This week on Royally Screwed, we’re continuing to talk about the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. However, we'll mainly be following the story of Mary, Queen of Scots. With a strong position within the line of inheritance, Mary seemingly tried everything to oust Elizabeth and end up on the throne of England. How will Elizabeth deal with Mary's constant attacks, especially when it seems like the rest of Europe is on Scotland's side?

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Music:

Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Waiting For Dessert” - Step Two!, “Always There” - Table Etiquette, “Mystery Garden” - Brendon Moeller, “The Crossroads” - Lindsey Abraham, “Smooth Passenger” - White Bones

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This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Queen Elizabeth I of England. Despite being the daughter of King Henry VIII, Elizabeth was not his heir, so how does that situation get itself together? And what steps forward with England's new Protestant religion will she take? Also, for the fun of it: just who was William Shakespeare?

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Music:

Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Forest Walk” - Alexander Nakarada, “Beginner’s Luck” - White Bones, “Time For Cadillac” - Cooloop, “NEW BEGINNINGS” - Lift Up Music

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This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Mansa Musa, a leader of the Mali Empire and perhaps the richest man in all of history. But how will he use all of those riches? Well, to finance and show off the biggest Muslim pilgrimage anyone had ever seen!

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Music:

Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Neroli” - Ennio Máno, “Glitz at the Ritz” - Jules Gaia, “12th Floor Party” - Jules Gaia, “Waiting For Dessert” - Step Two!, “Time For Cadillac” - Cooloop

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On this in-between season break special episode of Royally Screwed, we’re talking about the show Shogun that aired recently. We'll be taking a look at some of the history behind the show. Like, did you know there was an emperor technically ruling Japan during all of that? Also, what exactly is a Taiko?

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Music:

Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Always There” - Table Etiquette, “Dayfreak” - White Bones, “Action rock_full” - Radio_Parma, “Vapour” - Osoku

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This week on Royally Screwed, we’re continuing the Julio-Claudian saga to talk about the reign of Emperor Nero. Now that he's no longer beholden to the power of his mother, what sort of weird stuff did the final Julio-Claudian emperor try to get up to?

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Music:

Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Time For Cadillac” - Cooloop, “Neroli” - Ennio Máno, “Action rock_full” - Radio_Parma, “The Last Bar in Chicago” - Nicky Dowling

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This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about dictators-- specifically the dictators of the early Roman Republic. How did the position come about? How can someone be a "virtuous" dictator? And why is "Manlian Discipline" something you shouldn't really want to strive towards?

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Music:

Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Zone Out” - Daniel Fridell, “Coffeeshop Stories” - Almost Here, “Beginner’s Luck” - White Bones, “Smooth Passenger” - White Bones, “Action rock_full” - Radio_Parma

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This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Rollo, a viking leader who terrorized Medieval France. How does one man's reign of terror in a relatively small area go on to influence the politics of almost all of Europe? Well, you gotta tune in to find out more about the history of the first leader of the Normans.

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Music:

Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Dayfreak” - White Bones, “Neroli” - Ennio Máno, “Upbeat Stomp Rock” - Alexey Anisimov, “Forest Walk” - Alexander Nakarada

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This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Puyi, the final emperor of the Qing Dynasty-- the last dynasty of Imperial China. We'll see how one man can be born into extreme privilege, lose that privilege, gain it back again... and then lose it again... and then gain it back... and then... Well, it's a long story.

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Music:

Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Homegrown Style” - Macy’s Voice, “NEW BEGINNINGS” - Lift Up Music, “Always There” - Table Etiquette, “Sail Away With Me” - Von Meyer, “Underwater Junkyard” - T. Morri, “Mysterious Package” - Kikoru, “Reconcile” - Peter Sandberg, “In Next Life” - Uneasy

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This week on Royally Screwed, we’re once again talking about a possible candidate behind the legends of King Arthur. This time around, we have two candidates: Riothamus of Britain (or Gaul) and Artuir mac Aedain, a prince of Gaelic Ireland and Scotland. We'll also put an end to the legends of Arthur as we learn about his fate at the brutal Battle of Camlann.

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Music:

Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Forest Walk” - Alexander Nakarada, “Epic Cinematic Inspiration Piano” - Protraxx, “Upbeat Stomp Rock” - Alexey Anisimov

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This week on Royally Screwed, we’re continuing the Julio-Claudian saga. Before we go down the winding road that is the reign of Emperor Nero, let's talk about his mother, Agrippina the Younger. One of the few Julio-Claudian woman to truly be able to be called "Empress of Rome", we'll see how the love of a mother can make or break a young emperor.

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Music:

Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Action rock_full” - Radio_Parma, “Glitz at the Ritz” - Jules Gaia, “Time For Cadillac” - Cooloop, “12th Floor Party” - Jules Gaia

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