Mary fulfilled her greatest ambition when she entered the White House as ... Show More

Was Anne Boleyn a victim of Tudor tyranny or a master player in the Royal Court? Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb joins Alice and Matt to unravel the enigma of Henry's most controversial queen: her magnetic appeal, her dramatic fall, and why - 500 years later - we're still captivat ... Show More

Mary Ann Shadd Cary is recognized as a national hero in both Canada and the United States. I'm joined by Nneka D. Dennie, author of Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Essential Writings of a Nineteenth-Century Black Radical Feminist to discuss Mary Ann's life and legacy.Download the intro to h ... Show More

From Sappho to Stonewall-and-beyond, this week we explore than 2,600 years of lesbian fashion history as Eleanor Medhurst joins us to discuss her recently released book Unsuitable: A History of Lesbian Fashion.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classes Ou ... Show More

It’s hard to imagine that one of the most powerful presidents in U.S. history was the victim of domestic violence. Abe Lincoln was physically and emotionally battered by Mary Todd Lincoln, primarily due to her mental illness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today I am joined again by the lovely Elizabeth Norton to discuss one of my all-time favorite Tudor personalities - Queen Jane Seymour. Elizabeth is uncovering new stories about Jane's life for her new book! Looking for a commercial-free experience? Elizabeth Norton's Boo ... Show More

The saga of Mary, Queen of Scots concludes with the ultimate outfit reveal. And: so much spy shit!!--References:The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I and her Greatest Rival by Kate WilliamsEmbroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare ... Show More

**WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of suicide**On 6 September 1560, Amy Robsart Dudley died after falling down a staircase at Cumnor Place in Oxfordshire. But did she fall? Was she pushed? Or did she throw herself down the stairs? These questions exercised Tudor courti ... Show More

Carley leads Blair through a deeper-dive on some of the women convicted of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials. And, JoJo Siwa. Also: voice notes, moving, the eclipse, Bridget Bishop, another lie we told, Sarah Bishop, Rebecca Nurse, The Giving Tree, door-knockers, Anne Putnam S ... Show More