Simply Biographical

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Join host Bri in a weekly examination of history’s most notable and notorious

Bri Van Vlerah

  • Jul 15, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 8m AVG DURATION
  • 3 EPISODES


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Gone (with the Wind) But Not Forgotten

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 10:48


History remembers Vivien Leigh for her iconic portrayal of Scarlett O’ Hara, but her life and memory extend far beyond the film that brought her fame. Got 10 minutes? Learn about the sensational British actress whose life drew to a close too soon. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vivien-Leigh https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-vivien-leigh-19670709-story.html http://mentalfloss.com/article/61577/fiddle-dee-dee-18-facts-about-vivien-leigh https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000046/bio https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a46001/vivien-leigh-gone-with-the-wind-trivia/ https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a12809242/vivien-leigh-laurence-olivier-relationship/

The Sun King

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 13:27


Life of Louis XIV in 15 minutes! Learn about the man who built Versailles and changed the course of French History forever. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/france/louis-xiv https://msu.edu/~williss2/carpentier/part3/sunking.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/louis_xiv.shtml https://www.biography.com/royalty/louis-xiv http://www.uky.edu/~popkin/540syl2007/540Fronde.htm http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/great-characters/madame-maintenon

Coming soon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 0:36


Trailer 1- Join us for the launch of Simply Biographical on July 1, 2019. We’ll be examining the lives of history’s notable and notorious, ranging from killers to kings. See you soon!

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