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Hello all! I'm back with Alienor of Aquitaine! She's finally getting her due! This mini series will be the start of my third season, and speaking of threes, her story will be old in three parts. I'll go over that in the show.Thank you for your patience! Because I have used so many sources, if you have questions, I'll happily provide them. That said, here are some of the sources I used:JONES, DAN, POWERS AND THRONES: A NEW HISTORY OF HTE MIDDLE AGES. 2021CARROLL, LESLIE, NOTORIOUS ROYAL MARRIAGES. 2008Sites:WEIR, ALISON, QUEENS OF THE CRUSADES: ENGLAND'S MEDIEVAL QUEENS (BOOK 2). 2021https://www.thecollector.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine-most-powerful-woman-middle-ages/https://elizabethchadwick.com/blog/finding-petronella/https://historylearning.com/medieval-england/the-crusades/second-crusade/https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk/resource/transcript-for-eleanor-4/https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk/resource/transcript-for-eleanor-12/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-1-1-queen-on-the-run/id1641568639?i=1000584587895https://olivialongueville.com/2020/07/25/eleanor-of-aquitaine-and-louis-vii-of-france-an-ill-fated-royal-match/Show art: Girl Eating Oysters, Jan SteenEpisode art: Louis VII and Alienor During the Second Crusade; 14th Century ManuscriptShow music: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522, performed by the Advent Orchestra via musopen.org.Audio clip: "I want a divorce." - Wolf of Wall Street. Margot Robbie, directed by Martin Scorcese (2023)

Hello again! This is part II covering the romantic escapades of the goddess of love, sex, and desire; APHRODITE! This time, I discuss her relationships with two moral men: Adonis and Anchises, and her involvement in dealing with the love lives of a few mortal couples. Get your tea, get your snacks, and let's get to it!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchisesgreeklegendsandmyths.com/menelaus.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(mythology)https://web.sas.upenn.edu/discentes/2024/04/21/the-anatomy-of-a-misunderstood-woman/https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/the-calydonian-hunt.html#google_vignettehttps://www.theoi.com/Ther/HusKalydonios.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Aphrodite.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Heroine/Atalanta.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippomeneshttps://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Heroes/Achilles/achilles.htmlhttps://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/who-was-achilleshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecubahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_(mythology)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propoetideshttps://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/myth-of-pygmalion-and-galatea/https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/AphroditeLoves2.html#AnkhisesGraves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.Audio clips:Steve Carell as Michael Scott, The OfficeSouth ParkGaston, Beauty and the Beast (Disney, 1991)

Apologies folks! I uploaded the wrong audio file (oops!) Long time awaiting, I know! Sorry about the delay! This is the first of two featuring the love life and sexcapades of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, sex, sensuality in Greek mythology!Sources:https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/HephaistosLoves.html#Aphroditehttps://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/aphrodite-deityhttps://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=what+was+aphrodite+the+patron+goddess+of&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/HephaistosMyths.html#Birthhttps://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/aphrodite/https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/birth-of-venusGraves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.

Hi all! This episode is part II of Apollo's love life - but with the mortals! It gets messy with the women, and lovelorn with his men.Sources:Day, Malcolm. Barron’s 100 Characters from Classical Mythology : Discover the Fascinating Stories of the Greek and Roman Deities. Hauppauge, Ny, Barron’s Educational Series, Inc, 2007, p. 53.Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/cassandra.htmlhttps://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/ajax-the-lesser.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Helenus-Greek-mythologyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Horsehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priamhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecubahttps://classicalwisdom.substack.com/p/the-curse-of-cassandra?has_completed_unsubscribed_unlock=truehttps://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Clytemnestra/clytemnestra.htmlhttps://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Agamemnon/agamemnon.htmlhttps://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Iphigenia/iphigenia.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelops_(son_of_Agamemnon)https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/wretched-cassandra/Show art: Girl Eating Oysters, Jan SteenEpisode art: Apollo stepping on the python with Cassandra at his feet with the walls of Troy behind them - ChapGPTShow music: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522, performed by the Advent Orchestra via musopen.org.

