Vulgar History: Regency Era

Talking about 10th-century Norway, the mythical figure of Gunnhild, and the importance of women's work with Genevieve Gornichec!Learn more about Genevieve and her books at genevievegornichec.comBuy The Weaver and the Witch Queen from bookshop.org and support Vulgar History with this link: https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780593438244--Support Vulgar History on Patreon Vulgar History merch available at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shoppers) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shoppers)--Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a way to tie a bow on this season, we're learning more about Mary, Queen of Scots's inner life, motivations, and emotions through her use of textiles. I'm joined by author Clare Hunter, author of Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power, to discuss what we can learn about Mary from what she wore, and what she stitched.Learn more about Clare and her work at her website sewingmatters.co.ukBuy Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power from bookshop.org and support Vulgar History with this link: https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781529346282 And you can also buy Clare’s other book Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle wherever you get books including this link: https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781419747656--Support Vulgar History on Patreon Vulgar History merch available at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shoppers) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shoppers)--Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm joined this week by Nikki M. Taylor to discuss her fascinating new book, Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women's Lethal Resistance. Nikki is Professor and Chair in the Department of History at Howard University. She specializes in nineteenth-century African American History.From the colonial through the antebellum era, enslaved women in the US used lethal force as the ultimate form of resistance. By amplifying their voices and experiences, Brooding over Bloody Revenge strongly challenges assumptions that enslaved women only participated in covert, non-violent forms of resistance when they consistently seized justice for themselves and organized toward revolt. --Buy Brooding Over Bloody Revenge from bookshop.org and support Vulgar History with this link: https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781009276849--Support Vulgar History on Patreon Vulgar History merch available at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shoppers) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shoppers)--Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The saga of Mary, Queen of Scots concludes with the ultimate outfit reveal. And: so much spy shit!!--References:The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I and her Greatest Rival by Kate WilliamsEmbroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare HunterImprisoning Mary, Queen of Scots: The Men Who Kept the Stuart Queen by Mickey Mayhewhttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/ridolfi-plot-1571 by Cyril Hamsherehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpy9fcw/revision/4George Lasry, Norbert Biermann & Satoshi Tomokiyo (2023) Deciphering Mary Stuart’s lost letters from 1578-1584, Cryptologia--Learn more about Allison Epstein and their books at allisonepstein.com and follow them on IG and Twitter @ rapscallison--Get merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping)--Support Vulgar History on Patreon --Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa Riley's new book Queen of Exiles is about Queen Marie-Louise Coidavid Christophe, Queen of the Kingdom of Hayti. The story of her Regency reign and exile is ripped from the headlines for this historical fiction novel.Learn more about Vanessa, her book, and where she'll be appearing to promote this book at vanessariley.com --Buy Queen of Exiles from bookshop.org and support Vulgar History with this link: https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780063270992--Support Vulgar History on Patreon Vulgar History merch available at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shoppers) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shoppers)--Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode we get to talk about Mary's various treason embroidery projects AND learn the fates of several of our least-favourite Scottish men.Here is a link to Mary's embroideries we discuss today, including the treason pillow, the rhinocerote, and the "byrd of America".A Catte (by Mary, Queen of Scots)A Catte Named Hepburne (by Jan Jupiter) in the Vulgar History merch store--References:The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I and her Greatest Rival by Kate WilliamsEmbroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare HunterImprisoning Mary, Queen of Scots: The Men Who Kept the Stuart Queen by Mickey Mayhewhttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/ridolfi-plot-1571byhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpy9fcw/revision/4--Learn more about Allison Epstein and their books at allisonepstein.com and follow them on IG and Twitter @ rapscallison--Get merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping)--Support Vulgar History on Patreon --Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 her book The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality.—Buy The Patriarchs at bookshop.org and support Vulgar History with this link: https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780807014547--Support Vulgar History on Patreon Vulgar History merch available at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shoppers) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shoppers)--Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, our girl is BACK as Mary dons at least one disguise and manipulates numerous fools around her!--References:Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary Queen of Scots by Jennifer Morag HendersonEmbroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare HunterHomecoming: The Scottish Years of Mary Queen of Scots by Rosemary GoringMary Queen of Scots: Escape from Lochleven Castle by Theresa Breslin Mary Queen of Scots’ Secretary: William Maitland--Politician, Reformer, and Conspirator by Robert StedellMary Was Here: Where Mary Queen of Scots Went and What She Did There by Historic Scotland--Learn more about Allison Epstein and their books at allisonepstein.com and follow them on IG and Twitter @ rapscallison--Get merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping)--Support Vulgar History on Patreon --Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 North, briefly the wife of Bothwell, and how her life turned out GREAT after all that happened.My guest is Jennifer Morag Henderson, who wrote the book Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots, which I've been using as a resource in almost every episode this season! So it was great to chat with her.Learn more about Jennifer and her work at jennifermoraghenderson.com--Buy Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots at bookshop.org and support Vulgar History with this link: https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781913207755--Support Vulgar History on Patreon Vulgar History merch available at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shoppers) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shoppers)--Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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--References:Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary Queen of Scots by Jennifer Morag HendersonEmbroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare HunterHomecoming: The Scottish Years of Mary Queen of Scots by Rosemary GoringMary Queen of Scots’ Secretary: William Maitland--Politician, Reformer, and Conspirator by Robert StedellMary Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by John GuyMary Was Here: Where Mary Queen of Scots Went and What She Did There by Historic Scotland--Learn more about Allison Epstein and their books at allisonepstein.com and follow them on IG and Twitter @ rapscallison--Get merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping)--Support Vulgar History on Patreon --Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices