The Royal Diaries Unlocking History Podcast
1) Conclusion: The Royal Diaries Unlocking History Podcast
As we end the series, we share our book rankings, which girl is "most likely to", who are the worst parents, our bloopers/outtakes and our favourite learnings and takeaways from this project. Thank yo...Show More
2) Catherine: The Great Journey
It's our last official episode and we're talking about Catherine the Great. There are many ways to talk about Catherine (her romances, intrigues and how sheās depicted over time in media from politica...Show More
3) Anacaona: Golden Flower
In this episode, we are unpacking the history vs. legends regarding Anacaona and the TaĆno people of the Caribbean. We get extra meta about how we make and understand history and share some pro-tips t...Show More
4) Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven
We are learning how history tends to repeat itself, especially for the royal women of Japan, namely, Kazunomiya AKA Chikako, Princess Kazu. We explore the history of Japan during the Edo period - arts...Show More
5) Lady of Palenque: Flower of Bacal
Since Lady of Palenque aka Yax Ahau Xoc is woefully undocumented, we're learning about Maya society! We're also exploring what contemporary Maya people groups are doing to fight for their land and cul...Show More
6) Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets
You're invited to meet our guest of honour, Weetamoo, at the worst Thanksgiving dinner party ever! Featuring some well-known names but not well-known personal histories. Get your turkey and cran...Show More
7) Season 2 Hiatus
Once again, it's time for our mid-season break! But we've created some content, so you don't miss us too much. We're sharing our random history extras that didn't make it in the episodes, our favourit...Show More
8) Kristina: The Girl King
King Kristina/Queen Christina is more than a one-dimensional symbol for being unconventional or fodder for gossip because of her sexual and gender identity. In this episode, weāre doing some pers...Show More
9) Elisabeth: The Princess Bride
We meet one of the 'dreamiest' and tragic princesses, Elisabeth, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, better known as Sisi. A beauty icon that still lives on in popular culture and horse-girl...Show More
10) Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine
Weāre going through the IRL medieval soap opera that is the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Sheās the most quintessential āprincessā but she really was a woman not of her time. We learn about all the hi...Show More