George Villiers Part 1: Down to Crown | 48
George Villiers is a noble nobody who wants to be a royal somebody. He spots an opportunity for greatness by becoming one of King James’s Gentlemen of the Bedchamber, AKA the group of men who are best...
4 Nov 202442min
Sophia Duleep Singh Part 2: Princess Gone Rogue | 47
In part one, Sophia Duleep Singh’s British it-girl existence came crashing down after a trip to India revealed that her picture-perfect life was a facade. Now, Sophia is back in London, but she’s thro...
28 Okt 202443min
Sophia Duleep Singh Part 1: Homecoming Queen | 46
Sophia Duleep Singh was a Punjabi princess who grew up in England at the turn of the 20th century. She spends her teen years proving to the English elite that she belongs. But her reality shatters whe...
21 Okt 202438min
Napoleon Bonaparte Part 2: What Comes Up, Must Come Down | 45
This two part series is all about Napoleon Bonaparte, the scrappy outsider who just wanted to belong. In part one, Napoleon worked hard to prove himself in the French army after he was booted out of h...
14 Okt 202446min
Napoleon Bonaparte Part 1: Started from the Bottom | 44
Napoleon Bonaparte is notorious for being a power-hungry, vertically-challenged French emperor who conquered, and then pissed off, much of Europe in the 19th century. But Napoleon wasn’t that short, w...
7 Okt 202443min
Christina of Sweden Part 2: To Rome With Love | 43
In part one, Christina rejected gender norms and was raised as a prince in order to prepare for the throne. But parting with tradition eventually meant parting with her crown. So Christina bids goodby...
30 Sep 202442min
Christina of Sweden Part 1: The Renegade Queen | 42
Christina of Sweden was a 17th century royal who rebelled against gender norms from the day she was born – when she was wrongly misgendered as a boy! Even after the air was cleared, Christina rejected...
23 Sep 202444min
Esther of Burundi: From Royal to Run(a)way | 41
Esther Kamatari is a Burundian princess – and one of France’s first Black supermodels. She was raised to be a devoted princess to her people, but when the monarchy falls and her family is blacklisted,...
16 Sep 202444min
