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A history podcast with a pop culture twist. Get book, TV, movie, and podcast recommendations about your favorite historical figures. New episodes released on Mondays.
Theda Bara was the most famous movie star you’ve probably never heard of. One of the first movie stars, America’s first goth, and Hollywood’s first sex symbol, Theda Bara was the epitome of Madame Mystery. Though most of her films have been lost to time, Theda is one of the pioneers of early Hollywood.
More Halloween Episodes:
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Resources
Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara by Eve Golden: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/741931.Vamp
You Must Remember This Podcast: https://radiopublic.com/you-must-remember-this-G2wdZR/s1!b877a
The Woman with Hungry Eyes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0997110/
In a first for Storical Podcast, here is a live episode! I recently gave a lecture sharing some of the most interesting stories in perfume history. Listen to hear about perfume and poison such as Acqua Tofana, Chanel versus Schiaparelli, perfumes recovered from the Titanic, the perfume Andy Warhol was buried with, and the perfume Jude Law used to get into character to play Henry VIII. This was a wild ride, check it out!
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We all know about Eastern European vampires but did you know that right here in America we had our own vampire panic? Yup. It turns out New England was kind of a scary place the first 200 years of colonial and then American rule. Listen to today’s episode to learn about the New England Vampire Panic and Mercy Brown, the teenaged purported vampire.
Further Reading
The Great New England Vampire Panic, Smithsonian Magazine
The Last American Vampire, History
Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s Vampires by Michael E. Bell
Gilded Age New York was all about flaunting your money. And no one did it better than the first families of excess, the Astors and the Vanderbilts. Part two is all about multi-hyphenate Alva Vanderbilt. Social climber, society leader, architect, suffragette. We will also take a look at her daughter Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough. Tune in!
Photos
Vanderbilt Costume Ball of 1883:
https://www.antiquetrader.com/collecting-101/the-vanderbilt-ball-of-1883
Electric Light Dress:
https://theenchantedmanor.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Alice-Vanderbilt-dressed-as-the-Electric-Light-for-the-ball-3-26-1883.jpg
Consuelo Vanderbilt:
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/images/consuelo-vanderbilt-2.jpg
Nonfiction
Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age by Amanda Mckenzie Stuart
Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper
Social Climber: The Iron Will and Determined Rise of Alva Vanderbilt by The Gilded Gentelman Podcast
Edith Wharton’s New York by The Bowery Boys Podcast
Fiction
The Gilded Age on HBO
The Social Graces by Renee Rosen
A Well Behaved Woman by Theresa Anne Fowler
Gilded Age New York was all about flaunting your money. And no one did it better than the first families of excess, the Astors and the Vanderbilts. Part one of a multi part series, today we’re looking at the life of Caroline Astor, the “Mystic Rose” and arbiter of taste in New York Society. You’ll want to listen to the episode to get primed on the new HBO series, The Gilded Age. Tune in!
HISTORICAL FICTION
The Social Graces by Renée Rosen
PODCASTS
The Astors and the Waldorf Astoriaby The Bowery Boys
The Real Mrs. Astor, Ruler or Rebel?by The Gilded Gentleman
The Mrs. Astorby The History Chicks
NONFICTION
Season of Splendor: The Court of Mrs. Astor by Greg King
When the Astors Owned New York by Justin Kaplan
This is the Storical Halloween Special. The veil is thin and the dead walk among us. Before you indulge in some tricks or treats, enjoy this episode and decide whether Lizzie Borden really took an ax to give her mother 40 whacks. Links to all sources referenced and full transcript are below!
PODCASTS
Hysterical History - Lizzie Borden Series - https://shows.acast.com/hysterical-history/episodes
Criminal Broads - Lizzie Borden LLC - https://www.stitcher.com/show/criminal-broads/episode/lizzie-borden-llc-56549642
Biographics - Lizzie Borden - https://youtu.be/xU5Hk-mFi9Y
The History Chicks - Lizzie Borden, Revisited - http://thehistorychicks.com/episode-79-lizzie-borden-revisted/
Stuff You Missed in History Class - Lizzie Borden and Her Axe - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/lizzie-borden-and-her-axe-30208049/
MOVIES & TV
Lizzie (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5160938/
Lizzie Borden Took an Axe (2014) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3118958/
BOOKS
Maplecroft by Cherie Priest - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/20821288
Storical is back with an all new episode about the messy life of Mary Queen of Scots. There is murder, treason, Medicis, and Tudors… you won’t want to miss it! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher so you never miss an episode with all of my sporadic absences.
Fiction
Mary Queen of Scots and the Isles by Margaret George - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16033.Mary_Queen_of_Scotland_and_The_Isles
The Wild Queen by Carolyn Meyer - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431797-the-wild-queen
Nonfiction
Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10079.Mary_Queen_of_Scots
Movies & TV
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2328900/
Mary of Scotland (1936) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027948/
The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots (1895) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132134
Reign (2013-2017) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2710394
Podcasts
Queens Podcast - Mary Queen of Scots - https://shows.acast.com/queenshistorypodcast/episodes/605a372ed90cd2354f494b17
Thistle Do Nicely - Mary Queen of Scots - https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/
BBC In Our Time - Mary Queen of Scots - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b088fs7z
Stuff You Missed in History Class - Rival Queens: Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I - https://www.scribd.com/podcast/418357825/SYMHC-Classics-Rival-Queens-Mary-Stuart-and-Elizabeth-I
Storical is back for an all new season starting with a special episode for Black History Month. This week, we’re talking about Edmonia Lewis, the first American artist of color to achieve international fame.
Listen to the episode to learn about this titan of the art world who was almost lost to history, and about the century-long mystery of the disappearance of her most famous work.
New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
The festivities that grew into modern day Christmas have spanned millennia. But most of the traditions we recognize today began under the reign of Queen Victoria. Take a listen for the history of Christmas cards, kissing balls, Christmas trees, and presents. Check out the links below for some creepy Victorian cards. Happy holidays! See you in 2021!
More Info
Queen Victoria’s Christmas Tree - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Victoria_and_Albert_Christmas_tree.jpg
Creepy Victorian Christmas Cards - https://www.boredpanda.com/creepy-victorian-vintage-christmas-cards
The First Christmas Card - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-christmas-card-180957487/
Storical Holiday Reading - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/sweet-tea-apothecary/2020/11/21/8-historical-holiday-books-to-read-this-winter
Charles Dickens Storical Series - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical?tag=charles%20dickens
Pssst…it turns out Christmas is a super pagan holiday. On today’s episode we’re doing a brief overview of the origins of Christmas and how Charles Dickens brought the holiday back after Oliver Cromwell had Christmas canceled. For all those who think there’s a war on Christmas…just be glad Oliver Cromwell’s not still around.
