Louis XIV, King of France from 1638 to 1715, ruled over the court at Versailles with the sheer magnetism of his personality. All were desperate to be in the light of the sun king. His image was paramount to maintaining his place at the center of the Universe. The 5’4” monarch wore high heels and voluminous wigs. And he made sure the world knew he was a virile man with plenty of mistresses. While at least 20 women came and went from his majesty’s bed, he was emotionally devoted to 3 women in succession; Louise de La Vallière, Madame de Montespan and finally Madame de Maintenon whom he secretly married after the death of his Queen. Let’s meet the mistresses of King Louis XIV:

Catherine Bellier, Baroness de Beauvais

Marie Mancini, Duchess & Princess of Paliano

Louise de La Vallière, Duchess of La Vallière & Vaujours

Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons

Bonne de Pons d’Heudicourt, Marquise d’Heudicourt

Catherine Charlotte de Gramont, Princess of Monaco

Gabrielle de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise of Thianges

Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan

Anne de Rohan-Chabot, Princess of Soubise

Isabelle de Ludres, Marquess of Ludres

Claude de Vin des Œillets

Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Duchess of Fontanges

Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon

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Empress Wu Zetian rose from royal concubine to become the only female ruler in China’s 2,000 years of imperial history. Today she is seen as ruthless, tyrannical and willing to murder her own family to hold onto the throne. However this female leader has suffered from a millennium of bad propaganda. Many of the shocking and devious actions she took to claim and hold power overshadow the good she did for her people.

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The Most Noble Order of the Garter sneaks into so many of my videos. Nearly ever significant member of the English and British royal family since the 1300s, and a number of foreign royals have been knights or ladies of the garter. And the symbols of the order can be spotted in SO. MANY. ROYAL. PORTRAITS. if you know where to look. Most recently the order made an appearance in pop culture when William, Prince of Wales and other senior royal men wore garter robes to the coronation of King Charles III. And on Monday, the 19th of June 2023, Garter day, the order met at Windsor castle, for the first time under King Charles, to induct 2 new members. So what is a chivalric order? What is the history of the Order of the garter? Why is their symbol a piece of women’s lingerie? And who are it’s member? And I’ll tell you about the orders behind the bright blue and red robes Catherine, Princess of Wales and the other female royals were wearing and the green velvet mantle sported by Princess Anne.

Order of the Garter

Royal Victorian Order

Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle

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Throughout history, the cold, dark and hungry winter season had been infused with a certain spooky feeling of dread. Festivals like saturnalia, yule and eventually Christmas brought light to the darkness. But that lingering since of foreboding still underlines the festive season, no mater how much we make merry. Today let’s unearth 3 of my favorite early episodes, all on the theme of Spooky Christmas. In 10 Santa Alternatives from Around the World we’ll meet a Christmas witch from Italy and Krampus, a horrible Christmas demon from Germany. In 10 Christmas Villains we’ll meet pop culture festive baddies from Charles’ Dicken’s ghosts to Jack Skellington. And in Halloween Vs. Christmas we’ll compare my favorite holidays and see which one comes out on top! Please enjoy and Happy Holidays!

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Through most of history, monarchs selected wives for their royal blood and political significance. Women they actually liked and were attracted to were relegated to being mere mistresses. These women were usually local aristocrats or even commoners who would not be considered contenders to be consort. The majority of monarchs had mistresses and their wives usually looked the other way, safe in the knowledge that their place as Queen could never be usurped. But a number of royal courtesan did come to wield great power. In a past episode we met 8 royal mistresses who beat the odds and succeeded in become Queen. Today let’s meet another 8 lovely ladies who came so close, but because of ruined romances, royal family resentment, or early death, just barely missed out on the crown...

Krystyna Rokiczana, Almost Queen of Poland (1365)

Gabrielle d’Estrées Almost Queen of France (1573-1599)

Catherine Henriette de Balzac d’Entragues, Almost Queen of France (1579-1633)

Françoise d’Aubigné, Almost Queen of France (1634-1719)

Marie Emilie de Joly de Choin Almost Queen of France (1670-1732)

Rosa Vercellana, Almost Queen of Italy (1833-1885)

Catherine Dolgorukov, Almost Tsarina of Russia (1847-1922)

Wallis Simpson, Almost Queen of UK (1896-1986)

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Through most of history, Kings selected wives for their royal blood and political significance. Women they actually liked and were attracted to were relegated to being mere mistresses. These women were usually local aristocrats or even commoners who would not be considered contenders to be consort. The majority of monarchs had mistresses and their wives usually looked the other way, safe in the knowledge that their place as Queen could never be usurped. But a number of royal courtesan did come to wield great power. And on a few, incredibly rare occasions the stars to aligned to put the King’s lover on the throne. Let’s meet 8 royal mistresses who successfully became Queens.

