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
Author Interview: Angela Saini (The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality)
Where did The Patriarchy™️ come from? Why has it been fucking up peoples lives in so many cultures in so many eras and geographic locations?
Angela Saini is here to explain all in this chat about he…
00:34:45 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Seven: Lochleven
In this week's episode, our girl is BACK as Mary dons at least one disguise and manipulates numerous fools around her!
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References:
Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary Queen of Scots by Je…
01:32:35 |
Wed 05 Jul 2023
Mary Queen of Scots: Bonus: Jean Gordon, Highland Salt Entrepreneur
Amid the unrelenting grimness of the Mary, Queen of Scots story comes a NICE story with a HAPPY EVER AFTER ENDING. Let's all take a brain break to learn about Jean Gordon, daughter of Cock o' the Nor…
01:49:18 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Six: The Mermaid and the Hare
In this week's episode, Mary pays a visit to her baby son and then everything goes really badly.
Content warning SA: 1:08:10-1:09:29
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References:
Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary Queen …
01:55:26 |
Wed 28 Jun 2023
Author Interview: Claudia Cravens (Lucky Red)
Talking with author Claudia Cravens about her queer wild west brothel revenge historical novel, Lucky Red!
Keep up with Claudia on Instagram @claudia.cravens and Twitter @claudia_cravens
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Buy Lucky…
00:38:38 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Five: A Dagger, A Cloak, A Chair, and a Length of Rope
In which Mary attends the wedding of two of her favourite servants.
Content warning: murder
Here's the drawing of Kirk O'Field we discuss.
And here's the mermaid drawing.
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References:
Daughters of …
01:53:18 |
Wed 21 Jun 2023
Author Interview: Mattie Kahn (Young and Restless: The Girls Who Sparked America's Revolutions)
* Audio note: my mic was a little different this week just FYI **
I'm joined this week by Mattie Kahn, author of the new book Young and Restless: The Girls Who Sparked America's Revolutions.
From th…
00:42:50 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Four: The Jewelled Tortoise
This week, Mary, Queen of Scots hosts an eventful dinner party.
Content warning: murder
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References:
Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary Queen of Scots by Jennifer Morag Henderson
David Ri…
01:51:59 |
Wed 14 Jun 2023
The 18th-Century Trans Spy Who Fenced Her Way To Fame (Rerelease)
As a Pride Month treat, enjoy this remastered version of last year's episode about La Chevalière d'Éon, with special guest Maya Deane!
Maya's book Wrath Goddess Sing was recently nominated for a Lamb…
01:11:26 |
Tue 13 Jun 2023
Author Interview: Rita Chang-Eppig (Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea)
* The audio is a bit different sounding in this episode, just FYI, due to mic issues on my end *
Today's a special author interview, because this is a historical fiction novel about someone already p…
00:40:31 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Three: The Marriage Question
In this week's episode, Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I both engage in some matchmaking.
References:
David Rizzio and Mary, Queen of Scots: Murder at Holyrood by David Tweedie
Daughters of the N…
01:08:09 |
Wed 07 Jun 2023
Author Interview: Logan Steiner (After Anne)
In this episode, I'm joined by author Logan Steiner to discuss her new novel After Anne. After Anne is a historical fiction novel that explores the life of Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of the Anne of…
00:37:02 |
Fri 02 Jun 2023
Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Two: A Progress North
In which Mary, Queen of Scots goes with her half-brother James to visit the Northern parts of her kingdom.
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References:
Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary Queen of Scots by Jennifer Morag…
01:23:08 |
Wed 31 May 2023
Author Interview: Debra Magpie Earling (The Lost Journals of Sacajewea)
I'm joined for an incredibly interesting conversation with author Debra Magpie Earling, author of the new historical fiction novel The Lost Journals of Sacajewea.
Among the most memorialized women in…
01:04:56 |
Fri 26 May 2023
Mary, Queen of Scots: Part One: Birth of a Queen
Our in-depth discussion of the life of Mary, Queen of Scot’s begins! In France! Just like Reign!
References:
Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary Queen of Scots by Jennifer Morag Henderson
E…
01:30:08 |
Wed 24 May 2023
Author Interview: Jane Draycott (Cleopatra's Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen)
Everyone knows the name Cleopatra, but her daughter Cleopatra Selene is little-known these days. Jane Draycott has written the first modern biography of one of the most influential yet long-neglected…
00:45:55 |
Fri 19 May 2023
Author Interview: Celia Bell (The Disenchantment)
Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy, aka Countess d'Aulnoy, aka Madame d'Aulnoy, was a French author who invented the term "fairy tales". She also was one of many real-life figu…
01:13:46 |
Wed 17 May 2023
Author Interview: Elizabeth Chadwick (The King's Jewel)
Nesta, or Nest ferch Rhys, was a Welsh princess in the late 11th and early 12th century. Her father was the last King of Wales, and Nesta was taken to England where she became mistress of the future …
00:34:22 |
Fri 12 May 2023
Queen Charlotte Was Not As Cool As On Bridgerton, I'm Sorry
So who was the real Queen Charlotte aka Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz? Was she at all like the spirited heroine of the Bridgerton spinoff series? Or was she actually the most basic and bland pers…
02:40:53 |
Wed 10 May 2023
Was Queen Charlotte Really Black?
The new Netflix series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story adapts the real-life story of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, presenting her as a Black woman living in 18th-century England. There have …
01:51:20 |
Fri 05 May 2023
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