Is the Royal Family of Monaco Cursed in Love?
The Grimaldi family has ruled over the tiny but beautiful and wealthy nation of Monaco since 1297. And for just as long they have been shockingly unlucky in love. Since the dynasty was supposedly curs...
10 Okt 202330min
Bonus! 'Even the Royals' from Wondery+ – Marie Antoinette
Admit it: you’re obsessed with royal families – watching them, gossiping about them, wanting to be them. It’s the stuff of fantasy. But for real life royals, the crown jewels can be more like shiny ha...
5 Okt 20239min
Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress
Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress was one of the most powerful women in history. Her husband and son got to hold the title of Emperor but she was the real power. She reformed and modernized her empir...
3 Okt 202320min
Boudica, Iceni Queen of Celtic Britain
After the Queen, her daughters and her people were brutalized by the invading Roman army, Queen Boudica rose up to lead the Iceni and the neighboring Celtic tribes in rebellion. They burned three citi...
26 Sep 202326min
A History of Royal Funerals
1,000 of burying the Kings, Queen and other English royals. From Medieval monarchs who were rushed to their graves, and occasionally exploded, to The Tudors and Stuarts whose people lined up to see li...
19 Sep 202335min
Royalty 101: Odd Facts about Royalty
What’s up with the Royal “We”? Why is Purple the color of royalty? Why are royals and nobles called blue bloods? What is a Regnal Name? What is a Dynasty? Why are Queen Matilda and Queen Jane not coun...
12 Sep 202324min
Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom & Commonwealth
On the anniversary of her death, let's look back at her remarkable life. Elizabeth was the longest reigning monarch in British history and lived near center of many of the significant events of the la...
5 Sep 202331min
3 Queens of The Netherlands: Wilhelmina, Juliana & Beatrix
Male-preference primogeniture and salic law have meant that most European monarchs have been men. Queen regnants are exceedingly rare in history. But for 90 years from 1890 to 1980 The Netherlands was...
29 Aug 202332min
