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This week in our 7th episode, we find ourselves deep in the sauerkraut and wooden shoe filled world of sixteenth century Germany/Holy Roman Empire as we look at Henry's 4th bride to be and the world around her and how a small duchy in Germany spawned a future English queen! We also take a bit of a detour to talk about what might be the single most overlooked person in history! A man and a family with a name for the ages!

Come with Paul and cohost Nolan as they jump right in and talk about the rich mystery man who caused the world to explode into centuries of warfare, how Henry VIII might be a relative of a 90 Day Fiance contestant and finally what could possibly be the earliest attempt in history to stop a person from getting catfished!!

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This week in our 6th episode, we look at the quick and tragic lives of a pair of queens and how their deaths came to greatly influence major events to come after. We ponder the moral question of what is better, a dude to have a child with a young teenager or full out continental warfare. And finally we talk about our newest and most exciting sponsor...weird hats throughout history!

Come with Paul and guest host Nolan as they dive in and talk about the royal cockfighting pit of the british monarchy, what to gift a royal leader (hint its a big cat) and how the Ottomans engaged in some hat oneupsmanship!

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This week in our 5th episode, we continue our look at the most insane family life and the utter chaos of the tudors as Henry embarks on for the sole reason of getting some! We finish up Henry VIII's quest for his perfect wife and seeking a male heir to the english throne, only to run into numerous self made problems on the way.

Come with Paul and guest host Nolan as they dive in and talk about the 2nd & 3rd wives of Henry's numerous bridal collection, the most royal spoon in the history of the world and what the heck came before twitter was a thing!

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This week in our 4th episode, we start our look at the main subject of the season and the monarchs that ignites the expansion of the English across the world, the Tudors! Well...kinda. Due to the crazy crazy world around us in modern times, this shorter than normal episode will examine the problematic unencumbered father Henry VIII life as he waltzes his way through multiple european diplomatic calamity to meeting his first wife!

Come with Paul and guest host Nolan as they dive in and talk about the English royal white trash lifestyle, the romantic honeymoon queens received  & how one horny dude quest for tail fundamentally changed the fabric of the European politically ecosystem for 500 plus years!

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This week in our 5rd episode, we continue following Francis Drake on his worldwide journey of perpetual troublemaking. In this second part Drake's got the treasure and has completed his mission, but has to achieve one last goal before getting home...getting home. This simple task involves Drake making a few pit stops for exotic meats, crossing the pacific and only crashing into shore once. Among these achievements are many more crazy events!

Come with Q and Paul as they dive in and talk about california real estate, volcanic islands and why you don't mess with a hundred people in canoes!

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This week in our 4rd episode, we follow the (in)famous explorer, voyager, all around crazy person Francis Drake on his worldwide journey of perpetual troublemaking. In part one of our two parter on Drake's wake of chaos we see how the seamen faced when meet with the danger and risk of storms, big feeted people and a pair of sorcerers?! Through trials and fire-y shit, this is only the tip of the iceberg of this voyage's constant craziness.  How did this all happen you ask? Listen here to this episode and you will learn how a 1000 crowns will surely cause your neighbors to declare war on you!!

Come with Q and Paul as they dive in and talk about witches, Patagonian hotel accommodations and why Francis Drake was not a fan of lawyers!

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This week in our 3rd episode, we see what happens when you mix some European royal politics, some Protestant passion and over $400 million in funding for a worldwide trading megacorporation together in a small lil Low Land country. From the earliest days of the Dutch Republic we track the rise of the centuries' infamous Dutch East Indies Company from being 12 different companies with unreadable names to destabilizing local political in their trading ships' wake. And finally, FINALLY, we start to get some outside interactions with people landing on the (at the time) not known continent of Australia. How did this all happen you ask? Listen here to this episode and you will learn how a one man's voyage would change the world and not a single person on the trip knew it at all.

Come with Q and Paul as they dive in and talk about nutmeg, dutch proclamations and how the Dutch might have not had the best rescue operations for the time

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This week in our 2nd episode, we get right into things by looking at the development of the Portuguese Spice Trade and the expansion of European presence across the world! In under 100 years Europe went from the collapse of the last vestiges of Rome to overthrowing local leaders in previously unknown parts of the world! How did that happen, you ask? Listen here to this episode and you will learn how a dude with 5 nicknames that looks like Santa Claus was instrumental to such a change in the world's landscape, some changes which are still seen today.

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