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Not-so Bloody MaryWars of the Roses Season Introductory Episode: Take Notes, Kardashians.We’re starting a new season and with it, a new time period! This episode gives you an overview of the Wars of the Roses: Why, Who, When, Where, and How. That way you’ll be all caught up when we start the best part of the show-talking about the women who’ve been painted with a brush of misogyny (or a whole paint can).2022-03-051h 20Not-so Bloody MaryKatherine Howard Part Six: Please Pack TissuesWe talk about the final months of Katherine’s short life, culminating in her untimely death. Enjoy listening to us try not to cry:)2022-01-231h 02Not-so Bloody MaryKatherine Howard Part Five: Things Drastically Get WorseWe’re finally back!! We discuss Katherine’s questioning, her and Thomas Culpepper, Lady Rochford, and Francis Dereham. Mostly, we feel bad for everyone who got caught up in this because Henry was upset. Also, Quinn gets mad because she still hasn’t met Grace’s new puppy.2021-10-1659 minNot-so Bloody MaryKatherine Howard Part Four: Things Just Keep Getting WorseWe discuss Katherine and Thomas Culpepper during the summer progress of 1541, King James of Scotland ghosting Henry VIII, and the stressful working conditions if you were one of Katherine’s ladies in 1541 because she needed therapy.2021-07-1957 minNot-so Bloody MaryKatherine Howard Part Three: Katherine’s Confidence Ebbs and FlowsWe talk about Katherine Howard’s time in her marriage to Henry VIII until around June 1541. Digressions include the fact that we’re done grade ten, and that Quinn’s search history is messed up due to random historical searches.2021-06-271h 12Not-so Bloody MaryKatherine Howard Part Two: Anne of Cleves Is Not Having a Good YearWe discuss Katherine’s life at court before she married Henry VIII, ending right as Henry becomes the most-married European monarch! Plus, Anne of Cleves just came out here to have a good time and she’s honestly feeling so attacked right now.2021-06-1359 minNot-so Bloody MaryKatherine Howard Part One: The Early YearsWe discuss Katherine Howard’s childhood and early adolescence, right up to the end of her tenure at the Dowager Duchess’ household.2021-05-301h 13Not-so Bloody MaryMary Tudor Part Six: The End (This is the One With the Burnings, It’s Not Great)We talk about the final years of Mary’s reign and her life, including her marriage to Philip, subsequent false pregnancies, the religious persecution we’ve all heard of, and several small rebellions because surprisingly, people don’t like it when you kill members of their religion.2021-05-171h 36Not-so Bloody MaryMary Tudor Minisode Four: Wyatt Rebellion/ Mary and Elizabeth Need to Work Some Things OutWe talk about the Wyatt Rebellion of 1554, Lady Jane Grey’s untimely death, and the fact that Mary and Elizabeth needed some serious family counselling.2021-05-091h 23Not-so Bloody MaryMary Tudor Part Five: Finally, QueenWe discuss Mary’s ascension to the throne of England as its very first Queen Regnant.2021-05-021h 07Not-so Bloody MaryMary Tudor Minicast Three: Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Margaret Tudor, Queen of ScotsWe discuss Mary Tudor’s two paternal aunts, Margaret and Mary.2021-04-251h 13Not-so Bloody MaryMary Tudor Part Four: Mary vs The Edwardian ReformationWe cover Mary’s life throughout the entirety of her brother Edward VI’s reign. She does not listen to his strong suggestions that she stop hearing Mass four times a day, and it doesn’t go well for her.2021-04-181h 08Not-so Bloody MaryMary Tudor Minicast Two: Edward TudorTo give a better description of the world Mary Tudor was living in during her brother Edward’s reign, we take a look at Edward himself: his short life, his religion and impact on Protestantism, and his reign itself.2021-04-121h 09Not-so Bloody MaryMary Tudor Part Three: Henry Goes Through Four Wives, Mary Gets Zero HusbandsWe discuss Mary Tudor’s life from her rejoining of the royal family to the death of her father. Henry proves that once again, he’s emotionally manipulative.2021-04-031h 15Not-so Bloody MaryMary Tudor Part Two: Mary is Very, Very Stubborn (and Henry needs to re-evaluate his life choices)We discuss Mary’s life from 1533-1536, talking about her refusal to sign the Oath, her time in Elizabeth’s household, and her eventual submission to her father’s will.2021-03-211h 15Not-so Bloody MaryMary Tudor Minicast One: Margaret Pole and Frances Brandon/GreyWe discuss Margaret Pole, one of our favourite women of the Tudor time period, and Frances Brandon, mother of Lady Jane Grey.2021-03-141h 15Not-so Bloody MaryMary Tudor Part One: It’s a Wonderful Life...Until it Isn’tWe cover Mary Tudor for Women’s History month, and chat about the first seventeen-ish years of her life, the ickiness of her parents’ very public divorce, and the fact that she can speak a vast number of languages.2021-03-0758 minNot-so Bloody MaryAnne Boleyn Part Five: The Final Days (Music Free Version)In our final Anne Boleyn episode, we talk about her last days on Earth, her trial and execution, her legacy, and whether or not she deserves the reputation she’s been given.2021-02-231h 27Not-so Bloody MaryAnne Boleyn Part Four: Cromwell Deserves to be Drop-kicked off a Roof (Music Free Version)We talk about the final months leading up to Anne Boleyn’s arrest and later execution, and figure out just why Cromwell wanted her gone.2021-02-211h 12Not-so Bloody MaryAnne Boleyn Minicast Three: Elizabeth (Music Free Version)We discuss Elizabeth’s relationship with and opinion of the mother she barely knew.2021-02-171h 02Not-so Bloody MaryAnne Boleyn Part Three: 1533-March 1536 (Music Free Version)Starting with Elizabeth’s birth, we take a look at Anne’s life as queen leading up to the events that made her downfall possible.2021-02-101h 12Not-so Bloody MaryAnne Boleyn Minicast 2: Six the Musical and Showtime’s The Tudors (Music Free Version)We discuss Anne’s portrayal in the recent smash hit musical Six and her portrayal by Natalie Dormer in The Tudors. (if you only want to listen to the Tudors part, it starts 36 minutes in)2021-02-031h 22Not-so Bloody MaryAnne Boleyn Two: Henry, That’s Sexual Harassment (Music Free Version)Anne’s life from 1526-33. Henry needs to learn the meaning of the word no.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-01-251h 20Not-so Bloody MaryAnne and Henry Mini Cast (Music-Free Version)We discuss Anne and Henry’s motivations that dictated their lives.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-01-161h 03Not-so Bloody MaryAnne Boleyn Part One: Anne of the Thousand Courts (no music version)This episode focuses on Anne’s early teens and twenties which she spends at the courts of Austria, France and England. Oh, and we put several rumours to rest. A sixth finger? Really?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-01-121h 33