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Yas Queens
by Emily Strocher
Hosted by a history teacher who thinks she's funny sometimes, Yas Queens travels through history, telling the chronological story of the women who had to put up with the men on the throne.
Episodes
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Episode 17: Eleanor of Castile Part 1
It's time for another Eleanor, but this one is from Spain! Let's learn about Eleanor of Castile, a bookworm who resented England's lack of running water in their palaces. She may be known only through her relationships with her family members, but she was working silently behind the scenes to get...
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Episode 16: Some Castilian Context
Before we dive into the life and times of Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I AKA Ya Boi Longshanks, let's get a little context on the world of women in which she grew up. EC was also a descendant of Eleanor of Aquitaine through her daughter... also named Eleanor. We'll learn more about this...
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Episode 15: The Four Sisters of Provence, Part 7
At long last, we're here, the final part of the four sisters of Provence mini-series! There will be massacres, there will be another disastrous crusade, and there will be a hot new bombshell entering the villa, in the form of... a Hapsburg! See what happens to Marguerite and Eleanor in their…
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Episode 14: The Four Sisters of Provence, Part 6
Get in losers, we're going to rot in an Italian prison! Welcome to the sixth part of our mini-series on Eleanor of Provence and her three sisters, all of which would become queens. Another one bites the dust, Simon de Montfort continues to be messy and lives for drama, everyone names their child...
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Episode 13: The Four Sisters of Provence, Part 5
Welcome to the fifth part of our mini-series on Eleanor of Provence and her three sisters, all of which would become queens. We see all four sisters become queens, finally, a man falls through ice and then gets hacked to pieces, Louis stops being poopy, and Richards continue to be terrible...
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Episode 12: The Four Sisters of Provence, Part 4
Welcome to the fourth part of our mini-series on Eleanor of Provence and her three sisters, all of which would become queens. I've avoided it for as long as I could, but it's time to go on crusade! We'll follow Marguerite and Beatrice to Egypt, multiple people will get dysentery, and some old...
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Episode 11: The Four Sisters of Provence, Part 3
Welcome to the third part of our... increasingly larger part mini-series on Eleanor of Provence and her three sisters, all of which would become queens. There's a potential death by poison, a hot new bombshell enters the villa, I give names French pronunciations that may or may not need French...
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Episode 10: The Four Sisters of Provence, Part 2
Welcome to the second part of our 4 part mini-series on Eleanor of Provence and her three sisters, all of which would become queens. Everyone is married to their siblings' spouses in this episodes, and we've got a whole lot of name duplicates! Eleanor and Eleanor are sisters-in-law, Raymond and...
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Episode 9: The Four Sisters of Provence, Part 1
Welcome to first part of our 4 part mini-series on Eleanor of Provence and her three sisters, all of which would become queens. The Provencal family, and their relatives from Savoy had too much power, and did far too much scheming for me to just give them a single episode. We'll introduce the...
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Episode 8: A Tale of Two Isabellas
We've dealt with two rival women with the same name, but now it's time for two wives of the same king with the same name! Learn about the lives of Isabelle/Isabella of Gloucester and Isabella of Angouleme, two women who were given no R-E-S-P-E-C-T by their husband, King John I. There will be a…
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Episode 7: Berengaria of Navarre
An English queen that may or may not have ever actually stepped foot on English soil? Berengaria of Navarre is one of England's most forgotten queens, but that doesn't mean she lived a boring life. She went on crusade, she had a brother that was 7'3", and she spent over 20 years of her life...
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Bonus Episode Preview: Marie and Alix, the French Daughters of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Our first bonus episode! While Marie and Alix didn't really play a part in Eleanor's life after she divorced their father, both women went on to serve as capable regents and patrons of the arts. There will be a whole lot of crusaders, a French count somehow becoming King of Jerusalem, and our...
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Episode 6: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Part 2
In our sixth episode, we pick up where we left off in Eleanor's story with her sons deciding to start a rebellion! There will be a whole lot of father and son drama, some poisonous boob toads, maybe a little more Dangerosa, and stealing bloody ulcer clothing. Follow on Instagram
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Episode 5: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Part 1
In our fifth episode of Yas Queens, it's the dawn of the age of Eleanor of Aquitaine! We'll talk about Husbands 1 and 2, I'll say Dangerosa a lot, and we'll have a scandalous side character named Petronilla. We're almost past having any Matildas make an appearance in our podcast! Follow on...
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Episode 4: The Tale of Two Matildas Part Two
In our fourth episode of Yas Queens, we'll continue with the tale of two Matildas! There will be purse chihuahuas, surviving because of poop, and a whole lot of besieging. Follow on Instagram
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Episode 3: The Tale of Two Matildas, Part One
In our third episode of Yas Queens, we'll dive into the backgrounds of yet more women named Matilda! This is the end of the Queen Matildas, a Matilda Battle Royale if you will. Find out more about the Empress Matilda and Queen Matilda, and I guess a guy named Stephen. Maybe some dude named…
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Episode 2: Matilda of Scotland and Adeliza of Louvain
Welcome to the second episode of Yas Queens! In our second episode, we're talking about the second (of many) Matildas we will discuss in this podcast. There's lepers, there's conscious uncoupling, there's the Titanic! Stay tuned to find out how the Normans and Game of Thrones are connected.…
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Episode 1: Matilda of Flanders
Welcome to the first episode of Yas Queens! In our inaugural episode, we're taking it back to Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror. Find out what life was like for this medieval English queen, from holding a 20 year grudge against a former crush to being impressed by her husband...
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Hosted by a history teacher who thinks she's funny sometimes, Yas Queens travels through history, telling the chronological story of the women who had to put up with the men on the throne.
HOSTED BY
Emily Strocher
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Hosted by a history teacher who thinks she's funny sometimes, Yas Queens travels through history, telling the chronological story of the women who had to put up with the men on the throne.
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