4 Royal Curses that Actually Came True
When infidelity, early death, suicide, or murder strike a royal family, they are not just tragedies, they can be national or even global catastrophes. And when repeated calamities strike a dynasty gen...
15 Okt 202430min
A History of Reproductive Rights
Register to Vote & see your local ballot here: https://www.vote.org/ The ability to decide when or if we have children has been an essential human struggle for all of recorded history. Some may believ...
8 Okt 202432min
Who is Buried in the Royal Vault?
On September 19th, 2022 over 4 billion people watched as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was lowered into the royal vault at St. George’s chapel, Windsor Castle. The monarch who had reigned for 70 ye...
1 Okt 202428min
Bonus! Even the Royals - Queen Christina of Sweden
Being a part of a royal family might seem enticing. But more often than not, it comes at the expense of everything else – like your freedom, your privacy, and sometimes, even your head. Even the Royal...
27 Sep 20247min
Irene of Athens, Byzantine Empress
Queens of the World Series: Irene of Athens ruled as regent for her son, Easter Roman Emperor, Constantine VI. But when he rose up against her and threatened her religious conviction, she had his eyes...
24 Sep 202423min
Queens of England
Episode originally aired in 2019, I have added a 2024 update. Of the 66 monarchs who have ruled over England since the Norman conquest only 8 have been Queens. These women have had to fight to gain a...
17 Sep 202430min
Crowned Before Birth
Anyone who has spent time around a newborn baby knows that while adorable, they are mostly preoccupied with milk, sleep and soiling themselves and don’t exactly have the skills to govern a nation. Tho...
10 Sep 202430min
Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna Romanov of Russia
Alexandra Feodorovna, Granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Tsarina of Russia whose guilt over passing hemophilia on to her son made her dependent on crude mystic Rasputin and contributed to the downfal...
3 Sep 202428min