Happy Solstice, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas! I’ll talk to you in the New Year.
This is a rebroadcast from the sunnier days of 2019.
New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
Further Listening
Charles Dickens episodes of Storical Podcast
It’s Native American Heritage Day! For today’s episode, I’ll be shining a light on an important Native woman in Nevada history: Sarah Winnemucca. She was the first Native woman to write an autobiography and traveled around the US on a lecture tour educating and protesting the plight of her people. Take a listen and get inspired, then research the tribes indigenous to your area. There is fascinating history all around us.
New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Audible, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
Recommended Reading
Life Among the Paiutes by Sarah Winnemucca
Paiute Princess: The Story of Sarah Winnemucca by Deborah Kogan Ray
Edgar Allan Poe had a mind for the macabre. But as it turns out, some of his most famous works were based on true tales of horror. Listen to the episode for the origin stories of 5 of Poe’s spookiest works.
New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Audible, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
Read Edgar Allan Poe’s Stories on Project Gutenberg
The Cholera Masquerade
Houdini Episodes of Storical
Elizabeth Bathory on Storical
Edgar Allan Poe died in 1849, but there are still places standing that housed the author. This week, we’re traveling from Richmond to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston for a look at some of the most interesting places to visit on your very own Poe Pilgrimage.
Sites Mentioned
Richmond
The Poe Museum - https://www.poemuseum.org/
The Raven Room - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-raven-room-charlottesville-virginia
Baltimore
The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum (Virtual tours available) - https://www.poeinbaltimore.org/museum/
Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/edgar-allan-poe-s-grave
Philadelphia
The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site - https://www.nps.gov/edal/index.htm
Grip the Raven at Free Library of Philadelphia - https://libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/3554
New York
Edgar Allan Poe Street - https://viewing.nyc/vintage-photograph-from-1879-shows-the-uws-house-where-edgar-allan-poe-wrote-the-raven/
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage - http://bronxhistoricalsociety.org/poe-cottage/history-of-the-cottage/
Boston
Edgar Allan Poe Square - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/edgar-allan-poe-square
Edgar Allan Poe died as he lived…mysteriously. It’s been more than 200 years and we still don’t know what killed Poe but there are theories. Today, we’re taking a look at the leading theories as to what killed the macabre author as well as the mysterious story of the Poe Toaster.
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Edgar Allan Poe’s masterpiece, The Raven, was inspired not by any ordinary raven, not by a harbinger of doom, it was a talking pet raven named Grip owned by none other than Charles Dickens. Tune in for the story of Grip…then go visit the real Grip who is still on display at the Free Library of Philadelphia!
https://libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/3554
http://www.openculture.com/2016/10/charles-dickens-edgar-allan-poe-met.html
Talking raven! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POiLhy3nfWQ
Storical’s Charles Dickens Series: https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical?tag=charles+dickens
New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
October is spOoOoky month and OF COURSE Edgar Allan Poe died in October. This month on Storical, tune in every week for a new episode on the life and writings of Poe. Today, we’re going over his full life story. Check back for episodes on Grip the raven, the mysterious death of Poe, and some of the inspirations for his tales of terror.
Nonfiction
Edgar Allan Poe in New York: The Bowery Boys – https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2017/10/edgar-allan-poe-new-york-places-master-gloom-horror-made-mark.html
Edgar Allan Poe Master of Horror: BBC World Service – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswpsj
Haunted Charleston – Edgar Allan Poe’s Secret Love by Fabled Collective – https://www.fabledcollective.com/listen/edgar-allan-poes-secret-love
Fiction
The Hours of Life – https://www.theatre22.org/the-hours-of-life/
Nevermore – http://nevermoreshow.com/
The Raven’s Bride by Lenore Hart - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8713454-the-raven-s-bride
Movies
The Raven (2012) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1486192/
More Halloween Episodes from Storical
Harry Houdini Episodes – https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical?tag=harry+houdini
Elizabeth Bathory - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/2019/10/31/halloween-special-the-blood-countess-elizabeth-bathory
Marie Laveau was THE Voodoo Queen in a city overrun with purported doctors and queens. Today we’re separating fact from fiction about both Marie and voodoo. Was she a witch or a saint? When you actually get into the nitty gritty of her life and dig deeper than the many exaggerated stories about both the woman and voodoo itself, what you find is actually not spooky at all – it’s a story of mercy, generosity, and serious hustle.
Storical will be a little less frequent for the next few months as I’m undergoing some health treatments. Subscribe in whatever app you use to get all the latest episodes or follow @StoricalPodcast on Instagram.
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Non-fiction
The Magic of Marie Laveau: Embracing the Spiritual Legacy of The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans by Denise Alvarado - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44442902
Hoodoo in America by Zora Neale Hurston - https://books.google.com/books/about/Hoodoo_in_America.html?id=EacSHAAACAAJ
Haitian Revolution Part 1 by Footnoting History - https://www.footnotinghistory.com/home/haitian-revolution-part-i-1791-1793
Marie Laveau by Queens Podcast - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/katy-2/queens-podcst/e/65213837
Marie Laveau by Deviant Women Podcast - https://deviantwomenpodcast.com/2020/02/27/marie-laveau/
Fiction
Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker Rhodes - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/336622.Voodoo_Dreams
Marie Laveau by Francine Prose - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51792.Marie_Laveau
Film
Laveau (Still in Development) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5570862/
Dinner with the Alchemist (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3923750
American Horror Story: Coven (2013) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3743358
Check out my perfume inspired by Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen: https://www.immortalperfumes.com/imported-products/voodoo-queen-a-perfume-inspired-by-marie-laveau
When Percy Bysshe Shelley was cremated, Lord Byron and the others present noticed something odd… his heart wouldn’t burn. This week, we’re diving into the strange story of Mary Shelley and the calcified heart of her husband.
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For more backstory on Mary Shelley, listen to the episode, The Strange, Tragic Life of Mary Shelley, or read the Behind the Perfume article, Mary Shelley’s Unhallowed Art.
Check out my Mary Shelley tribute perfume Unhallowed Art here.
Artemisia Gentileschi was a Baroque painter whose story has long been dominated by that of her father…and her rapist. But Artemisia lived a long, full, and successful life. She was the only woman who followed in the tradition of Carvaggio and was the court painter for the Medicis. Listen for her fascinating story of survival and transcendence.
