Queens Podcast26 Kesä 2024

Pride Month: Christina of Sweden part 1

Welcome back, beautiful queens! It's time to celebrate Pride Month with the wild tales of Christina of Sweden, a real royal rebel. We're talking birthrights, family drama, and a little bit of rule-breaking in this first of two episodes. Christina became Queen of Sweden at a very young age after the popular rule of her father, Gustav. But as she navigates the world during her regency she has to figure out who she can trust and learns that she likes breaking a rule or two. Timestamps: 00:47 Meet Christina of Sweden 01:07 The Swedish 60 Cocktail Recipe 02:26 Christina's Early Life and Family Background 04:03 Gustav's War Efforts and Maria Eleonora's Struggles 10:27 Christina's Birth and Early Challenges 19:58 Christina's Education and Upbringing 25:24 Christina's Unconventional Regency 26:26 A Mother's Grief and a Daughter's Isolation 34:40 Christina's Tomboy Rebellion 37:28 Ending the 30 Years War 43:43 A Controversial Relationship 47:18 Christina's Coronation and Future A fun source we used: https://headstuff.org/culture/history/queen-christina-of-sweden-lesbian-troublemaker/ Queens Podcast is sponsored this month by Happy Mammoth. For a limited time, you can get 15% off on your entire first order at happymammoth.com with the code QUEENS at checkout. Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast.Want more Queens? Head to our Patreon, check out our merch store and follow us on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Eleanor of Aquitaine with Right Answers Mostly

Eleanor of Aquitaine was Queen of France, Queen of England, Duchess of Aquitaine, mother to Richard the Lionheart and King John, and one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. While we get ou...

2 Syys 59min

Ann Richards (Patreon rerun)

Before there was Dubya, there was Ann Richards the sharp-tongued, silver-haired Democrat who went from schoolteacher to Governor of Texas. Ann Richards battled alcoholism, got sober, transformed the ...

19 Elo 48min

Eleanor Cobham & Medieval Witchcraft

This week we're peeking behind the Patreon wall with one of my favorite Katy's Corner episodes! When Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, was accused of witchcraft in 1441, was she actually casting...

5 Elo 34min

Maggie Dickson aka Half-Hanged Maggie

She was hanged. Declared dead. Buried... almost. This week we're sharing one of our favorite stories from the Queens Podcast Patreon vault: the unbelievable tale of Margaret "Half-Hanged Maggie" Dick...

22 Heinä 36min

The Chevalier d'Éon with Historical Homos

This week we're joined by our friend Bash from Historical Homos to tell one of the most unbelievable stories we've ever covered. Meet the Chevalier d'Éon: an 18th-century French noble who somehow man...

24 Kesä 49min

Dorothy Martin and the UFO Cult

This week, Katy and Nathan take a break from queens and head into the world of UFO cults. In 1950s Chicago, housewife Dorothy Martin began receiving messages through automatic writing from beings she...

17 Kesä 53min

Alexandra Feodorovna, Part 2 (2026)

In the Season 9 finale of Queens, we're back in Russia with Alexandra Feodorovna, the last Tsarina of the Russian Empire. When we last left Alexandra, she had married Tsar Nicholas II and stepped int...

3 Kesä 58min

Alexandra Feodorovna, Part 1 (2026 Redo)

We’re back with a completely reworked and expanded 2026 version of one of our most requested redo episodes: Alexandra Feodorovna, the last empress of Russia. Originally covered way back in 2018, we r...

20 Touko 56min