Hi all! Welcome, or welcome back to Sex, Scandals, & Shenanigans Podcast! This episode discusses the immortal love life of the "shine bright like the sun" god, Apollo! This is part 1 of his story - the immortal lovers. Part 2 will be forthcoming with his mortal lovers. Sources: Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/ApollonLoves.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Olympios/ApollonFamily.htmlhttps://chs.harvard.edu/primary-source/hesiod-theogony-sb/https://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Apollo/apollo.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Apollo-Greek-mythologyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollohttps://paleothea.com/gods-and-goddesses/apollo-hermes-mythic-friendship/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_and_Daphne_(Bernini)

Sourceshttps://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/extk8o/what_is_the_evidence_that_king_henry_the_second/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alys_of_France,_Countess_of_Vexinhttps://www.creativehistorian.co.uk/blog/read_190791/almost-queens-alys-of-france.htmlhttps://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2016/10/03/alys-of-france-countess-of-ponthieu/https://youtu.be/lrdueN7gTcg?si=nWjH_aPGR6mO0ef7https://youtu.be/qvrNwGVCl2I?si=T5YRKFXsfRuAcj5Hhttps://searcycounty.wordpress.com/2020/07/19/alys-of-france-countess-of-vexin/#:~:text=Henry%20II%20arranged%20for%20the,heirs%20to%20inherit%20his%20lands.Image link: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235637Hickey, Julia A. Medieval Royal Mistresses: Mischievous Women Who Slept with Kings and Princes. PEN & SWORD HISTORY, 2022.Chapter 11: “Rosamund Clifford, Ida de Tosny, Alys of France, Nesta and BelleBelle." Page 156-157.The show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne.Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersEpisode artwork: medieval art of potentially Ida De TosnyShow website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.siteShow email: [email protected] provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

Hello all! Welcome back to S,S,&S! Today's episode will be focusing on Henry II of England's mistress, Ida De Tosny. Sources below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_de_Tosnyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ela_of_Salisbury,_3rd_Countess_of_Salisburyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Bigod,_3rd_Earl_of_Norfolkhttps://thehistoryjar.com/tag/ida-de-tosny/https://plantagenesta.livejournal.com/59788.html?es=1https://plantagenesta.livejournal.com/33489.htmlhttps://www.unofficialroyalty.com/william-longespee-3rd-earl-of-salisbury-illegitimate-son-of-king-henry-ii-of-england/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_de_Tosny#CITEREFMorris2005https://www.medievalists.net/?s=ida+de+tosny&submit=SearchWharton, Kimberly, https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1378&context=master201019https://www.geni.com/people/Ida-de-Toëny-Countess-of-Norfolk/6000000006428477266The show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne.Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersEpisode artwork: medieval art of potentially Ida De Tosny Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.siteShow email: [email protected] provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

Hello all! Today's episode features the first of many of Henry II's mistresses: Rosamund de Clifford (1140s-1176). According to some, she was the love of Henry's life, not his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_Englandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamund_Cliffordhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Plantagenet,_Count_of_Anjouhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/King-Henry-II-of-England/https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/henry_ii_king.shtmlhttps://www.royal.uk/henry-iihttps://www.heritage-history.com/index.php?c=read&author=harding&book=england&story=henry2https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/rosamund-de-clifford-mistress-of-henry-ii-king-of-england/https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/mysterious-death-rosamund-212380/https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/eleanor-aquitaine/https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/eleanor-aquitaine/The show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne.Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersEpisode artwork: Fair Rosamund, John William Waterhouse, 1916-17. Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.siteShow email: [email protected] Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

Hi all! This episode I talk about the love story between Abelard and Heloise. They're lovers who philosophized on religion, love, sex, and also go into to some studious and sexy shenanigans!Sources:https://slantbooks.org/close-reading/essays/heloise-and-abelard/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heloise#:~:text=the%20passage%20troubling.-,Burial,Lachaise%2C%20Heloise%27s%20remains%20are%20elsewhere.https://www.thoughtco.com/abelard-and-heloise-735128https://notjustwivesandmothers.wordpress.com/2021/01/16/misteaching-church-history-the-case-of-heloise-and-abelard/https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1126&context=graduatetheseshttps://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/heloise-and-abelards-tumultuous-affairhttps://philosophersmag.com/heloise/https://epistolae.ctl.columbia.edu/letter/178.htmlhttps://epistolae.ctl.columbia.edu/letter/902.htmlhttps://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astralabehttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-medieval-loverhttps://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Love_Letters_of_Abelard_and_Heloise/Letter_3https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/introphil/chapter/excerpts-from-the-letters-of-abelard-and-heloise/https://www.gutenberg.org/files/35977/35977-h/35977-h.htm#a_CHIIThe show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne.Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersEpisode artwork: Henry I of England, National Gallery, London; unknown artist, 16th CenturyShow website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.siteMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