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Artemisia’s Paintings
Self Portrait as a Lute Player - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Portrait_as_a_Lute_Player
Susana and the Elders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi#/media/File:Susanna_and_the_Elders_(1610),_Artemisia_Gentileschi.jpg
Judith Slaying Holofernes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi#/media/File:Judit_decapitando_a_Holofernes,_por_Artemisia_Gentileschi.jpg
Non-fiction
Artemisia’s Moment - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/artemisias-moment-62150147/
Artemisia Gentileshi on Stuff You Missed in History Class - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/artemisia-gentileschi-30207824/
Artemisia Gentileschi on The Art History Babes - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-art-history-babes/artemisia-gentileschi/
Fiction
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullogh - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35540804-blood-water-paint
It’s True, It’s True, It’s True at the Breach Theater - https://www.breachtheatre.com/
Film
Artemisia (1997) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123385/
Art Exhibitions
National Gallery (London) - https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/artemisia
This week, we’re revisiting the colorful, iconic, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Her life was marked by pain and suffering of both the body and the heart. Listen to learn about the life and loves of Frida.
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Non-fiction
Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life by Maria Hesse (there is an English translation as well) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33098885-frida-kahlo
Frida: The Story of Her Life by Vanna Vinci - https://prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de/book/Frida-Kahlo-The-story-of-her-life/Vanna-Vinci/Prestel-com/e526857.rhd
The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self Portrait with Carlos Fuentes and Sarah M. Lowe - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91760.The_Diary_of_Frida_Kahlo
Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom compiled by Hardie Grant - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38740998-pocket-frida-kahlo-wisdom
Podcasts
BBC In Our Time, Frida Kahlo - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06125zc
Frida Kahlo: Her Surreal Reality
Frida's Perfume Collection
Frida Kahlo's Menagerie
Frida's Frenemy
Fiction
The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo by F.G. Haghenbeck - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13544788-the-secret-book-of-frida-kahlo
Film
Frida (2002) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120679/
Bonus!
Was Frida Kahlo’s Voice Captured on a Tape? By Nancy Coleman https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/arts/frida-kahlo-voice-questions.html
Nannerl Mozart was Mozart’s older sister and a child prodigy herself. Today we’re taking a look at the life of the pushed aside sister.
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Further Reading
Mozart’s Sister by Rita Charbonnier - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/471025.Mozart_s_Sister
Mozart’s Sister (2010 film) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1653911/
Mozart’s Last Aria by Matt Rees - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10815657-mozart-s-last-aria
The movie Amadeus solidified the belief that not only was Mozart murdered, but he was murdered at Salieri’s hand. That didn’t actually happen and the real story is a lot more complicated. Listen to the episode to learn more about Mozart’s “rival,” Antonio Salieri.
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Further Reading
Antonio Salieri’s Revenge by Alex Ross - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/06/03/antonio-salieris-revenge
Replay episode! Get ready for some drama filled history as we welcome our first gentleman subject to Storical, King Henry VIII. Love him or loathe him his story is epic. And, spoiler alert! We’ll be doing a whole episode on Anne Boleyn, his most intriguing wife, next month. Links to all recommendations below.
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Non-fiction
Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10109.Henry_VIII
How Henry VIII Worked by Stuff You Missed in History Class Podcast - https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/how-henry-viii-worked.htm
Book Club: The Other Boleyn Girl by Rude Tudors Podcast -
https://www.rudetudors.com/episodes/category/henry-viii
Jane Seymour: Henry VIII’s Favourite Queen by History Extra Podcast - https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/jane-seymour-henry-viiis-favourite-queen/
Henry VIII by Rex Factor Podcast - https://rexfactor.podbean.com/e/36-henry-viii/
Fiction
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes By His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10108.The_Autobiography_of_Henry_VIII
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6101138-wolf-hall
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13507212-bring-up-the-bodies
Wife After Wife by Olivia Hayfield - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52544427-wife-after-wife
Shows
The Tudors - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758790/
The White Queen - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2372220
The White Princess - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5705956
The Spanish Princess - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8417308
Check out the Immortal Perfumes cologne oil inspired by Henry VIII.
Bishops from the Catholic church were in charge of Joan of Arc’s trial and ended up condemning her to die. So if it was the church that burned her, why the change of heart and change of status to a saint? Today we’re looking at what happened during the 500 years after her death that led to her becoming the patron saint of France.
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We all know that Joan of Arc believed she heard the voices of saints sent by God on her mission to save France. But who were these saints and what were there stories? Today, we’re taking a look at the origin stories of St. Michael, St. Margaret, and St. Catherine and where they fit in to the politics of the time.
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Charles VI believed he was made entirely of glass and that any small movement would cause him to shatter. Listen in for an exploration of the glass delusion (afflicted lots of nobles!) and how this French king’s fear that his body was glass set Joan of Arc’s mission in motion.
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Further Reading
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5250/symploke.23.1-2.0327?seq=1
Joan of Arc is the patron saint of France, and unlike many of the saints…she actually existed! Listen to the episode to learn how an illiterate peasant girl was able to drive out the English and put the French back on the path to reclaim their country during the Hundred Years War. Did she really speak to angels? Was she a bloodthirsty soldier? We know more about her than most Medieval women but there are no easy answers in her story.
New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
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Non-fiction
Joan of Arc: A History by Helen Castor - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23131105-joan-of-arc
Occult Confessions Podcast - https://www.occultconfessions.com/episodes/2018/4/27/lady-magic-2-joan-of-arc
Our Fake History Podcast - https://ourfakehistory.com/index.php/season-1/episode-21-how-do-you-explain-joan-of-arc-part-i/
Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orléans by Biographics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVPD5eFihKw
Fiction
The Maid by Kimberly Cutter - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10713781-the-maid
The Language of Fire: Joan of Arc Reimagined by Stephanie Hemphill - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41824501-the-language-of-fire
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2874/2874-h/2874-h.htm
Film
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151137/
Joan of Arc - Trailer (OMG Neil Patrick Harris is Charles VII lol) (1999) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmx5MHfsWPM
With the rapid spread of COVID-19, people across the globe are feeling anxious and uncertain. It’s important to remember that we’ve been here before. Many times. With less technology and less knowledge about health, medicine, and germs. So, before you rush out and buy more toilet paper, take a look at five of the worst pestilences in human history and how we got over them and changed the world.
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Further Reading
Visualization of the History of Pandemics - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/
What Black Women’s Histories Can Teach Us About Pandemics - https://msmagazine.com/2020/04/20/what-black-womens-histories-can-teach-us-about-pandemics/
Henry VIII: His Kingdom for a Son - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/2019/6/1/henry-viii-his-kingdom-for-a-son
Anne Boleyn: The Doomed Queen - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/2019/7/12/anne-boleyn-the-doomed-queen
This week marks both the birthday and death day of one of (the?) greatest writer of all time, William Shakespeare! For the Storical Shakespeare Special, we’re doing a primer on his life with some interesting, little known facts about the Bard. All the world’s a stage and he was merely a player…but a player who left a lasting impact on Western culture.
