Vulgar History: Revolution

Doña Manuela Sáenz de Vergara y Aizpuru was the illegitimate daughter of Spanish nobility in Quito (in modern day Ecuador). After a political awakening, she became involved in the patriot revolution seeking to emancipate South America from Spanish control. And that’s just the beginning.Support Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriterGet merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOUT10 for 10% off your order--References:WikipediaFor Glory and Bolivar by Pamela S. MurrayVulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History: bookshop.org/shop/vulgarhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part two of our exploration of Ireland's most scandalous heroine covers the second part of Lola Montez's life. Can't mention any details here, it's all best experienced as guest Allison Epstein (A Tip for the Hangman) did, by just vibing out while I tell the tale.Learn more about Allison at allisonepstein.com and subscribe to Dirtbags Through The Ages at rapscallison.substack.com/** I forgot to announce Lola’s total scandilicious score in the episode, scroll to the bottom of these notes to see what it is **--Support Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriterGet merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOUT10 for 10% off your orderReferences:WikipediaThe Irish History PodcastQueens of the Mines podcastStuff You Missed in History Class podcastThe Lonely Empress by Joan HaslipLola Montez: A Life, by Bruce Seymourhttps://decider.com/2021/02/19/dickinson-season-2-spider-dance-lola-montez-anna-baryshnikov-pico-alexander/https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/montez-lola-4226https://allthatsinteresting.com/lola-montez** Lola Montez got a 23. Here is where that puts her on the overall scale:Catalina de Erauso 23.5Lola Montez 23Boudica 23Christopher Marlowe 22.5Empress Sisi 21--Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History: bookshop.org/shop/vulgarhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lola Montez is such a groundbreakingly dirtbaggy grifter and icon, we had to invite friend of the pod Allison Epstein (author of A Tip for the Hangman) to share this wildly bananas saga. The saga is truly internationale as well, as part one travels along with Lola from Ireland to India, England, Scotland, Spain, France, and finally Bavaria. And it's just part one of two!! Enjoy!!Learn more about Allison at allisonepstein.com and subscribe to Dirtbags Through The Ages at rapscallison.substack.com/--Support Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriterGet merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOUT10 for 10% off your order--References:WikipediaThe Irish History PodcastStuff You Missed in History Slass podcastThe Lonely Empress by Joan HaslipLola Montez: A Life, by Bruce Seymourhttps://decider.com/2021/02/19/dickinson-season-2-spider-dance-lola-montez-anna-baryshnikov-pico-alexander/https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/montez-lola-4226https://allthatsinteresting.com/lola-montezVulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History: bookshop.org/shop/vulgarhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second part of the saga of Queen Min, we see her extremely competently take control of the Joseon kingdom during a wildly chaotic period in time. China, Japan, Russia, and the US are all at play here and Min has to try and play them all off one another to try and prevent Joseon from falling to any. Meanwhile the father in law from hell, Daewongun, is STILL trying to get rid of her; some of her enemies realize they can manipulate her husband (the literal King) Gojong; she evades at least two major assassination attempts; she kind of rises from the dead; and does she let these things stop her; NO!! (until one of these things sadly does stop her; but does that let Gojong let that be the end of her story; NO!!!)Support Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriterGet merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOUT10 for 10% off your orderReferences:Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World Historyhttps://www.factinate.com/people/facts-queen-min/amp/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/10/323_70902.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Myeongseonghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep_eIppXwT0&t=601shttps://legacyweb.philamuseum.org/doc_downloads/education/JoseonResourceBook.pdfhttps://www.koreasociety.org/images/pdf/KoreanStudies/Curriculum_Materials/LessonbyTime/3_GoryeoJoseon/JoseonDynastyandWomensRights-CustomandLaw_Cerulo_Beth.pdfhttps://www.thoughtco.com/the-joseon-dynasty-in-korea-195719https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_acUrSV0Bi0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This season's internationale world trip heads to the Joseon Kingdom (modern-day Korea) in the late 19th century.In part one of two, we meet the teenage girl (name unknown; I explain why in this episode) chosen to marry the teen Emperor because she had few connections and seemed easy to manipulate. AU CONTRAIRE, the woman known as Queen Min quickly proved herself to be more capable than anyone expected, least of all her arch-enemy, her father-in-law.Reading recommendation: The Silence of Bones by June Hur Support Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriterGet merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOUT10 for 10% off your orderReferences:Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World Historyhttps://www.factinate.com/people/facts-queen-min/amp/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/10/323_70902.