Inês de Castro Posthumous Queen of Portugal

Christina Abrahamsdotter, Queen of Sweden

Anne Boleyn, Queen of England

Jane Seymour, Queen of England

Catherine Howard, Queen of England

Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden

Catherine I, Empress of Russia

Camilla Shand, Queen of the UK & Commonwealth Realms

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Disney Princess Moana may voyage across a fantasy version of the Pacific ocean, and represent an amalgamation of several islands’ cultures. But she is based on many real-life women who have led their people with courage, strength and compassion. From a 13th century Queen of Samoa who protected her people and was revered as a Goddess, to the 27 year old woman who was crowned Queen of the Māori in September 2024. Let’s meet X inspiring real-life Queens from the Pacific Islands.

Nafanua, Queen of Samoa (1200s)

Purea, Queen of Tahiti (1722.-1775)

Vaekehu, Queen of Nuku Hiva (1823–1901)

Lili’uokalani, Queen of Hawai’i (1838-1917)

Makea Takau Ariki, Queen of the Cook Islands (1839–1911)

Sālote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga (1900-1965)

Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō, Queen of the Māori (1997)

Sources:

“Women of Power” documentary from TheCoconetTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibQdMfuPYc

Moana 2

Wikipedia

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Ridley Scott’s epic historical sequel, Gladiator II promises to be a dramatic and spectacular, if not particularly historically accurate roller-coaster ride through the Roman Empire. And while there are already some excellent videos out there discussing the authenticity of the battle scenes, dramatic deaths and exactly which era saw the flooding of the Colosseum, I want to take a look at something different – the cast of characters and their real historic counterparts. Today let’s explore the family trees which connect the key players, sort out who was real and who was fictional, meet a few fascinating women who did more than wait around to be rescued, and discover everyone’s true fates, which are even more dramatic than Hollywood could come up with. Caution, there will be some spoilers, but I won’t give away the ending of the new film, only what really happened in history.

Gladiator I :

Marcus Aurelius

Commodus

The Year of Five Emperors - 193

Pertinax

Didius Julianus

Pescennius Niger

Clodius Albinus

Septimius Severus

Gladiator II:

Caracalla and Geta

Macrinus

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The deliciously witty drama series ‘The Great’ tells the occasionally true story of Catherine II, Empress of Russia. It’s a wonderful example of why historic dramas should be taken as entertainment, not a history lesson. While playing fast and loose with history it actually sanitizes a lot of the scandal in her life by transforming Peter into a romantic antihero and making Catherine fall in love with him. In reality Catherine didn’t keep Peter around for a ‘will they, won’t they’ Hollywood romance. Her lover promptly strangled him in prison. Catherine the Great knew how to use her charm and sexuality, the only tools available to a woman of her time, both for her own advancement and her own pleasure. And while I love the great, it so far only captures a fraction of her true greatness. So let’s take a peek inside the imperial boudoir and get to know the Empress, her twisted relationship with Peter and her many lovers a little more intimately. And we’ll address that horrid rumor about the horse.

Sergei Saltykov

Stanislaw Poniatowski

Grigory Orlov

Alexander Vasilchikov

Grigory Potemkin

Pyotr Zavadovsky

Semyon Zorich

Ivan Rimsky-Korsakov

Alexander Lanskoy

Alexander Yermolov

Alexander Dmitriev-Mamonov

Platon Zubov

Plus Peter’s Mistress, Elizaveta Vorontsova

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Who were the first 10 non-royal women elected or appointed to be Head of State (President) or Head of Government (Prime Minister)?

1. Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, Chair of the Presidium of Little Khural of the Tuvan People’s Republic 1940

2. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon 1960

3. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India 1966

4. Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel 1969

5. Isabel Perón, President of Argentina 1974

6. Elisabeth Domitien, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic 1975

7. Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the UK 1979

8. Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, Prime Minister of Portugal 1979

9. Lidia Gueiler Tejada, President of Bolivia 1979

10. Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica 1980

Plus:

2. 10 Longest Serving Women Leaders

3. Why it's taken so long

4. Nations with the most (and no) women leaders

5. Women Leaders and happiness

6. Historic trends in women's leadership

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