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Becca Does Things
by Dr Becca Watterson
Becca Does Things is a podcast where history meets survival. I’m Becca - a historian and abuse survivor - reclaiming my life after abuse through joy, storytelling, and scholarship. Each week, I share cases of domestic abuse across history alongside my own reflections, showing how power, silence, and resilience connect past to present. From Tudor kings to ordinary families, from archives to gaming joys, this podcast explores how telling these stories helps us resist minimisation and reclaim our voices.
Episodes
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Anne Boleyn: Coercive Control, False Accusation, and Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn is often remembered as Henry VIII’s “beheaded” wife or a cautionary tale about the dangers of ambition. In this episode of The Forgotten, Dr Becca Watterson revisits Anne’s story through the lens of coercive control. This episode explores how power, surveillance, false accusation, and...
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Five Shillings and a Promise: Catherine Doran and the Ordinary Brutality of 1833 Dublin
In September 1833, Catherine Doran stood in a Dublin courtroom and testified against her violent husband. She had two children, no money of her own, and what she got from the Recorder’s Court was not protection or justice — but five shillings a week and a promise. In this episode of The…
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The Queen Who Said No: Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon is usually remembered in one word: divorced. The first of Henry VIII’s six wives, she’s often reduced to a schoolroom rhyme or a glittering anthem in the pop musical SIX. But Catherine’s real story is sharper, grittier, and far more important. She was a Spanish princess…
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Poor Forgiving Wretch: The Ordinary Brutality of 1808
In July 1808, the Dublin Evening Post reported a short, startling case: 'A ruffian, named Patrick Curran, who split his wife’s ear, and cut her with a hammer, was sentenced to be imprisoned three months'. Other papers repeated the story, adding that Mrs. Curran was a 'poor forgiving wretch'. She...
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The Cupboard Story: Abuse, Loosely Based on True Events
Welcome to the very first episode of 'Abuse, Loosely Based on True Events' - a strand of 'Becca Does Things,' my project about reclaiming life after abuse. This strand is where I share my own abuse stories, survival truths, and the messy ways I’m reclaiming joy… with sarcasm, dark humour, and...
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The Beginning
Welcome to Becca Does Things - a podcast where history meets survival. I’m Becca, a historian and abuse survivor, reclaiming my life through joy and storytelling. Each week, I’ll share stories of domestic abuse across history alongside my own reflections as a survivor. From Tudor kings to…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Becca Does Things is a podcast where history meets survival. I’m Becca - a historian and abuse survivor - reclaiming my life after abuse through joy, storytelling, and scholarship. Each week, I share cases of domestic abuse across history alongside my own reflections, showing how power, silence, and resilience connect past to present. From Tudor kings to ordinary families, from archives to gaming joys, this podcast explores how telling these stories helps us resist minimisation and reclaim our voices.
HOSTED BY
Dr Becca Watterson
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Becca Does Things is a podcast where history meets survival. I’m Becca - a historian and abuse survivor - reclaiming my life after abuse through joy, storytelling, and scholarship. Each week, I share cases of domestic abuse across history alongside my own reflections, showing how power, silence,...
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