Vulgar History

Before the American Civil War, Black opera singer Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield reigned supr... more

In an age when corporations increasingly see people as obstacles to profits, Surekha Davie... more

Breasts, clitoris, hymen, and womb. Across history, these body parts have told women who t... more

Black British history reaches all the way back to the Roman age, so why do many people ass... more

No discussion of 18th-century revolutions is complete without including the Haitian Revolu... more

Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians was a significant figure in English history. Not only did ... more

As my gift to you all, enjoy this newly-edited (just for audio issues, not for content!) d... more

Gráinne Ní Mháille was a 16th-century woman who led the Ó Máille dynasty in the west of Ir... more

William Shakespeare dedicated many of his sonnets to someone known only as the Dark Lady. ... more

Cassie Chadwick, one of history's most successful con artists, was a master of reinvention... more

Slut. Shrew. Sinful. Scold. The 19th- and early 20th-century American women profiled in Th... more

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was an English aristocrat, medical pioneer, writer, and poet. Sh... more

It's a crossover special! Last month, I went on The Art of Crime to share the story of Pri... more

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, aka Adélaïde Des Vertus was one of the greatest female painters i... more

It's a Halloween special! While the French Revolution turned into The Terror, people still... more

Bonus! I'm hard at work right now writing my book Rebel of the Regency, a biography of Car... more

In this instalment of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Marie Antoinette, we wrap up the sag... more

In this instalment of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Marie Antoinette, we look at a man w... more

As our discussion of Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution continues, we're looking a... more

We're back on the Marie Antoinette train, and in Season 7 Part 2 the topic is "Meanwhile, ... more

We're back on the Marie Antoinette train, and in Season 7 Part 2 the topic is "Meanwhile, ... more

This used to be a Patreon-only bonus episode, but now everyone can hear it! Since we'll be... more

Ona Judge Staines, also known as Oney Judge, was born in 1774 into enslavement at Mount Ve... more

Ona Judge Staines, also known as Oney Judge, was born in 1774 into enslavement at Mount Ve... more

In the second part of Peggy Shippen's scandalous saga, we see Philadelphia throw one of it... more

Peggy Shippen was living a Revolutionary-era brat summer when she married the worst possib... more

Nanye'hi, also known as Nancy Ward, was a prominent leader and diplomat of the Cherokee Na... more