Hi all! Back with another episode! This time, we discuss the Conqueror's youngest son, Henry I of England and his sexploits!There's plenty of political intrigue, lots of sex, and children who are revered and another who tries to commit patricide!Sources;https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/blog/illegitimate-royal-offspringhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_in_the_purplehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_Englandhttps://elizabethchadwick.com/adeliza-of-louvain-lady-of-the-english-the-forgotten-queen/https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/blog/death-and-anarchy-white-ship-disasterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Matildahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCo0S_ceTnU&t=293shttps://www.historyhit.com/1120-white-ship-sinks-english-channel/#:~:text=Having%20set%20sail%20for%20England,known%20as%20“the%20anarchy.”Sound clips:"He Started it!" - Mulan (1998), Disney.Pronunciation of PorphyrogenitureThe show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne.Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersEpisode artwork: Henry I of England, National Gallery, London; unknown artist, 16th CenturyShow website: https://rss.com/podcasts/sexscandalshenanigans/Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

Hello everyone! This episode discusses the relationship between William IX, Duke of Aquitaine and his mistress, Dangereuse. They are each a grandparent of the one and only, Aliénore of Aquitaine (she's her maternal grandmother, and William is her paternal grandfather). Please join me in discussing how they shaped the future of Europe - particularly England and France. Sources: https://www.geni.com/people/Guillaume-IX-le-Troubadour-duc-d-Aquitaine/6000000000656950354https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_IX,_Duke_of_Aquitainehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangereuse_of_L%27Île-Bouchardhttps://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LTC9-G9Y/dangereuse-de-l'isle-bouchard-1079-1151https://www.geni.com/people/Amauberge-Dangereuse-de-L-Île-Bouchard/6000000006906614042https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/the-royal-mistresses-series/dangereuse-de-lisle-bouchard-mistress-to-william-ix-duke-of-aquitaine/https://www.midi-france.info/190202_aquitaine.htmSound clips: "Tis a woman!" - Mulan (1998), Disney."Whateva! I do what I want!" - Eric Cartman, South Park, Season 6, Episode 3, 'Freak Strike." Viacom. The show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne. Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

Hi all! New episode on Bertrade de Montfort, Countess of Anjou, then off to the royal bedchamber in Île de France. Wife of Fulk IV and mistress to wife of Philip I of France. Enjoy!Bertrade de Montfort sources:https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/bertrade-de-montfort/bertrade-de-montfort-whom-no-good-man-ever-praised-save-for-her-beauty/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_I_of_Francehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Montforthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_of_Hollandhttps://anancestoradayblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/bertrade-de-montfort-queen-consort-of-the-franks/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrade_of_Montforthttps://www.melocki.org.uk/ordericus/Book9.htmlhttps://olivialongueville.com/2020/07/29/king-philippe-i-of-the-franks-known-as-the-amorous/Photo credit: https://olivialongueville.com/2020/07/29/king-philippe-i-of-the-franks-known-as-the-amorous/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/battle-royale-french-monarchs/id1574059048 This show is produced and edited by me, Adrienne.Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Show email: [email protected] Show website: Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/

Hello all! This episode will discuss Edith Swanneck/Edith the Fair, the love of Harold Godwin's life. Sources: Morris, Marc, The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England, 400-1066. 2021https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/saxon_36.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_of_Huntingdonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastingshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fulfordhttps://historytheinterestingbits.com/2023/10/14/matilda-and-edith-women-of-different-fates/https://www.geni.com/people/Edith-the-Fair/6000000001391856400This show is produced and edited by me, Adrienne.Episode artwork is Edith Recovering Harold's Body after the Battle of Hastings - Émile Jean-Horace Vernet (1827).Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

Hi all! Thank you for your patience with me! I'm back with Poseidon's messy love life! Enjoy the highs, lows, and depravity that sprang from his Olympian seahorse loins! Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Poseidon.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Olympios/PoseidonFamily.html#Divinehttps://www.theoi.com/Olympios/PoseidonLoves.htmlShow website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/Show email: [email protected] show is produced and edited by me, Adrienne.Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Note: Image on episode was used with CanvaAI - image of Poseidon with his trident and surrounded by his sons...beasts and boys. All person that existed in history will have their associated artwork used - thank you!)