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Further Reading
Folger Shakespeare Library - https://www.folger.edu/
List of books featuring Shakespeare as a character (I’m interested in The Secret Confessions of Anne Shakespeare and License to Quill) - https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/list/share/369306237/982975478?page=1
My 5 favorite Shakespeare plays in order:
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
The Tempest
A Midsummer’s Night Dream
The Merchant of Venice
After you visited the museum, if you were brave enough and could afford the extra six pence admission, Madame Tussaud would allow you entry to her infamous Chamber of Horrors. An early version of The Chamber was created in the late 1700s and was the most popular exhibit until its demise in 2016. Today we’re looking at the gory appeal of Madame Tussaud’s Chamber of Horrors.
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You’ve seen the creepy wax figures of celebrities, but did you know that Madame Tussaud was an actual person who hung out with Marie Antoinette? Today we’re looking at the artist who survived The Terror to rule an entertainment empire that is still going strong 200 years later.
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Non-fiction
Madame Tussaud: A Life in Wax by Kate Berridge - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1484920.Madame_Tussaud
Memoirs of Madame Tussaud - https://archive.org/details/11499676.2170.emory.edu/page/n13/mode/2up
The Tussaud Test of Popularity by Stuff You Missed in History Class - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/the-tussaud-test-of-popularity-30208164/
The Story of Madame Tussaud by History Extra Podcast - https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/story-life-madame-marie-tussaud-edward-carey-little-novel-podcast/
Fiction
Little by Edward Carey - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38649806-little
Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8689913-madame-tussaud
Further Reading
Dr. Phillipe Curtious - https://www.geriwalton.com/madame-tussauds-mentor-philippe-mathe-curtius/
How the Real Madame Tussaud Built a Business Out of Beheadings - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tussauds
Madame Tussaud: The Astounding Tale of Survival Behind the Woman Who Made History - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/04/madame-tussaud-edward-carey-little
Marie Antoinette Series on Storical Podcast - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/tag/marie+antoinette
Historical Pandemics Blog Post - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/sweet-tea-apothecary/2020/3/31/historical-outbreaks-and-pandemics-and-how-humans-overcame-them
Quarantine and Chill Blog Post - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/sweet-tea-apothecary/2020/4/2/quarantine-and-chill-some-books-museums-tv-shows-and-project-ideas-to-get-you-through-isolation
Final episode in our series for Irish History Month is a rebroadcast of last year’s episode on Charlotte Brontë! (Her grandparents were Irish, it counts.) Charlotte wasn’t just some spinster writer. Her life was full of adventure and tragedy. Listen to learn more about the creator of Jane Eyre!
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Non-fiction
Charlotte Brontë a Fiery Heart by Claire Harman - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25739007-charlotte-bront
Stuff You Missed in History Class Podcast Episodes
Growing Up Brontë - https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/growing-up-bronte.htm
From Brontë to Bell and Back Again - https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/from-bronte-to-bell-and-back-again.htm
BBC World Service: World Book Club, Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03sqwl4
New York Times Charlotte Brontë Obituary - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/obituaries/overlooked-charlotte-bronte.html
Movies
Jane Eyre starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1229822/
Jane Eyre starring Charlotte Gainsbourg - https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/jane-eyre-1996
Bonus! Not mentioned in episode:
BBC To Walk Invisible - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04cf4wv
Fiction
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27003.The_Eyre_Affair
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25868918-jane-steele
Romancing Miss Brontë by Juliet Gael - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6906240-romancing-miss-bront
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë by Syrie James - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2342881.The_Secret_Diaries_of_Charlotte_Bront
Extras
Jane Eyre Perfume - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/imported-products/jane-eyre-a-charlotte-bront-inspired-perfume
Mr. Rochester Cologne - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/imported-products/mr-rochester-a-cologne-inspired-by-jane-eyre
Quarantine Content Survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9QZY8JD
Dr. James Miranda Barry was a Victorian doctor with a big secret: he was born Margaret Anne Bulkley. We’re rounding out Irish History Month with the highly accomplished doctor (wish we had him now for the pandemic!) with a fluid gender. Tune in for more on his life and the scandal that ensued upon his death.
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Further Reading
The Doctor by Patricia Dunker - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/793640.The_Doctor
Whistling Psyche by Sebastian Barry - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137482.Whistling_Psyche_Fred_and_Jane
Dr. James Barry on Sawbones Podcast - https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/sawbones-dr-james-barry/
Whether someone is a freedom fighter or a terrorist depends on whose side you’re on. Such is the case with Michael Collins, the Irish revolutionary who paved the way for Irish independence. Tune in to learn more about the enigmatic “Big Fellow” who brought an empire to it’s knees before his assassination at age 31.
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Further Reading
Terrible Angel by Dermot McEvoy: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2544968.Terrible_Angel
The Big Fellow by The History of Ireland Podcast: http://thehistoryofireland.com/
416 Irish Legacy of Michael Collins by Rick Steves - https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/radio/programs/program-416
Michael Collins BBC 4 Series 6: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0076p87
Michael Collins (1996): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117039/
Support Local Seattle Businesses and Nonprofits During the Pandemic: https://www.immortalperfumes.com/sweet-tea-apothecary/2020/3/12/support-indie-seattle-businesses-and-nonprofits
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It’s International Women’s Day! What better way to celebrate than diving into the life of Margaret Sanger - the reproductive rights advocate who founded Planned Parenthood. Margaret was integral in making birth control available to all women. She also had some dark beliefs. Tune in to learn how this Irish-American woman changed history.
Further Reading
Deviant Women Podcast - https://deviantwomenpodcast.com/2019/05/30/margaret-sanger/
Terrible Virtue by Ellen Feldman - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25817487-terrible-virtue
Donate to Planned Parenthood! - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/get-involved/other-ways-give
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Calling all dandies! We’re kicking off Irish Heritage Month with a look at witty Irish playwright, Oscar Wilde. Listen in for a detailed look at his work…and his downfall. Plus, there are TWO references to Dracula and friend of Storical, raging spiritualist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle makes an appearance.
Further Reading
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance by Gyles Brandeth - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2251839.Oscar_Wilde_and_a_Death_of_No_Importance
Historical Figures - https://www.parcast.com/history
BBC In Our Time: Culture - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00547m3
Wilde (1997) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120514/
The Happy Prince (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404639/
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The more Josephine Baker’s star rose, the more exotic her pets became. This week we’re taking a look at Josephine’s menagerie of wild animals including Albert, the perfumed pig, and Chiquita, the diamond collared cheetah.
Further Reading
Photo of Chiquita and more backstory - http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/j/josephine-baker/
Storical Footnotes: Frida Kahlo’s Menagerie - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/2019/8/25/storical-footnotes-frida-kahlos-menagerie
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Josephine Baker is looked to as a historical example of a strong, successful, queer performer. Today, we’re looking at her relationships with women. From Colette to Frida Kahlo, Josephine had relationships with some of the most prominent artists of the day.