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Myeongseonghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep_eIppXwT0&t=601shttps://legacyweb.philamuseum.org/doc_downloads/education/JoseonResourceBook.pdfhttps://www.koreasociety.org/images/pdf/KoreanStudies/Curriculum_Materials/LessonbyTime/3_GoryeoJoseon/JoseonDynastyandWomensRights-CustomandLaw_Cerulo_Beth.pdfhttps://www.thoughtco.com/the-joseon-dynasty-in-korea-195719https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_acUrSV0Bi0--Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History: bookshop.org/shop/vulgarhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marguerite Steinheil was a French woman in the 19th century who was embroiled in two pretty tabloid-adjacent deaths: the sex death of the French President, and then the gruesome murder of her husband and mother. She was THE moment in France when all this happened, but so many scandales happened later on that she's been largely forgotten UNTIL NOW!!Sarah Horowitz, this week's guest, wrote a book all about Marguerite's scandalicious life, called RED WIDOW: THE SCANDAL THAT SHOOK PARIS AND THE WOMAN BEHIND IT. Who better to share this story that Sarah herself! Learn more about Sarah and her book at sarahehorowitz.comPurchase a copy of RED WIDOW from Bookshop, where a portion of the money supports Vulgar History, through this link: https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781728226323Support Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriterGet merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOUT10 for 10% off your orderVulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History: bookshop.org/shop/vulgarhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we get into the third act of Sisi's life story which includes a LOT of horseback riding, a LOT of off the beaten path internationale tourism, the Mayerling Incident, and then her eventual legacy.Content warning: suicide, grooming, murder 18:36-23:39Learn more about Lana Wood Johnson at lanawoodjohnson.comReferences:WikipediaThe Lonely Empress: Sisi of Austria by Joan Haslip (book from 1965, out of print)The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria by Brigitte Hamann (book from 1988, translated from German)Sissi by Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Bohm from Taschen (pictures are amazing bio is not great)The Hapsburgs: Embodying Empire by Andrew Wheatcroft (overview of Hapsburgs and useful family tree) https://www.historytoday.com/archive/anorectic-empress-elisabeth-austriahttps://www.history.com/news/the-tragic-austrian-empress-who-was-murdered-by-anarchistshttps://historyofyesterday.com/the-tragedies-and-triumphs-of-sissis-sisters-1f08ce9df80bhttps://metropole.at/5-things-about-elisabeth-sissi/Support Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriterGet merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOUT10 for 10% off your orderVulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History: bookshop.org/shop/vulgarhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week was the set-up, this week we delve into Sisi's whole deal. Again we're joined by Lana Wood Johnson (author of Technically You Started It and Speak For Yourself), Sisi superfan. Learn more about Lana and her books at lanawoodjohnson.com* Content warning: starting at 8:31, there is discussion of depression, anxiety, disordered eating, anorexia nervosa, and anorexia athletica. This content ends at 27:21.Support Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriterGet merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOUT10 for 10% off your orderReferences:WikipediaThe Lonely Empress: Sisi of Austria by Joan Haslip (book from 1965, out of print)The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria by Brigitte Hamann (book from 1988, translated from German)Sissi by Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Bohm from Taschen (pictures are amazing bio is not great)The Hapsburgs: Embodying Empire by Andrew Wheatcroft (overview of Hapsburgs and useful family tree) https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780140236347https://www.historytoday.com/archive/anorectic-empress-elisabeth-austriahttps://www.history.com/news/the-tragic-austrian-empress-who-was-murdered-by-anarchistshttps://historyofyesterday.com/the-tragedies-and-triumphs-of-sissis-sisters-1f08ce9df80bhttps://metropole.at/5-things-about-elisabeth-sissi/Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History: bookshop.org/shop/vulgarhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Empress Elisabeth, known to almost everyone as Sisi, was a Bavarian royal who married the Emperor of Austria (a Hapsburg!!). Because this is an era and region I didn't know much about, we're joined by Sisi superfan and Hapsburg expert Lana Wood Johnson (author of two YA novels: Technically You Started It, and Speak For Yourself; you should buy them!!) to help fill in the blanks.Learn more about Lana and her books at lanawoodjohnson.comSupport Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriterGet merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOUT10 for 10% off your orderReferences:WikipediaThe Lonely Empress: Sisi of Austria by Joan Haslip (book from 1965, out of print)The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria by Brigitte Hamann (book from 1988, translated from German)Sissi by Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Bohm from Taschen (pictures are amazing bio is not great)The Hapsburgs: Embodying Empire by Andrew Wheatcroft (overview of Hapsburgs and useful family tree) https://www.historytoday.com/archive/anorectic-empress-elisabeth-austriahttps://www.history.com/news/the-tragic-austrian-empress-who-was-murdered-by-anarchistshttps://historyofyesterday.com/the-tragedies-and-triumphs-of-sissis-sisters-1f08ce9df80bhttps://metropole.at/5-things-about-elisabeth-sissi/Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History: bookshop.org/shop/vulgarhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all know by now how iconic Hortense Mancini was. Is it any wonder that the other Mazarinettes were just as cool? This week, we tie up the Hortense saga with a look at the stories of Anna Marie Martinozzi, Laura Martinozzi, Laura Mancini, Olympe Mancini, Marie Mancini, and Marianne Mancini along with Boy Mazarinette Philippe Mancini.Between these seven we have: one musketeer, two accused poisoners, one iconic courthouse strut, one nighttime fleeing from the law, at least one pretty cool husband, at least one escape from a convent, and more!Support Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriterGet merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOUT10 for 10% off your orderInfo about how to take action after the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs Wade is at http://podvoices.helpReferences:WikipediaThe Affair of the Poisons by Anne Somerset Love and Louis XIV by Antonia Fraser The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin by Elizabeth C. Goldsmith https://partylike1660.com/marie-mancini-princesse-colonna/Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History: bookshop.org/shop/vulgarhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices