Not-so Bloody Mary

We're starting a new season and with it, a new time period! This episode gives you an overview of the Wars of the Roses: Why, Who, When, Where, and How. That way you'll be all caught up when we start the best part of the show-talking about the women who've been painted with a brush of misogyny (or a whole paint can).

We talk about the final months of Katherine's short life, culminating in her untimely death. Enjoy listening to us try not to cry:)

We're finally back!! We discuss Katherine's questioning, her and Thomas Culpepper, Lady Rochford, and Francis Dereham. Mostly, we feel bad for everyone who got caught up in this because Henry was upset. Also, Quinn gets mad because she still hasn't met Grace's new puppy.

We discuss Katherine and Thomas Culpepper during the summer progress of 1541, King James of Scotland ghosting Henry VIII, and the stressful working conditions if you were one of Katherine's ladies in 1541 because she needed therapy.

We talk about Katherine Howard's time in her marriage to Henry VIII until around June 1541. Digressions include the fact that we're done grade ten, and that Quinn's search history is messed up due to random historical searches.

We discuss Katherine's life at court before she married Henry VIII, ending right as Henry becomes the most-married European monarch! Plus, Anne of Cleves just came out here to have a good time and she's honestly feeling so attacked right now.

We discuss Katherine Howard's childhood and early adolescence, right up to the end of her tenure at the Dowager Duchess' household.

We talk about the final years of Mary's reign and her life, including her marriage to Philip, subsequent false pregnancies, the religious persecution we've all heard of, and several small rebellions because surprisingly, people don't like it when you kill members of their religion.

We talk about the Wyatt Rebellion of 1554, Lady Jane Grey's untimely death, and the fact that Mary and Elizabeth needed some serious family counselling.

We discuss Mary's ascension to the throne of England as its very first Queen Regnant.

We discuss Mary Tudor's two paternal aunts, Margaret and Mary.

We cover Mary's life throughout the entirety of her brother Edward VI's reign. She does not listen to his strong suggestions that she stop hearing Mass four times a day, and it doesn't go well for her.

To give a better description of the world Mary Tudor was living in during her brother Edward's reign, we take a look at Edward himself: his short life, his religion and impact on Protestantism, and his reign itself.

We discuss Mary Tudor's life from her rejoining of the royal family to the death of her father. Henry proves that once again, he's emotionally manipulative.

We discuss Mary's life from 1533-1536, talking about her refusal to sign the Oath, her time in Elizabeth's household, and her eventual submission to her father's will.

We discuss Margaret Pole, one of our favourite women of the Tudor time period, and Frances Brandon, mother of Lady Jane Grey.

We cover Mary Tudor for Women's History month, and chat about the first seventeen-ish years of her life, the ickiness of her parents' very public divorce, and the fact that she can speak a vast number of languages.

In our final Anne Boleyn episode, we talk about her last days on Earth, her trial and execution, her legacy, and whether or not she deserves the reputation she's been given.

We talk about the final months leading up to Anne Boleyn's arrest and later execution, and figure out just why Cromwell wanted her gone.

We discuss Elizabeth's relationship with and opinion of the mother she barely knew.

Starting with Elizabeth's birth, we take a look at Anne's life as queen leading up to the events that made her downfall possible.

We discuss Anne's portrayal in the recent smash hit musical Six and her portrayal by Natalie Dormer in The Tudors. (if you only want to listen to the Tudors part, it starts 36 minutes in)

Anne's life from 1526-33. Henry needs to learn the meaning of the word no. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We discuss Anne and Henry's motivations that dictated their lives. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode focuses on Anne's early teens and twenties which she spends at the courts of Austria, France and England. Oh, and we put several rumours to rest. A sixth finger? Really? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app