Further Reading
Josephine Baker’s Hungry Heart - https://glreview.org/article/article-959/
The Queer Moan of Clara Smith - https://activisthistory.com/2019/05/28/the-queer-moan-of-clara-smith-on-queer-aphasia-in-blues-studies/
Frida Kahlo: Her Surreal Reality - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/2019/8/4/frida-kahlo-her-surreal-reality
Just in time for the 92nd Academy Awards, here is a look at unlikely best friends Josephine Baker and Grace Kelly! The two women met when Grace Kelly stood up for Josephine who was being denied service at a New York club. They would remain friends for the rest of Josephine’s life, after which she would be buried in Monaco, near her friend.
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You know about the banana skirt, but Josephine Baker contained multitudes. In celebration of Black History Month, we’re taking a look at the life and loves of Josephine Baker. She went from living in a cardboard box on the streets of St. Louis to commanding the stage in Paris before spying for the French Resistance in World War II and integrating night clubs across America. Black girls are magic and Josephine Baker was truly enchanting.
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Non-fiction
Josephine Baker: The Hungry Heart by Jean-Claude Baker - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/742773.Josephine_Baker
Josephine Baker by The Dead Ladies Show Podcast - https://deadladiesshow.com/2019/04/18/podcast-22-josephine-baker/
Fiction
Josephine Baker’s Last Dance by Sherry Jones - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38532099
Film
The Josephine Baker Story (1990) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN8TBm4IOTI
Bonus Materials
Josephine dancing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmw5eGh888Y
Josephine singing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lLly_oHvSo
Josephine interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTG2zrvgkZ0
Why Won’t Society Let Black Girls Be Children? - https://parenting.nytimes.com/preschooler/adultification-black-girls
Lena Horne: Hollywood’s First Black Glamour Girl - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/2019/5/4/lena-horne-hollywoods-first-african-american-glamour-girl
When you’re a person in power, a lot of people want you dead. Would-be assassins tried eight times to kill Queen Victoria, but luck was on her side. Far creepier were her obsessive stalkers. Today we’re looking at the men who tried to kill the Queen and the strange case of the Boy Jones who broke into the palace repeatedly…and stole her underwear.
Further Reading
https://www.history.com/news/eight-times-queen-victoria-survived-attempted-assassinations
https://timeline.com/queen-victoria-boy-jones-stalker-88c12011bc64
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class/e/the-boy-jones-queen-victorias-persistent-intruder-46038127
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042757/
Limited Edition Victoria Perfume - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/imported-products/limited-edition-hrm-victoria
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Queen Victoria had 9 kids and 42 grandchildren! It was hoped that by marrying off her descendants to the different houses of Europe that there would be a lasting peace….that’s not quite what happened. Tune in for a look at Victoria’s children and the role her two most famous grandchildren played in World War I.
Further reading:
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children? - https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/queen-victoria-prince-albert-children-who-names-sons-daughters-facts-motherhood-parents/
The Marriages of Queen Victoria’s Grandchildren - https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/queen-victoria-grandmother-how-many-grandchildren-descendants-marriages-prince-albert-vision/
How Queen Victoria’s Matchmaking Helped Cause World War I - https://www.history.com/news/queen-victoria-grandchildren-matchmaking-wwi
Biographer Explores the Joys and Pains of Victoria of Germany - https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/17/nyregion/biographer-explores-the-joys-and-pains-of-victoria-of-germany.html
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Queen Victoria had a lonely childhood thanks to the oppressive Kensington System her mother and Sir John Conroy set up to keep her dependent. All that changed when a cute little Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Dash came into her life. On this week’s episode, find out what happened to Victoria’s beloved dog, Dash.
Further reading:
https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/queen-victorias-king-charles-spaniel-dash-107550/
https://www.rct.uk/collection/980016-em
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/clips/victoria-s2-tribute-to-dash/#
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Queen Victoria was the sovereign of the UK at the height of British Empire, and until her great-great granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II overtook her in 2015, was the longest reigning monarch. She ruled over 400 million people! But her road to the throne was an unlikely one marked by a horrible childhood and controlling men. Listen in to learn the truth about one of the most recognizable yet misunderstood queens.
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Non-fiction
Victoria: Portrait of a Queen by Catherine Reef - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/32887973
Rex Factor Podcast Episodes on Queen Victoria - https://rexfactor.podbean.com/e/54-victorias-biography-part-15-1817-61
History Extra Podcast Episodes:
Queen Victoria Behind Closed Doors - https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/queen-victoria-behind-closed-doors/
The Mourning of Queen Victoria - https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/the-mourning-of-queen-victoria/
Queen Victoria’s Dinners and Henry VIII’s Niece - https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/queen-victorias-dinners-and-henry-viiis-niece/
Victorian Secrets by Stephen Fry - https://www.audible.com/pd/Stephen-Frys-Victorian-Secrets-Audiobook/B07JH5JLD6
Fiction
Victoria, Victorious by Jean Plaidy - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159850.Victoria_Victorious
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30841109-victoria
Movies & TV
The Young Victoria (2009) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962736/
Victoria (PBS 2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5137338
Pssst…it turns out Christmas is a super pagan holiday. On today’s episode we’re doing a brief overview of the origins of Christmas and how Charles Dickens brought the holiday back after Oliver Cromwell had Christmas canceled. For all those who think there’s a war on Christmas…just be glad Oliver Cromwell’s not still around.
Happy Solstice, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas! I’ll talk to you in the New Year.
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Edgar Allan Poe’s masterpiece, The Raven, was inspired not by any ordinary raven, not by a harbinger of doom, it was a talking pet raven named Grip owned by none other than Charles Dickens. Tune in for the story of Grip…then go visit the real Grip who is still on display at the Free Library of Philadelphia!
https://libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/3554
http://www.openculture.com/2016/10/charles-dickens-edgar-allan-poe-met.html
Talking raven! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POiLhy3nfWQ
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It’s the holiday season which means that the roughly 9 billion adaptations of A Christmas Carol are on television playing in a continuous loop. But who was the man behind the season’s greatest ghost story? Charles Dickens is considered the greatest English writer, behind Shakespeare, to have ever lived. Tune in to learn about his time in the workhouse, how he influenced Edgar Allan Poe, and how his secret double life was almost his undoing.
