Episodes

  • A Medievalist of the Seven Kingdoms (with Dr. Hugh Doherty)
    Mar 31 2026

    Dr. Hugh Doherty (University of East Anglia), the historical consultant for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, joins the podcast to discuss 14th century tournament culture, the dangers of jousting, and the Bayeux Tapestry.

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    33 mins
  • Fortune Has Changed My Life
    Mar 24 2026

    Born in Africa, enslaved, and brought to a foreign land, Abram Petrovich Gannibal forged an incredible path for himself, rising until he became a respected nobleman and member of Russian court.

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    29 mins
  • Politics and Murder in the Harem
    Mar 17 2026

    Kösem Sultan was the favorite of the Sultan and the mother of a ruler. She had extraordinary power over the Ottoman Empire, but, as we've learned from this podcast, power can have deadly consequences.

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    43 mins
  • A Terrible Waste
    Mar 10 2026

    When Heinrich VI, King of Germany, called a gathering of noblemen to deal with a property dispute, he couldn't have predicted how tragic—and disgusting—the meeting would turn out to be.

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    23 mins
  • Daughters of the Empress (with Veronica Buckley)
    Mar 3 2026

    Veronica Buckley, author of the new book SEVEN SISTERS, joins us to discuss the daughters of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, who remade Europe with their marriages.

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    32 mins
  • Olympic Glory for a Princess
    Feb 24 2026

    Though Queen Elizabeth II's daughter, Princess Anne, competed in the Olympics, the first princess to do so beat her to it by more than a thousand years.

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    17 mins
  • The Winter Queen
    Feb 17 2026

    Elizabeth Stuart was the daughter of King James I and VI of England and Scotland. Her husband was offered the throne of Bohemia, and who would ever say no to a crown?

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    30 mins