Summer Reading: Finding Freedom
We hope you finished your summer reading! But, if not, we read Finding Freedom so you don’t have to (unless you want to)! Join us as we discuss the summer’s most excerpted book, and whether it accompl...
20 Aug 20201h 39min
Commonwealth or Common Plunder?
The British Monarchy has still not officially acknowledged its role in the beginnings of the British slave trade and subsequent profiting off of it. Can the royals responsibly lead the Commonwealth wh...
6 Aug 20201h 24min
When You're Gone, I'll Go Mad
How many lyrics from Hamilton can we quote in this episode? We just couldn't help ourselves, because today we are talking about George III! Was he mad? Yes. Was he the oppressive tyrant American colon...
30 Juli 20201h 32min
The Reign in Spain
Was King Juan Carlos of Spain brought down by bad PR? He’s led a very interesting life as head of Spain’s ruling family: born in exile, maybe killed his brother, groomed successor to a dictator, and a...
14 Maj 202030min
Monaco's Enfant Terrible
The Monaco royal family is no stranger to the spotlight, and today we are talking about the headline generating Princess Stephanie, plus a catch up on modern royal gossip!
30 Apr 202044min
Just Say Non to Amour in the Tour
That time a Royal purse swap led to the Hundred Year's War.
9 Apr 202040min
Kidnap Anne? Bloody Likely!
Monarcast is back to distract you with a bit of today's royal gossip and some tales of royal gossip past. First up? Someone once tried to kidnap Princess Anne and learned...not to try to do that.
2 Apr 202048min
Edward II, Original Gangster
Edward II and his cronies were the original thugs and gangsters, apparently. How did he come to run his kingdom this way, and why did his wife help oust him? We talk all this and more about England’s ...
13 Feb 202055min