Fiction
Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34275234-mr-dickens-and-his-carol
Dodger by Terry Pratchett - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13516846-dodger
Grave Expectations by Heather Redmond - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42832913-grave-expectations
Non-fiction
Charles Dickens by Claire Tomalin - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11202585-charles-dickens
The Invisible Woman by Claire Tomalin - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630581-the-invisible-woman
Podcasts
Charles Dickens and a Christmas Carol by History Goes Bump - http://historygoesbump.com/charles-dickens-and-a-christmas-carol-ep-91
How the Dickens Stole Christmas by The Allusionist - https://www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/dickens-christmas
Eating with Dickens by HistoryExtra - https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/eating-with-dickens/
Charles Dickens was a Master of Social Media by The Bigg Success Show - https://biggsuccess.com/2009/12/21/charles-dickens-was-a-master-of-social-media/
Movies & TV
Great Expectations (1998) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119223/
Pip (Great Expectations retold by South Park) - https://southpark.cc.com/clips/151994/great-expectations
List of the best movie adaptations of Dickens’ work - https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/the-best-screen-adaptations-of-dickens-major-works/
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In 1901, two British academics had a strange experience at Versailles. Listen in to learn about the Moberly-Jourdain incident, a tale of time travel and Marie Antoinette’s ghost.
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Marie Antoinette’s fashion is iconic to this day. But how did she go from frumpy Austrian Archduchess to the reigning Queen of Couture? Three people were behind Marie Antoinette’s fashion transformation. Meet Rose Bertin, Léonard Autié, and Jean-Louis Fargeon. Rose was the Minister of Fashion, Léonard the hairdresser, and Jean-Louis the perfumer and cosmetics purveyor. Tune in!
Fashion Victims: Dress at the Court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette by Kimberley Chrisman-Campbell - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21945057-fashion-victims
Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution by Will Bashor - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17572143-marie-antoinette-s-head
A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's Perfumer by Elisabeth de Faydeau - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214919.A_Scented_Palace
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Marie Antoinette was accused of having affairs with numerous men and women. But there was only one who held her heart. There’s no denying her fondness for Axel von Fersen, but were the two actually lovers? Tune in to learn more about Marie Antoinette’s sultry Swedish sidepiece and his tragic end.
Kirsten Dunst & Jamie Dornan in Marie Antoinette - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ZUz8GGem8
Axel von Fersen bio on the Versailles official site - http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/great-characters/axel-von-fersen
Research on letters between Marie Antoinette and Axel von Fersen - https://www.worldcrunch.com/tech-science/decoding-marie-antoinettes-mystery-love-letters-to-a-swedish-baron
TAKE THIS WITH A MASSIVE GRAIN OF SALT: I Love You Madly: Marie-Antoinette and Count Fersen: The Secret Letters by Evelyn Farr - https://www.goodreads.com/fr/book/show/30072742-i-love-you-madly
Did Marie Antoinette really say, “Let them eat cake?” NO! Then where did the phrase come from and how did it get attributed to her? Today, we’re talking cake, brioche, and Enlightenment philosophers!
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Powder your wig and add an extra hoop to your skirt, today we’re talking all things Marie Antoinette. Who were her lovers? Did she cause the French Revolution? Did she actually say, “Let them eat cake”? We’ll discuss all that and more on today’s episode.
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Non-fiction
Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17157.Marie_Antoinette
Fiction
Becoming Marie Antoinette (Trilogy) by Juliet Grey - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9951003-becoming-marie-antoinette
The Mistresses of Versailles (Trilogy) by Sally Christie - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33362126-the-sisters-of-versailles
Marie Antoinette: Serial Killer by Katie Alender - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16139598-marie-antoinette-serial-killer
Podcasts
Marie Antoinette on Queens Podcast - http://queenspodcast.libsyn.com/marie-antoinette-episode-13
Marie Antoinette on Noble Blood - http://noblebloodtales.com/
Movies
Marie Antoinette (2006) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422720/
Farewell, My Queen (2012) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1753813
Perfume
La Reine Antoinette - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/imported-products/marie-antoinette-inspired-perfume-oil
Bonus!
Song: Versailles by Thylacine - http://en.chateauversailles.fr/node/821/versailles-thylacine
Marie Antoinette’s Enduring Mystique - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/arts/marie-antoinette-exhibition-Paris.html
Hofburg Palace - https://www.hofburg-wien.at/en/
Schönbrunn Palace - https://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/
Happy Halloween listeners! In honor of my favorite holiday, I send you off into the last creepy night of October with the story of Elizabeth Bathory, the inspiration behind modern vampire lore and the most prolific female serial killer in history. Bathory is said to have bathed in the blood of virgins to stay young and beautiful with a victim count as high as 600 and as low as 50. Tune in for all the bloody details.
Countess Dracula by Tony Thorne - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1174971.Countess_Dracula
Astonishing Legends: Elizabeth Bathory Part 1 -https://www.astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2019/6/21/blood-bathory-part-1
Serial Killers: Elizabeth Bathory - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/409-serial-killers-28186923/episode/the-blood-countess-elizabeth-bathory-29783846/
House of Bathory by Linda Lafferty - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18184303-house-of-bathory
Soulless by Gail Carriger - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6381205-soulless
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Today we whisper a final goodnight to Harry Houdini as we discuss the tradition of Houdini séances that have taken place continuously since his death on Halloween night of 1926. Tune in on Halloween for a special episode about the Blood Countess.
Houdini’s Final Séance Transcript: http://livetowriteanotherday.blogspot.com/search/label/final%20houdini%20seance
More on Arthur Ford: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2012/03/the_day_houdini_almost_came_back_from_the_dead/?%2Fsi%2Fshow%2Fthe_day_houdini_almost_came_back_from_the_dead
Photos of Houdini’s Grave: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/houdinis-grave
Maître du Mystère Cologne Oil: https://www.immortalperfumes.com/imported-products/matre-du-mystre-a-magical-cologne-inspired-by-houdini
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Margery the Medium used the ghost of her dead brother Walter to conduct her séances. When Scientific American Magazine put forth a contest with a $2500 prize for any medium who could produce verifiable psychic phenomena , Sir Arthur Conan Doyle recommended her. Harry Houdini was not having it and made it his mission to expose Margery as a fraud.
Further Reading:
The Witch of Lime Street by David Jaher - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24724228-the-witch-of-lime-street
The Medium and the Magician on History Net - https://www.historynet.com/mina-crandon-harry-houdini-the-medium-and-the-magician.htm
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In today’s episode, we’re going to give voice to Bess Houdini a performer and magician in her own right, who like many women was eclipsed by her husband’s ambition. Tune in to learn all the magical details about Bess’ life before and after Harry.
Check out these old clippings for her tea shop: https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2012/01/mrs-harry-houdinis-rendezvous.html
Mrs. Houdini by Victoria Kelly: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25814489-mrs-houdini
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If you hear the name Houdini and just think of the David Copperfield, David Blaine, Criss Angel school of magicians, that is to say campy and old fashioned, I’m here to blow your mind with espionage, Sherlock Holmes, the Romanovs, and more psychics than you can count! Buckle up dear listeners and imagine yourself in a dark room, hands clasped around the séance table as a series of unearthly raps starts tapping out a message from beyond the grave as we dive into the life of Harry Houdini, Master Mystifier.