Hello and welcome/welcome back to Sex, Scandal & Shenanigans podcast! This episode features the salty sexcapades of the sea god himself, Poseidon. This is part one of two episodes, focusing on his immortal or semi-divine lovers (Titans, goddesses, and nymphs, etc.). Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Poseidon.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Olympios/PoseidonFamily.html#Divinehttps://www.theoi.com/Olympios/PoseidonLoves.htmlShow website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/Show email: [email protected] show is produced and edited by me, Adrienne.Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Note: Image on episode was used with ChatGPT - image of Poseidon with his chariot being pulled by his hippocampi and dolphins off to the side. (I will only be doing this for non-historical figures. All person that existed in history will have their associated artwork used - thank you!)

Hi all! This episode focuses on Edgar the Peaceable (Brother of Eadwig the Fair from the previous episode) and his bad nun chasing habits! #SexwithNuns!I also mention his two sons Edward the Martyr, Dunstan (Archbishop of Canterbury), Aethelred II (or the Unready/Ill-Advised/Badly-Counseled), and all of his consorts/wives! Enjoy!Sources:https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/edgar-the-peaceful-king-of-the-english/A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales, c.500–c.1050, Routledge (1991), with Alfred P. Smyth and D. P. Kirby.https://www.swordsandsceptres.co.uk/queens-of-england-19/wulfthrythofwiltonMorris, Marc, The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England, 400-1066. 2021https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar,_King_of_Englandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Æthelflæd_Enedahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wulfthryth_of_Wiltonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ælfthryth_(wife_of_Edgar)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_MartyrThis show is written, recorded, and produced by me, Adrienne.Podcast show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating Oysters. Episode artwork - Bathsheba at her Bath by Rembrandt (1654)Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Show website: https://rss.com/podcasts/sexscandalshenanigans/Podcast contact: [email protected]

Hello all! This episode focuses on the sex scandal and shenanigans of Eadwig of England! Famous St. Dunstan makes his appearance in this show! Eadwig is known for gettin' down with his mistress/wife and his mother-in-law. He was disliked by the Abbot of Glastonbury and eventually his own people wanted to replace him with his brother, Edgar (the Peaceable). Enjoy the Teenaged Tosser King of the English! Show email: [email protected] show is produced and edited by me, Adrienne.Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by:Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Sources:Rex Factor episode on Eadwig: https://www.lystn.fm/stg/episode//78242983/s107-eadwigSources: MORRIS, MARC, The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England (400-1066)., 2021. BRAIN, JESSICA, "King Eadwig." 27 August 2022, https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/King-Eadwig/Hamilton, William, Edwy and Elgiva, A Scene from Saxon History, 1793 (episode image)Scott, Florence H R, Aethelgifu and Aelgifu: A Mother and Daughter Embroiled in a Medieval Sex Scandal. 29 November 2021: https://florencehrs.substack.com/p/thelgifu-and-lfgifu-a-mother-andFlantzer, Susan, Unofficial Royalt, 2019 https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/eadwig-king-of-the-english/Osborne, James, A Threesome with his wife and mother in law: The Scandalous Story of Why One Anglo-Saxon King Skipped His Coronation, https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/king-eadwig-coronation-scandal/ 21 February 2025King Eadwig, St. Dunstan, and the Menage a Trois - Propaganda in the Early English Court, https://thepostgradchronicles.org/2017/04/03/king-eadwig-st-dunstan-and-the-menage-a-trois-propaganda-in-the-anglo-saxon-court/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oda_of_Canterbury#:~:text=Oda%20(or%20Odo%3B%20died%20958,are%20recorded%20in%20contemporary%20accounts.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Ihttp://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=person&id=Eadwighttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar,_King_of_England

Hi all!Today's episode will be focusing on the Mother of Vikings: Gunnhildr of Denmark, also known as Gunnhildr: Mother of Kings. Magic, curses, & sexcapades! Contact information:Email: [email protected] Show Art: Girl Eating Oysters; Jan SteenEpisode art: Gunnhildr/Gunnhild and her sons; Christian Krogh (1899)Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnhild,_Mother_of_Kings#Referenceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_Sigurdssonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egill_Skallagrímssonhttp://www.vikinganswerlady.com/seidhr.shtmlhttps://www.historyanswers.co.uk/medieval-renaissance/8-haunted-castles-you-need-to-visit-in-this-life-or-the-next/https://www.gutenberg.org/files/17919/17919-h/17919-h.htm#CHAPTER_IIIhttps://www.vikingtimes.co.uk/queen-gunnhild-egils-saga/https://fathom.lib.uchicago.edu/1/777777122294/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga#Sagas_of_Icelanders_and_short_tales_of_Icelandershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bloodaxe

