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Meet Agnes Dunbar, better known as Black Agnes, a 14th-century Scottish countess who took one look at an invading English army and basically said, "Absolutely fucking not."

When the English laid siege to Dunbar Castle in 1338, Agnes was left to defend it while her husband was away at war. What followed was five months of catapults, threats, attempted starvation, and some truly legendary medieval trolling.

We're talking ladies-in-waiting dusting off castle walls after an attack, a very unfortunate siege weapon called a "sow," and Agnes sending her enemies freshly baked bread and wine just to rub it in.

Grab a scotch on the rocks and join us as we get into the life, legend, and unmatched petty energy of Black Agnes, the Scottish countess who refused to surrender.

Time stamps:

00:00 chit chat

03:31 Black Agnes: Origins, family and politics

10:38 Why Black Agnes

14:40 Dunbar Castle Deep Dive

16:19 Regency Crisis and War

23:29 Agnes Left In Charge & the siege of Dunbar Castle

42:20 Siege Ends And Legacy

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7uM297N8D0

https://halfarsedhistory.net/2020/02/02/episode-84-black-agnes-and-the-siege-of-dunbar/

Nerdy article about her name: https://open.journals.ed.ac.uk/ScottishStudies/article/download/699/707

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7uM297N8D0

https://halfarsedhistory.net/2020/02/02/episode-84-black-agnes-and-the-siege-of-dunbar/

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A mysterious mansion, a dead wife, a deeply insecure narrator, and a housekeeper who is absolutely NOT helping. Welcome to Rebecca, queens!

In this special main-feed episode, Katy kicks off her Katy Reads the Classics So You Don't Have To series on Daphne du Maurier's 1938 gothic classic, Rebecca.

We start with a little biography of du Maurier, including the real-life mansion that inspired Manderley, before diving into the first three chapters. We're meeting our nameless narrator, the insufferable Mrs. Van Hopper, and the mysterious, wealthy, and possibly walking red flag Maxim de Winter.

Expect spoilers, literary gossip, questionable men, and plenty of unsolicited opinions.

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Time stamps:

00:00 – Welcome! The Rebecca series and $5 sale

01:40 – Introducing Rebecca

03:30 – Meet Daphne du Maurier

09:40 – Chapter 1: Last night I dreamed I went to Manderley again

14:00 – Chapter 2: Who is our mysterious narrator?

17:00 – Chapter 3: Welcome to Monte Carlo

21:00 – Enter Maxim de Winter

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Mary Tudor has FINALLY become Queen of England. After decades of family drama, religious persecution, and her father's general Tudor fuckery, our girl has the crown. Surely things can only get better from here, right?

In the third and final installment of our Mary I series, Katy and Nathan dive into the reign that transformed Mary Tudor into the infamous Bloody Mary.

But how did the girl who spent most of her life fighting for her own survival become one of England's most notorious monarchs? And does the nickname Bloody Mary tell the whole story?

Join us as we unpack the triumphs, tragedies, terrible decisions, and complicated legacy of England's first crowned queen regnant.

Jump to the drama/ Times stamps:

03:41 – Edward dies, and Lady Jane Grey enters the chat

09:58 – Mary gets her crown!

19:06 – Philip of Spain: The husband nobody wanted

23:39 – Wyatt's Rebellion and Mary's big moment

37:41 – The return of the Heresy Acts and the rise of Bloody Mary

47:33 – Phantom pregnancies and Philip skedaddling

58:16 – Mary's death and complicated legacy

Links/ Sources:

Modern Witch tarot deck

Mary's letter to Edward's privy council

Supposedly Mary's full speech

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/mary

Mary & Phillip's marriage contract

https://www.kyrackramer.com/2017/11/17/the-sad-reign-of-mary-i-comes-to-an-end/

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We've got a VERY special guest aboard the Queens ship! Greg Jenner, historian, author, and host of the BBC's You're Dead to Me, joins Katy and Nathan to discuss two of the most infamous women of the Golden Age of Piracy: Anne Bonny and Mary Read.

Were Anne and Mary besties? Lovers? Just two women trying to make it in a very dangerous, very male-dominated world? The historical record is messy, the legends are even messier, and Greg is here to help us sort through it all.

Grab your rum, hoist the sails, and prepare for some high-seas scandal!

Love Greg? Check out his BBC history-comedy podcast, You're Dead to Me, here: https://link.mgln.ai/YDTM-Queens

Timestamps:

00:00 – Welcome & introducing Greg Jenner

01:25 – Getting to know Greg: Horrible Histories, castles & comedy

09:00 – Pirate queens & the Golden Age of Piracy

19:00 – Mary Read: Our first pirate lady

27:15 – Anne Bonny: Our second pirate lady

32:00 – Anne & Mary meet: Friendship, romance & life at sea

41:15 – The downfall: Capture, trials & mysterious endings

47:00 – Wrap-up & where to find Greg Jenner

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Mary Tudor has already lost her title, her mother, and any illusion that her father is going to come to his senses. And somehow… things are about to get even messier.

In Part 2, Anne Boleyn is out, Mary is bullied into submission, and she's finally welcomed back into Henry VIII’s good graces. We follow her through new stepmothers, the brutal execution of Margaret Pole, and an uneasy reconciliation with the father who turned her life into a psychological horror story.

Then Henry dies, her baby brother becomes King and Mary’s Catholic faith puts her right back in danger.

By the end, Edward is dead. Mary is queen… right?

Well. Yes and no.

Timestamps:

00:00 — Tarot, moon water & catching up with Mary I07:00 — Eustace Chapuys: Mary’s Tudor court gossip source17:00 — Henry VIII forces Mary to submit29:00 — Margaret Pole’s arrest and execution37:00 — Henry VIII dies & Edward VI becomes king43:00 — Mary I vs. the Protestant Reformation47:00 — Mary’s escape plan & showdown with Edward VI52:00 — Edward VI is dying: Is Mary about to become Queen?

Sources

https://www.englandcast.com/2022/01/henry-viii-anne-boleyn-yellow/

https://www.tudorsociety.com/9-april-1533-no-longer-queen-sarah-bryson

Mary’s relationship with her stepmothers: https://tollbit.historyextra.com/period/tudor/bloody-mary-tudor-relationship-stepmothers-henry-viii-anne-boleyn/

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