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Fiction
The Confabulist by Stephen Galloway - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18339598-the-confabulist
Mrs. Houdini by Victoria Kelly - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25814489-mrs-houdini
Non-fiction
The Secret Life of Houdini by William Kalush & Larry Sloman -https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13944.The_Secret_Life_of_Houdini
The Witch of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World by David Jaher - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24724228-the-witch-of-lime-street
The Magician and the Spirits by Deborah Noyes - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33246089-the-magician-and-the-spirits
Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleishmann - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/107414.Escape_
Movies and TV
Houdini (1953) starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045886/
Houdini (1998) starring Johnathon Schaech - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159276/
Houdini (2014) starring Adrien Brody - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3132738/
The Prestige starring Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/
Podcasts
Harry Houdini and the Golden Age of Magic: Spectacle, sorcery and spiritualism in New York by The Bowery Boys - http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2018/08/harry-houdini-and-the-golden-age-of-magic-spectacle-sorcery-and-spiritualism-in-new-york.html
Further Reading and Bonus Links
Wild About Harry - https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/
Harry Houdini’s Voice Recording from 1914 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harry_Houdini%27s_voice.ogg
Footage of Harry Houdini escaping a straight jacket - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r8qr-p9z5g
Houdini Séance at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles - http://www.magiccastle.com/seance/
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, was a RAGING spiritualist. When Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926, the police investigators searching for her had no leads. So they turned to famed detective writers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy Sayers for fresh angles in their search. Sayers investigated the crime scene, Doyle hired a psychic.
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The Queen of Crime was a prolific writer. But research suggests that there may have been clues to dementia in her later writing. For more information on the research presented, check out the following links:
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/91960-vanishing-words
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127211884
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After her divorce from Archie Christie, Agatha Christie found new love and a new life with a young archaeologist. Tune in to learn how the Middle East inspired her and how she made contributions to the field of archaeology.
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2017/05-06/agatha-christie-mesopotamia-archaeology-expeditions/
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/03/12/uk.christie.writer.archaeology/index.html
You’ve read her detective novels, but did you know that Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pen name Mary Westmacott? Tune in to learn more!
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https://www.agathachristie.com/about-christie/family-memories/the-mary-westmacotts
Agatha Christie’s life was just as mysterious and action packed as her novels. Listen to this month’s deep dive episode as we discuss her mysterious disappearance, her penchant for archaeology, and her time as an apothecary’s assistant. Tune in the next three Mondays for Storical Footnotes, bite-sized episodes that discuss Agatha more in depth.
New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
Fiction
A Talent for Murder by Andrew Wilson - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32620331-a-talent-for-murder
Non-fiction
A is for Arsenic by Kathryn Harkup - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23848320-a-is-for-arsenic
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35407580-agatha-christie
Television
The Unicorn and the Wasp on Dr. Who - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjHTT974G6U
Podcasts
Read or Dead: All Agatha Christie All the Time - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/book-riot/read-or-dead/e/57157335
The Anglo Files: The Works of Agatha Christie - https://anchor.fm/theanglofiles/episodes/11--The-Works-of-Agatha-Christie-e2lvct
The Allusionist: A Novel Remedy - https://www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/convalescence
Stuff You Missed in History Class: The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie - https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-agatha-christie.htm
The History Chicks: Agatha Christie - http://thehistorychicks.com/tag/agatha-christie/
Bonus!
Agatha Christie Surfing - https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/agatha-christie-surfed-waves-in-1924
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey (Talks about how Lord Carnarvon funded the Tut discovery) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12926432-lady-almina-and-the-real-downton-abbey
Agatha Christie’s Estate Website - https://www.agathachristie.com/
Frida Kahlo had a lot of pets. Many of them even made it into her most famous works of art. Listen in to learn all about Frida's animals.
Links to photos of Frida with animals as well as some of her paintings:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/16-brilliant-artists-and-their-animal-muses
https://jorgeanaya-artteacher.weebly.com/drawing--painting-i/animals-in-portraits-frida-kahlo
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-intimate-iconic-photos-nickolas-muray-frida-kahlo
https://www.fridakahlo.org/self-portrait-with-monkeys.jsp
https://www.fridakahlo.org/self-portrait-with-thorn-necklace-and-hummingbird.jsp
Lupe Marin was more than just the ex-wife who taught Frida Kahlo how to cook for Diego Rivera. In this edition of Storical Footnotes, we take a look at Frida and Lupe’s complicated relationship.
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Introducing Storical Footnotes! Schedule permitting, I’ll be posting these little bite sized nuggets between longer episodes. I’ll continue posting them on Mondays.
Here’s some links if you want to learn more about Frida’s makeup and perfume:
https://boisdejasmin.com/2019/05/frida-kahlo-and-shalimar.html
https://www.thewomensroomblog.com/2018/06/15/frida-kahlo-making-her-self-up-at-the-va/
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We’re finally leaving the Middle Ages to take a look at the colorful, iconic, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Her life was marked by pain and suffering of both the body and the heart. Listen to learn about the life and loves of Frida. Links to all recommendations below.
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Non-fiction
Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life by Maria Hesse (there is an English translation as well) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33098885-frida-kahlo
Frida: The Story of Her Life by Vanna Vinci - https://prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de/book/Frida-Kahlo-The-story-of-her-life/Vanna-Vinci/Prestel-com/e526857.rhd
The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self Portrait with Carlos Fuentes and Sarah M. Lowe - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91760.The_Diary_of_Frida_Kahlo
Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom compiled by Hardie Grant - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38740998-pocket-frida-kahlo-wisdom
Podcasts
BBC In Our Time, Frida Kahlo - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06125zc
Fiction
The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo by F.G. Haghenbeck - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13544788-the-secret-book-of-frida-kahlo
Film
Frida (2002) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120679/
Bonus!
Was Frida Kahlo’s Voice Captured on a Tape? By Nancy Coleman https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/arts/frida-kahlo-voice-questions.html
Feminist, fierce, and ahead of her time, Anne Boleyn was King Henry VIII’s most intriguing wife. While Henry and history have tried to silence her, she’s had a bit of a renaissance of late. Listen to get Anne’s side of the story. Links to all recommendations below.
New episodes first Monday of the month. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher.
