We're celebrating all different kinds of love in the Smoke Circle for Valentine's Day! First up, Laurel travels through time recounting iconic stories of love and friendship suggested by listeners--from John Adams and Thomas Jefferson to Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Next, Kt travels through the life and family tree of Norman king William I--also known as William the Conqueror.
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Mentioned In the Stories:
Family Tree for William the Conqueror
Alice B. Toklas's Special Recipe
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The Socials!
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Our Love Stories Were Suggested By...
Heloise and Abelard from @rue.chemin.vert
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson from Dr. Darren R. Reid @thathistorianinsta
Marquis de Lafayette and Adrienne from Brendan Dowd at History Nerds United @histnerdsunited
Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine from TK at For The Love of History @fortheloveof_historypodcast
Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas from Derek at History's Greatest Idiots @historysgreatestidiots
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Source Materials:
Love Stories--
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14268/pg14268-images.html
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/35977/35977-h/35977-h.htm
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Abelard
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/adams-interview-historians/
https://www.history.com/news/jefferson-adams-founding-frenemies
https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/marquis-de-lafayette
https://www.history.com/news/napoleon-josephine-bonaparte-love-story-marriage-divorce
https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/josephine-1763-1814
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37499/37499-h/37499-h.htm
(Napoleon’s letters)
https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/gertrude-stein-alice-b-toklas-love-story
https://www.getty.edu/news/good-food-conversation-with-gertrude-stein-and-alice-b-toklas/
William the Conqueror--
https://www.royal.uk/william-the-conqueror
https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-william-the-conqueror
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings
https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/william-conqueror-parents-0010669
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rollo-duke-of-Normandy
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harald-I-king-of-Norway
https://englishhistory.net/vikings/king-canute-the-great/
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Intro/outro music: "Loopster" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