Surprise! You guys get another twofer! In this episode, I cover Roman Senatrix and Patricia of Rome, Marozia of the Theophylacti family. Also, I discuss her grandson, Pope John XII and his sex scandals. Sources: Luitrpand of Cremonahttps://ia801500.us.archive.org/31/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.168391/2015.168391.The-Works-Of-Liudprand-Of-Cremona_text.pdfFarquhar, Michael, Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors. 2001Chamberlain, E.R., Bad Popes. 1969Ralph Lewis, Brenda, A Dark History: the Popes: Vice, Murder, and Corruption in the Vatican. 2011https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroziahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberic_I_of_Spoletohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_of_Italyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy,_Margrave_of_TuscanyMann, H. (1912). Pope Sergius III. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13729a.htm

Hi all! This episode is on Empress Theodora of the Eastern Roman Empire - or known as the Byzantine Empire.A huge shoutout to the podcast Pontifacts, as Bri was very informative on a bunch issues that are related to Theodora and Emperor Justinian.Sources:Dils, Susan, "Understanding Theodora: The Role of the Empress in Sixth Century Imperial Religious Policy."https://louis.uah.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1309&context=honors-capstonesProcopius, A Secret History, https://origin.web.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/procop-anec.asphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodora_(wife_of_Justinian_I)Burton, Douglas, "Empress Theodora and the Origin of Women's Rights." 9-2-2019 https://douglasaburton.com/empress-theodora-and-the-origin-of-womens-rights/https://pontifacts.podbean.com - Council Episode - Council of Chalcedon - between episodes 47-48. (I may have given off the wrong episode number - SORRY!) Show website: https://rss.com/podcasts/sexscandalshenanigans/Show email: [email protected]

Hi all! Today's episode will focus on one of the youngest Roman Emperors: Elagabalus. They are a teenaged sex fiend, who, essentially, fucked around and found out!Enjoy!Sources:https://carpediemtours.com/blog/elagabalus-crazy-roman-emperor/https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/mintimperials/2015/03/11/on-this-day-in-222ad-elagabalus-the-most-luxurious-emperor-of-rome-was-murdered/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elagabalushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilia_Severahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annia_Faustinahttps://www.loebclassics.com/view/dio_cassius-roman_history/1914/pb_LCL177.467.xml?readMode=rectohttps://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/80*.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elagabalus_(deity)https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vestal-VirginsEpisode art: Alma-Tadema, Lawrence, The Roses of Heliogabalus, 1888Metatron, Did Rome Have a Transgender Emperor? The Truth About Elagabalus? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI3Ek8bO8ukArt Deco, This Painting Has a Disturbing Plot Twist. https://youtu.be/WD3SC0mLpfI?si=3eZrhvOoccxL7Q4OShow website (as the canva site has been deactivated): https://rss.com/podcasts/sexscandalshenanigans/Show email: [email protected] show is produced and edited by me, Adrienne.Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by:Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

The love of Emperor Hadrian's life, Antinous. A young man who left so early in life. Sources; https://www.worldhistory.org/antinous/#:~:text=Definition&text=Antinous%20(l.%20c.%20110%2D130%20CE,76%2D138%20CE%2C%20r.Everitt, Anthony. Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome. Random House, 2009.Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/Show email: [email protected] show is produced and edited by me, Adrienne.Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Hawkins, Concerto for two Cellos II Largo - Vivaldi - https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/concerto-for-two-cellos---ii-largo/98224

This episode will be going down a rabbit hole of Nero's most neurotic and notorious relationships with his wives and partners!Sources: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/texts/cassius_dio/63*.htmlhttps://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/texts/tacitus/annals/15b*.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeroFarquhar, Michael, A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors, 2001.Episode artwork: Nero Caesar, Abraham Janssens I (Museum: Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg) Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/Show email: [email protected] show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne. Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

In this episode, I discuss Zeus and his mortal amours and the children he begat with them. Swan, heifers, and satyrs, beware!Sources:Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2025%3A19-34&version=NIVShow website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/Show email: [email protected] show is produced and edited by me, Adrienne. Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Note: Image on episode was used with ChatGPT - statue of Zeus with his disguises (I will only be doing this for non-historical figures. All person that existed in history will have their associated artwork used - thank you!)

Hi all! Sorry for the long wait to upload Zeus' sexcapades. In this episode, I discuss Zeus and his immortal amours and the children he begat with them. Part II to come soon with his mortal lovers! Sources: Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/Show email: [email protected] show is produced by me, Adrienne. Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Note: Image on episode was used with ChatGPT - marble statue of Zeus in classical form with an eagle and lightning bolt (I will only be doing this for non-historical figures. All person that existed in history will have their associated artwork used - thank you!)

Today's episode features the third wife of Emperor Claudius, Valeria Messalina, commonly referred to Messalina. Sources: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1158&context=constructinghttp://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0137:book=10:chapter=83&highlight=messalinahttps://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/JuvenalSatires6.phpFarquhar, Michael, A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors, 2001.Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/Show email: [email protected] show is produced by me, Adrienne. Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

Hi all! This episode features both Tiberius and Caligula and their salacious sexcapades and how one may have influenced the other!Sources used: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Caligula*.htmlhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/caligula-facts-life-biography-horse-consul-incitatus-little-boots-how-die/#Farquhar, Michael, A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors, 2001. Show information: This show is produced by me, Adrienne. Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/Show email: [email protected]

Today's episode looks into the chaotic life and relationships of Cleopatra VII of Egypt. Sources: https://arthive.com/publications/4336~the_life_and_death_of_cleopatra_in_15_paintings#google_vignettehttps://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Caesar*.html

This episode explores the fast paced life of Servilia of Rome. She was the most favored mistress of Julius Caesar, mother to Brutus, and mother in law to Gaius Cassius Longinus. Sources: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Caesar*.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servilia_(mother_of_Brutus)Flower, Harriet (2021-01-22). "Servilia". Oxford Classical Dictionary.Tempest, Kathryn (2017). Brutus: The Noble Conspirator. London: Yale University Press.Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/Show email: [email protected]

Welcome to this week's episode - which features Hephaestion, the favorite of Alexander the Great. Sources used:Plutarch, Parallel Lives - https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Alexander*/10.htmlArrian of Nicomedia, Anabasis of AlexanderCantarella, EvaCartledge, Paul - Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past (Macmillan, 2004)Artwork: Sisygambis, Mother of Darius III, Francesco de Mura (18th Century)Email Contact: [email protected]: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site

Today's episode focuses on Phryne of Ancient Greece (from Thespian, Boeotia) and one of the most prominent courtesans/hetaira of Ancient Greece during the 4th Century BCE. Sources: Natalie Haynes, "The It Girl of Ancient Greece"https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20171108-the-it-girl-of-ancient-greecePlutarch, Parallel Lives, https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0248%3Asection%3D15Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhryneThis show is written, recorded, and produced by me, Adrienne. Podcast show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating Oysters. Episode artwork - Bathsheba at her Bath by Rembrandt (1654)Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/Podcast contact: [email protected]

This episode focuses on Aspasia of Miletus. She was the lover and mistress of the Ancient Athenian soldier and politician, Pericles. Sources: Plutarch, Lives - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/674/674-h/674-h.htm#2H_4_0012Henry, Madeline, Aspasia of Miletus and Her Biographical Tradition (1995)The Periclean Citizenship Law of 451/0 B.C. - June 2007 - https://www.ancienthistory.org.uk/downloads/ma/demes-and-democracy-essay.pdfSelf-Portrait as Aspasia" by Marie Gineviève Bouliar (1794)

Episode on Bathsheba, lover/mistress of David, then his wife. Is she to be considered a mistress? Listen and you shall find out!Sources used: Bereshit (Book of Nevi'm - Prophets):https://www.chabad.org/New International Version (NIV)https://www.biblegateway.com/This show is produced by me, Adrienne. Podcast show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating Oysters. Episode artwork - Bathsheba at her Bath by Rembrandt (1654)Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/Podcast contact: [email protected]

First episode! This episode discusses Hagar from the Old Testament's Book of Genesis (Chapters 16 and 21) - as to whether or not she's really a mistress.Sources used: Bereshit (Book of Genesis):https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/8216https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/8211/jewish/Chapter-16.htmNew International Version (NIV)https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+16&version=NIVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+21&version=NIVThis show is produced by me, Adrienne. Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating OystersMusic provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site/