King Edward VII's Mistresses
Join me on my historic tour of Scotland, May 15th-21st. MARCH 25th is the LAST DAY TO BOOK: https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-lindsay-holiday-may-2024 Queen Victoria...
27 Feb 202434min
Queen Elizabeth I’s Suitors & Lovers, 2/2: Courting a Queen
Elizabeth I of England and Ireland reigned for 45 years over a golden age of peace, prosperity and flourishing art and culture. And she shocked the medieval world by doing it all without a man. But th...
20 Feb 202431min
Queen Elizabeth I’s Suitors & Lovers, 1/2: Proposing to a Princess
Elizabeth I of England and Ireland reigned for 45 years over a golden age of peace, prosperity and flourishing art and culture. And she shocked the medieval world by doing it all without a man. But th...
13 Feb 202429min
Black Aristocrats of 18th Century England & France
Popular historic dramas like Bridgerton, Hamilton and Sanditon sometimes receive criticism that their diverse casts are historically inaccurate. But in fact there have been people of color in Britain ...
6 Feb 202431min
Isabella of France, Queen of England
Known as the SheWolf of France. At just 12 years old Isabella married King Edward II of England. He had no interest in a wife, preferring the company of his male favorites. After suffering 20 years of...
30 Jan 202426min
Monarchs with the Most Monogamous Marriages
In many countries where polygamy is practiced, Kings and emperors have had harems of hundred or even thousands of wives and concubines. It’s good to be the King. But in Europe, Christianity has reigne...
23 Jan 202429min
The History of Denmark & The Succession of King Frederick X & Queen Mary
On January 14th, 2024 Queen Margrethe of Denmark, the second longest reigning monarch in Danish history and the last remaining female monarch in the world abdicated. She handed the throne to her son w...
16 Jan 202433min
Bonus! 'Even the Royals' from Wondery+ – Marie Antoinette Part 2
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...
12 Jan 20249min
