Not-so Bloody Mary

We’re starting a new season and with it, a new time period! This episode gives you an overview of the Wars of the Roses: Why, Who, When, Where, and How. That way you’ll be all caught up when we start the best part of the show-talking about the women who’ve been painted with a brush of misogyny (or a whole paint can).

We talk about the final months of Katherine’s short life, culminating in her untimely death. Enjoy listening to us try not to cry:)

We’re finally back!! We discuss Katherine’s questioning, her and Thomas Culpepper, Lady Rochford, and Francis Dereham. Mostly, we feel bad for everyone who got caught up in this because Henry was upset. Also, Quinn gets mad because she still hasn’t met Grace’s new puppy.

We discuss Katherine and Thomas Culpepper during the summer progress of 1541, King James of Scotland ghosting Henry VIII, and the stressful working conditions if you were one of Katherine’s ladies in 1541 because she needed therapy.

We talk about Katherine Howard’s time in her marriage to Henry VIII until around June 1541. Digressions include the fact that we’re done grade ten, and that Quinn’s search history is messed up due to random historical searches.

We discuss Katherine’s life at court before she married Henry VIII, ending right as Henry becomes the most-married European monarch! Plus, Anne of Cleves just came out here to have a good time and she’s honestly feeling so attacked right now.

We discuss Katherine Howard’s childhood and early adolescence, right up to the end of her tenure at the Dowager Duchess’ household.

We talk about the final years of Mary’s reign and her life, including her marriage to Philip, subsequent false pregnancies, the religious persecution we’ve all heard of, and several small rebellions because surprisingly, people don’t like it when you kill members of their religion.

We talk about the Wyatt Rebellion of 1554, Lady Jane Grey’s untimely death, and the fact that Mary and Elizabeth needed some serious family counselling.

We discuss Mary’s ascension to the throne of England as its very first Queen Regnant.