In which we learn the being 'mad, bad and dangerous' to know really means being a hot mess who commits incest and refuses to pay debts. If you like Byron by the end of this episode, I've screwed up!

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In which we learn that giving a small child opium as a cure for a basic cold will only end in tears, the desire to start a utopian commune and some of the most famous poems in the English cannon. Samuel Taylor Coleridge and AP English Lit teachers across the world thank you.

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In which we learn that being an orphan and having an illegitimate French daughter is a great way to become the #daddy of English romanticism. Yep, William Wordsworth was that bitch.

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In which we learn that predicting that your first boss will be a criminal is a great start in life and dive into some very questionable prophecies along with William Blake.

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In which we learn that rising industry, a revolution and lots of cravats create a really fun new style of writing.

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In which we learn that spending your whole life waiting to become queen maybe isn't the best life choice, even if it does mean befriending the guy who (maybe) invented calculus. Bonus points for being involved in bigamy, though!

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In which we learn that being the younger sister isn't always so bad and that maybe you shouldn't rely on your BFF for all your governing advice. 

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In which we learn that teamwork makes the dream work, as William and Mary take on fathers-in-law, religious division, plots and many affairs to become England's first (and only) co-rulers. Their story features a flood, some light cannibalism and the introduction of a classic pet.

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In which we learn that being the little brother sucks, but that's no excuse for isolating an entire nation aka I shame James II for every decision he ever made because James II sucks.

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In which we learn about Charles II and how having a truly epic amount of sex doesn't always distract someone from being a good ruler and that sometimes fires are good things.

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