In this episode, Liz and Nicole get to the bottom of "Remember, remember the fifth of November." Apparently, Catholics were pissed about the Protestant government and wanted to stage a revolution. Unfortunately, they didn't spend much time planning. But there was a whole lot of digging. And gunpowder. Find out the origin of Anonymous' iconography. And what Bonfire Day is all about. rudetudors.com

So many things to report about Renaissance werewolves. Find out about the German werewolf who liked to wear an enchanted girdle and tear the throats out of his victims. Plus a delusional Italian from an English play who digs up corpses because he thinks he's a werewolf. Truly horrific stuff. Liz and Nicole find a way to joke about it all. You'll be down if you like comedy, history, and/or edutainment.

And now, a long list of interests that may overlap with the content of Rude Tudors: English, literature, history, Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, theater, sexuality, comedy, feminism, women, gender, digital humanities, education, teaching

In this episode, Liz and Nicole get morbid discussing Sawney Bean and his clan of 40+ incestuous cannibal killers. This is the stuff of legend, literally. Learn about why stories of this Scottish brood lasted for hundreds of years and even inspired the cult horror flick The Hills Have Eyes . Lots of gory, and funny, details to get you into the Halloween spirit.

Jeah! It’s a new episode in which the less-than-sacred memory of Christopher Columbus is thoroughly trashed. Highlights include Nicole’s bizarre historical cosplay; cool and exotic coconut drinks; historical revisionism, crotchety old people, and Facebook rants; the impossibility of discovering inhabited landmasses; Viking and Celtic people representing Europe back in the day; nicknames for ships, like the Girl, the Ho, and the Virgin; how to refrigerate 60 pounds of fresh flan; corpses, the Renaissance building material and insulation of choice; mixing up Ferdinand and Isabella with Rodrigo y Isabella; historical X-Files; kidnapping is bad form, not that Columbo cares; and much more! Also, check out Fake Geek Girl Productions’ new webseries, Debcam. rudetudors.com @rudetudors

In this episode, Liz and Nicole deconstruct the idea of vermin. And then proceed to get grossed out all the same. Find out how to get rid of fleas, mice, foxes, and more! Highlights include the allegory of An American Tale; greedy bastard mice who don’t know their proper place in the food chain; species supremacy and the dismal state of interspecies cooperation; flaying and ransoming Star Wars fanfic; being protective of food; hanging crafty creatures. Also, a special taste of Fake Geek Girl Productions' new webseries, Debcam. rudetudors.com @rudetudors

In this episode, Pope Julius II captivates and entertains your humble hosts. Was he more of a lover or a fighter? Find out about his martial escapades, artistic patronage, and much more. Highlights include bad Italian accents; Pope Francis’s U.S. visit; Catholic panic; artisanal cardboard papal cutouts; half-breed fae; smoke and God, the ultimate deciders; Borgia shenanigans; beefing with the Holy Roman Emperor; having too many children while celibate; turtles painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling; bunga bunga parties. rudetudors.com @rudetudors

In this episode, Liz and Nicole criticize the inanity of Renaissance hairstyles. Don't you want to know what a lovelock is? Highlights include: haters and foes; celebrating the old-as-fuck Elizabeth Windsor; red-headed hotties; dyed horse tails; gruel-bowl haircuts; proleptic Benjamin Franklin hair; Shakespeare's preferred shampoo; hanging out with Arthur and gleeping; the Folger Shakespeare Library's strangest holdings; Shakespeare's pube; Samuel Ireland, notorious forger; unmanly curls and the Royalist cause; Renaissance Jherri curls and rat tails; the political statements aligned with being bitchy about hair; commemorative Charles I hair embroidery. rudetudors.com @rudetudors

In this episode, Liz and Nicole discuss the sordid details of a French triple murder. Find out just how uncanny Nicole's intuition for murder is. Highlights include: Rude Tudors' Buzzfeed listicle; shoutout to dildos; old timey good cop; rowdy wine-selling; noisy neighbors; fucking with knives in the French fashion; Russian ax holds; discovering criminal intent; Notorious G.O.D.'s all-seeing eye; Regis Philbin, noted regicide; what to read before the internet; law and order tabloids; surly Cockney Renaissance baby. Plus, Two Renaissance Truths and a Lie! Send us pics of your pets via Twitter or Facebook to get involved in Cat Hamlet! rudetudors.com @rudetudors

In this episode, Liz and Nicole scroll through almanacs, the internet of the Renaissance. Find out when the best time to harvest, bathe, and purge, among other major life events. Highlights include: the almanac as OG internet; witchy woo-woo secret knowledge; Mr. Bucky Balls, a beaver from Narnia; discovering the zodiac sign of your greatest enemy; hitting the snooze button on a rooster; when to duck and cover from the eclipse; Steve Jobs seeing the future from heaven; black magic feminism; talking smack about the weather man; knowing the right time to bathe; what stink lines are made of; hot bodies being overmuch haunted; having two baths a year; Anal Tarts, part of a balanced breakfast; Capricorn’s governance of the crack; taking a razor to a literary anthology. Plus, singing the Wack Translation of “Greensleeves.” Send us pics of your pets via Twitter or Facebook to get involved in Cat Hamlet! rudetudors.com @rudetudors

In this episode, Liz and Nicole sort fact from fiction among what we know about Pocahontas. Highlights include: Disney’s lack of documentaries; digging into AP American History; Jamestown’s lack of amenities; baby capitalism, joint stock companies, and making money; DIY governance and the colonial way; never forgetting about racism; John Smith, the big blond bully; Paris Hilton might save your life; hanging out in James Fort’s mud; excitement and nudity; whitey getting to Pocahontas; clubbing on the East Coast; whitewashing and commodification of history, the Disney way. Plus, the latest installment of Crazy Shit: Amazon Reviews. Send us pics of your pets via Twitter or Facebook to get involved in Cat Hamlet! rudetudors.com @rudetudors