Vulgar History: Revolution
A feminist women's history comedy podcast. We look at history through a feminist lens, focusing on the women often removed from the narrative. This season, we're looking at the Revolutions of the 18th century: the American Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the French Revolution.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 274
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The Queen of Sheba and African History
We're joined by return guest Princess O'Nika Auguste, here to share the story of The Queen of Sheba. Princess explains this Queen's connection to Ethiopian, Rastafarian, Yemeni, Islamic, Jewish, Chri…
01:04:50 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Black Canadian Abolitionist Hero, Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Mary Ann Shadd Cary is recognized as a national hero in both Canada and the United States. I'm joined by Nneka D. Dennie, author of Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Essential Writings of a Nineteenth-Century Bla…
01:03:04 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Author Interview: Avery Cunningham (The Mayor of Maxwell Street)
We're joined this week by Avery Cunningham, author of The Mayor of Maxwell Street. This historical fiction novel has it all: old timey gangsters! Lady journalists! Noir-adjacent gangland rivalries! A…
00:40:44 |
Wed 07 Feb 2024
Author Interview: Vanessa Miller (The American Queen)
Talking with Vanessa Miller, author of the historical fiction novel The American Queen. This novel is based on actual events that occurred between 1865 - 1889 and shares the unsung history of a Black…
00:40:06 |
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Author Interview: Andrea Penrose (The Diamond of London)
Born into an illustrious family of swashbuckling war heroes and brilliant political leaders, Lady Hester Stanhope was a Regency-era adventuress who lived on her own terms and refused to conform. Auth…
00:37:38 |
Wed 24 Jan 2024
Women Behaving Badly, part 6: The Super Secret Spy (Rerelease)
This week is a re-release of season 1, episode 6 of Vulgar History, telling the saga of the Wizard Earl's Daughter, Frances Howard's protegee, that's right: lady spy Lucy Percy Hay!
This rerelease in…
01:03:21 |
Wed 17 Jan 2024
Women Behaving Badly, part 5: Mary Toft Pulled (Several) Rabbits (Out Of Her Vagina ) (Rerelease)
This week is a re-release of season 1, episode 5 of Vulgar History, telling the saga of the Imposteress Rabbit Breeder, Mary Toft!
This rerelease includes a new edit of the original recording and a n…
01:06:12 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
Women Behaving Badly, part 4: Elizabeth Báthory Bathed In Blood (Not Really) (Rerelease)
This week is a re-release of season 1, episode 4 of Vulgar History, telling the saga of Elizabeth Báthory aka The Blood Countess aka #JusticeForBettyBats!
This rerelease includes a new edit of the or…
01:05:55 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
Women Behaving Badly, part 3: She Stole Marie Antoinette's Necklace (Rerelease)
This week is a re-release of season 1, episode 3 of Vulgar History, telling the saga of the Affair of the Necklace and Jeanne de la Motte!
This rerelease includes a new edit of the original recording…
00:50:25 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
Women Behaving Badly, part 2: She Poisoned Her Enemy In Jail (Rerelease)
This week is a re-release of season 1, episode 2 of Vulgar History, telling the scandalicious saga of OG tits out icon/ our patron saint, Frances Howard.
This rerelease includes a new edit of the ori…
01:30:07 |
Wed 20 Dec 2023
Muslim Heroine of the Crusades, Iṣmat ad-Dīn Khātūn
Iṣmat ad-Dīn Khātūn was a 12th-century Muslim woman who lived in the Levant. She lived during the Frankish Wars aka The Crusades, and made a name for herself through her bravery and diplomacy.
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Cal…
00:41:24 |
Sun 17 Dec 2023
Women Behaving Badly, part one: Caroline of Brunswick, Rebel of the Regency (Rerelease)
Revisiting where it all began! This week is a re-release of season 1, episode 1 of Vulgar History, telling the saga of the rebel of the regency: Caroline of Brunswick!
This rerelease includes a new e…
01:58:27 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
Rachel (Just One Name, Like Cher) And Her Union Of Lovers
My name is Ann, joined this week by Allison, to talk about a tits out women who only needs one name: RACHEL.
References:
Tragic Muse: Rachel of the Comédie-Francaise by Rachel H. Brownstein
https://j…
01:53:49 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
Brunhild, War Queen Of Ancient France
Remember awhile ago, we did three episodes about the iconic Queen Fredegund? And she was so iconic we re-named the scandilicious scale after her? WELL
By popular request, we're back to look at Fred's…
02:07:50 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
Author Interview: Katherine Howe (A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself )
Today we're joined by Katherine Howe to talk about her pirate-y new novel, A True Account: Hannah Masury's Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself.
Learn more about Katherine and her work at …
00:48:38 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Aboriginal Australian Criminal Heroine, Mary Ann Bugg
This week, it's a Foster duet as we're joined by Dr. Meg Foster (no relation) to talk about Australia's legacy of bushrangers, and her recent book Boundary Crossers: The Hidden History of Australia's…
01:10:31 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
Author Interview: Emma Southon (A Rome Of One's Own: Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire)
Today, we're joined by Emma Southon to talk about lesser-known women of Roman history and her new book, A Rome of One's Own: Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire.
Learn more about Emma and her work at…
01:07:00 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
Mary Queen of Scots: Bonus: The A Scottish Witch Who Didn't Burn
It's a slightly belated Halloween super special/ continuation of the Mary, Queen of Scots saga this week! We're talking about Margaret Fleming, Countess of Atholl: older sister of one of the Four Mar…
01:30:48 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
Author Interview: John Guy and Julia Fox (Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe)
Historians and authors Julia Fox and John Guy join us this week to talk about their new co-written biography, Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage that Shook Europe.
Learn mo…
01:11:53 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
The Six Foot Tall Russian Empress Who Loved To Crossdress
This week we're talking about the six-foot-tall fashion and party-loving queen who had a loving male companion she discovered singing in a choir... no, not Mary QofS, it's Empress Elisabeth!!! With a…
01:29:31 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
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