Ep 175 - Ranavalona I, The Mad Queen of Madagascar

Ep 175 is loose and we're off to the shores of Madagascar for the tale of a poisoner with noble blood.

How did Ranavalona I get the throne? Did she really kill millions through trial by ordeal? And what IS the most evil nut out there?

The secret ingredient is...an especially evil nut!

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Sources this week include The History of Madagascar, Mada Magazine, L'Academie Malgache (1958), Ancient Origins, Our Ancestories, Medium, Female Caligula by Keith Laidler.

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