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Royals, Nobles & Mistresses with Syphilis

From sex-crazed libertines, to noble courtesans, to innocent Empresses; syphilis was a devastating disease which ravaged many, and sometimes changed the course of history

Oct 6
33 min

Potential British Monarchs REJECTED for George I

In 1700 the Stuart Dynasty was out of heirs, save one, Princess Anne. Parliament studied the royal family tree to determine who was next in line. The problem was they wer

Sep 29
31 min

Anne, Queen of Great Britain & Ireland

Queen Anne was the younger sister of Mary II, half of England’s only joint monarchy, William and Mary. When they died, Anne had no interest in sharing the throne with her

Sep 22
30 min

Bonus! Spilling the Tea (on Tea), with You’re Dead To Me!

This week, we're bringing you a special teaser of You're Dead To Me, the BBC's hit comedy podcast that takes history seriously – on a topic close to our hearts, Tea! In t

Sep 17
7 min

Mary II, Queen of England, Scotland, & Ireland

Queen Mary II was 1/2 of England’s only joint monarchy, and half of a pair of powerful sister Queens. She betrayed her father and took his throne with the support of her

Sep 15
24 min

Royals who Died of Bubonic Plague

As the great pestilence burned across central Asia, north Africa and Europe, roughly 100 million people lost their lives in the worst pandemic in human history. More than

Sep 8
30 min

A History of Bubonic Plague | The Black Death & Quarantining with The Decameron

“How many valiant men, how many fair ladies, how many sprightly youths, … breakfasted in the morning with their kinsfolk, comrades and friends, and that same night supped

Sep 1
31 min

Lady Godiva, Medieval Nude Equestrian

Lovers of folklore and Chocolate will have heard of the famous Lady Godiva, who rode her horse naked through the streets of Coventry with only her golden hair to preserve

Aug 25
29 min

Anne Boleyn's Sister & Brother

Anne Boleyn is one of the most famous women in history. Her meteoric rise from minor noble to Queen of England, and even swifter downfall to the block in the tower of Lon

Aug 18
29 min

Royal DNA Test - What is the Genetic Heritage of the Monarchs of Europe? 2/2

What’s more British than the British royal family? More Spanish than the Spanish Monarchs? More Norse than the King of Norway? Well, a lot of things actually. In fact, ne

Aug 11
31 min

Royal DNA Test - What is the Genetic Heritage of the Monarchs of Europe? 1/2

What’s more British than the British royal family? More Spanish than the Spanish Monarchs? More Norse than the King of Norway? Well, a lot of things actually. In fact, ne

Aug 4
29 min

Börte, Genghis Khan’s Beloved Empress

Genghis Khan is famous for launching the conquest of the largest contiguous empire the world has ever seen. And for fathering enough children that today nearly every pers

Jul 28
32 min

10 Historic Royal Thrones from Around the World

If you want to be a monarch, you need three things: ultimate power over your domain, a brilliant gold crown to impress the peasantry, and the best seat in the palace. The

Jul 21
32 min

10 Historic Royal Crowns from Around the World

The Crown. The very symbols of power, wealth, majesty and royalty. It was a shining signal to the mud-caked peasantry that here was a person who was above them and blesse

Jul 14
31 min

Kings & Queens of Scotland 5/5: House of Stuart takes England (1567–1707)

In the final episode, we’ll find out what happened with the Kings of Scotland inherited the throne of England. And learn what the Scots thought of the English chopping of

Jul 7
31 min

Kings & Queens of Scotland 4/5: House of Stewart (1437–1567)

Join me on a historic tour of Scotland, May 15th-21st, 2024: https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-lindsay-holiday-may-2024 You can see th

Jun 30
32 min

Kings & Queens of Scotland 3/5: Wars of Independence (1286-1437)

In this episode we’ll see Scotland go through it’s most tumultuous century, beginning with it’s first, tragic Queen Regnant; though the Wars of independence, where we’ll

Jun 23
31 min

Kings & Queens of Scotland 2/5: House of Dunkeld (1034–1286)

In this episode we’ll continue the bitter rivalry between branches of the royal family, learn how the Scots took advantage of the Norman invasion of 1066, meet the nation

Jun 16
30 min

Kings & Queens of Scotland 1/5: The House of Alpin (848–1034)

You can see the whole series now at: https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday Magnificent and roughed, Scotland has long been a country of fierce independence and brutal p

Jun 9
27 min

Asexual Royals from History

Throughout history, across cultures and in every walk of life, there have always been people with varied sexual attractions, or lack there of. Asexuality, in particular,

Jun 2
29 min

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What listeners say

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I like the subject matter, but the sound is all over the place. The transitions are abrupt and when the commercials come on, the audio jumps to a crazy volume. And I know it’s just this one because I listen to podcasts regularly and don’t have that issue with any others. So it’s not my audio settings. Also her inflection and tone in which she presents information is monotone and also comes across as if you’re listening to someone condescendingly present information to you. The speed in which she is speaking and presenting the information is almost like she’s gossiping and trying to hurry up and spit out the info before someone overhears her. The presentation is a no for me.

Givememorenews · May 2026

Great narrative love this podcast. Voice inflection makes it very interesting. Thank you. Love the incredible information. I can tell a lot of research went into this podcast!

Bethanne4 · Feb 2026

The topics and content are great, I find the episodes on the 1300-1600s especially interesting. I just think the host could add more personality to her narration, and not be so monotone. It almost sounds like an AI narrator. If that is changed, though, I’ll be happy to give a five-star review!

CRHisry · Sep 2025

By far, my most favorite podcast in my saved list. A good variety of so many interesting topics on all things royal.

Summer.1981 · Dec 2024

Like others, I wanted to like this podcast. The voice is beyond difficult to listen to. Also, the lack of proper transitions between time periods, locations, and royals means every topic switch, listeners have to be a detective to figure out she is now talking about a new ruler. It is easy to add a transition to prompt listeners the subject is now switching.

anddfhb · Dec 2023

The overall podcast is entertaining and well done but the author needs to work on her pronunciation of Turkish, Arabic, and Persian names and words. It is very jarring to hear names and proper nouns mispronounced over and over again throughout an episode. Importantly, the author is not sharing up to date information. In the Sultanate episodes, 1/3, she shares that Ibrahim marries Hatice, Sultan Suleiman’s sister. This was disproven over 10 years ago by historian Ebru Turan. Finally, if the author has crossover topics between one episode and another, she repeats word for word what was said in the initial episode instead of saying something new or different in the next one. Oh and the author left a review of her own podcast to try and get her stars up.

AIG1993 · Jun 2023

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