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Historical Gossip: the retelling of historical events, but only the juicy bits.Madi and her Batch of Bards research people, places, things, and events from all around the world, and take turns telling each other (and YOU!) all of the fun, juicy details of history.
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Jane Seymour | Part 5: The Phoenix (opens the original)
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On October 12, 1537, at around 2am. Jane Seymour gave birth to the son England had waited decades for. In the final chapter of our Jane Seymour series, we step inside the celebrations surrounding Edward’s birth and christening before everything begins to change. We explore Jane’s prolonged labor, childbed fever, and what she may have experienced in her final days. Because saying “Jane died in childbirth” does not begin to capture what she endured... she deserves more. And we will try our best to
Jane Seymour | Part 4: The Chamber (opens the original)
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In this record-breaking episode, we begin with a deep dive into Tudor medicine, conception, pregnancy, and the complicated ways sixteenth-century people understood the female body. Then we return to Jane herself following the timeline of her life during her last days outside the chamber walls. We reconstruct the world of Tudor confinement: its protocols, preparations, rituals, rooms, rules, and the women who inhabited them. We meet the midwives and examine the knowledge and experience they broug
Henry VIII the Athlete | The Injury That Changed Everything: Uncorked with Jackson Van Uden (opens the original)
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When you hear “Henry VIII” a few key words may come to mind, and “athlete” may not be one of them. In this episode of Spill the Mead: Uncorked , I’m joined by Jackson Van Uden to look at this key aspect of Henry’s personality that often gets overlooked. Sport wasn’t simply something Henry did for fun. It was a huge part of his identity, until one day it was all suddenly ripped away. We explore what that loss may have meant for Henry, the impact of living with chronic pain, and whether those two
Jane Seymour | Part 3b: The Pacificator (opens the original)
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In Part B of the Pacificator , Mary is alive, but still absent from court. It feels like the moment to pay her a visit, so we open this episode with Jane and Henry doing exactly that. Jane (and the rest of us) hold our breath to see whether Henry will finally invite her back. What if we told you that none of what has happened so far has been considered by historians the greatest political crisis of Henry’s reign? Not Catherine. Not Anne. Not Mary. But the events of this episode. Buckle up for th
Jane Seymour | Part 3a: The Pacificator (opens the original)
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Anne Boleyn is dead. Jane Seymour is queen. And everyone expects England's problems to disappear. Whoops. As plans for Jane's coronation move forward, Henry VIII grows increasingly unpredictable, his health deteriorates, and the future of the Tudor dynasty remains uncertain. Meanwhile, Jane is tasked with an impossible mission: helping to reconcile Princess Mary with the father who declared her illegitimate. With imperial ambassadors watching, political factions maneuvering, and whispers that Ma
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