Non-fiction
The Lady in the Tower by Alison Weir - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6282683-the-lady-in-the-tower
The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric Ives - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31086.The_Life_and_Death_of_Anne_Boleyn
The Creation of Anne Boleyn A New Look at England’s Most Notorious Queen by SusanBordo - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15814396-the-creation-of-anne-boleyn
Anne Boleyn on Queens Podcast - http://queenspodcast.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=anne+boleyn
The Ghost of Anne Boleyn on Malicious Mamas Podcast - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/malicious-mamas/69-ghost-of-anne-boleyn-wuT902rXHC8/
Fiction
Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession by Alison Weir - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30231546-anne-boleyn
The Secret Diaries of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell -https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31089.The_Secret_Diary_of_Anne_Boleyn
The French Executioner by C.C. Humphreys - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/976673.The_French_Executioner
The Curse of Anne Boleyn by C.C. Humphreys - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23413919-the-curse-of-anne-boleyn
Sudden Death by Álvaro Enrigue - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25614601-sudden-death
Movies and TV
The Other Boleyn Girl - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467200/
The Tudors - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758790
Anne Boleyn Swag
(None of these are sponsored, just things I like!)
Anne Boleyn Sweatshirt by Tartx - https://www.etsy.com/listing/119780727/anne-boleyn-rocky-eco-fleece-hoodie
Anne Boleyn Racerback Tank by Tartx - https://www.etsy.com/listing/605664155/anne-boleyn-lightweight-flowy-racerback
Anne Boleyn B Pearl Necklace by Tudor Dynasty Jewels - https://www.etsy.com/listing/608218890/anne-boleyn-b-pearl-pendant-chain
Check out the Anne Boleyn Inspired Perfume Oil by Immortal Perfumes : https://www.immortalperfumes.com/imported-products/queen-anne-boleyn-inspired-perfume
Get ready for some drama filled history as we welcome our first gentleman subject to Storical, King Henry VIII. Love him or loathe him his story is epic. And, spoiler alert! We’ll be doing a whole episode on Anne Boleyn, his most intriguing wife, next month. Links to all recommendations below.
New episodes first Monday of the month. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher.
Non-fiction
Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10109.Henry_VIII
How Henry VIII Worked by Stuff You Missed in History Class Podcast - https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/how-henry-viii-worked.htm
Book Club: The Other Boleyn Girl by Rude Tudors Podcast -
https://www.rudetudors.com/episodes/category/henry-viii
Jane Seymour: Henry VIII’s Favourite Queen by History Extra Podcast - https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/jane-seymour-henry-viiis-favourite-queen/
Fiction
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes By His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10108.The_Autobiography_of_Henry_VIII
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6101138-wolf-hall
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13507212-bring-up-the-bodies
Shows
The Tudors - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758790/
The White Queen - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2372220
The White Princess - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5705956
The Spanish Princess - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8417308
Check out the Immortal Perfumes cologne oil inspired by Henry VIII.
This month we’re switching things up and going to Old Hollywood! Learn all about the legendary Lena Horne who stormed Hollywood as its first African American glamour girl… only to be blacklisted during the Cold War. She eventually found her voice as a civil rights activist and queen of the night clubs.
New episodes first Monday of the month. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher.
Non-fiction
Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne by James Gavin - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5804806-stormy-weather?from_search=true
The Legendary Miss Lena Horne by Carole Boston Weatherford and Elizabeth Zunon - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30227898-the-legendary-miss-lena-horne
American Masters Podcast: An Interview with Lena Horne - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/podcast/lena-horne-on-lena-horne/
You Must Remember This Podcast Episodes:
Star Wars Episode VII: Lena Horne - http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/youmustrememberthispodcastblog/2015/2/17/star-wars-episode-vii-lena-horne
Blacklist Episode 12: Lena Horne and Paul Robeson - http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2016/5/16/stormy-weather-lena-horne-paul-robeson-blacklist-episode-12
Fiction
The Blues Walked In by Kathleen George - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37507431-the-blues-walked-in
Movies
Cabin in the Sky - (not many good YouTube clips, I found a copy at the local library) http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/17710%7C0/Cabin-in-the-Sky.html
Stormy Weather - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPgnj5upihQ
The Wiz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM3rgGI9fi8
Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rpIfQQv_T0
You keep asking for more Charlotte Bronte so here is a whopping 48 minute overview of the author’s life.
Non-fiction
Charlotte Bronte a Fiery Heart by Claire Harman - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25739007-charlotte-bront
Stuff You Missed in History Class Podcast Episodes
Growing Up Bronte - https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/growing-up-bronte.htm
From Bronte to Bell and Back Again - https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/from-bronte-to-bell-and-back-again.htm
New York Times Charlotte Bronte Obituary - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/obituaries/overlooked-charlotte-bronte.html
BBC World Service: World Book Club, Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03sqwl4
Movies
Jane Eyre starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1229822/
Jane Eyre starring Charlotte Gainsbourg - https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/jane-eyre-1996
Bonus! Not mentioned in episode:
BBC To Walk Invisible - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04cf4wv
Fiction
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27003.The_Eyre_Affair
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25868918-jane-steele
Romancing Miss Bronte by Juliet Gael - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6906240-romancing-miss-bront
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte by Syrie James - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2342881.The_Secret_Diaries_of_Charlotte_Bront
Enter the Giveaway for Jane Steele and The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte! Fill out the form on immortalperfumes.com/storical
Our second episode of Storical is all about Zelda Fitzgerald, wife and muse to F. Scott Fitzgerald, and author-artist in her own right. Zelda died on March 10, 1948. My apologies as my voice starts to give out toward the end of the episode.
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Books & Media Mentioned:
Zelda - Nancy Milford: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12334.Zelda
Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation - Judith Mackrell: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17375478-flappers
Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby - Sarah Churchwell: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18079759-careless-people
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald - Therese Anne Fowler: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15994634-z
Z: The Beginning of Everything (TV show on Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Z-Beginning-Everything-Season-1/dp/B017APVGL4
Beautiful Fools - R. Clifton Spargo: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16101217-beautiful-fools
Clips of Zelda from Midnight in Paris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIcTbQj4bZw
Bonus not mentioned in episode! Natasha Richardson as Zelda in a made for TV movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaFKtzsvdWA
Mary Shelley was the author of Frankenstein and had a pretty wild life. Learn all about the teen author's rebellious streak and then check out some recommended books and movies so you can continue your Mary Shelley love fest.
Books & Media Mentioned:
Hideous Love - Stephanie Hemphill
The Strange, True Life of Frankenstein's Creator, Mary Shelley - Catherine Reef
In Search of Mary Shelley: The girl who wrote Frankenstein - Fiona Sampson
Cadaver and Queen - Alisa Kwitney
The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency - Jordan Stratford
Mary Shelley - 2017 film starring Dakota Fanning
Brains On - https://www.brainson.org/shows/2018/01/16/mary-shelley-and-the-science-of-frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro Bafta Acceptance Speech - http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/transcripts/guillermo-del-toro-winners-acceptance-speech-director-ee-british-academy
Bonus! Forgot to mention on the episode, check out Penny Dreadful for a soulful performance of both Victor and the Monster.