Trashy Royals

King John was such a disaster as King of England that the barons of England went to war against him, inviting French Prince Louis, son of French King Philip II to cross the channel and take the reins in London. Louis was married to John's sister, Blanche of Castile, which created a plausible claim to the throne if you squint. Arriving in May 1216, he quickly swept the country and was supported by both Wales and Scotland. Seriously, John was terrible.

And then John died, in October of 1216, leaving his nine-year-old son as a rival to Louis. Suddenly, the barons who'd invited him saw an opportunity to increase their own power, and enforce the terms of the Magna Carta, by backing the boy king over the French prince. In no time flat, everyone had always been against this.

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In this episode, we explore the history of Notley Abbey, a place with 1,000 years of history, in addition to being the martial home of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. All kinds of spiderwebs are hidden within the walls of the place.

Also included, lots of silliness from the morning coffee and visits from some of our favorite kings and Tudor friends, and a few new characters too.

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It is time to talk about The Scottish Play and the curse put upon it by some pretty angry witches in 1606. How did the legend start? How does it manifest? How do you rid yourself of the curse if you are doomed? This episode is going to fill you in on all the curse filled details!

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Alicia is truly obsessed with Shakespeare's Macbeth and what a better time to talk about this particular work? The Scottish Play truly has everything trashy you like - witches, treachery, fate, fortune, murder and ultimate tragedy. None of it is historically accurate though. No matter – it is still an incredible tale that we will contract against the real-life figures soon in our Trashy Royals journey.

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Present Alicia cannot even stop herself this week. In an extra-extra bonus from Past Alicia years ago on the Trashy Divorces side, it is to the whole silly spiral into the basic words and phrases that can be attributed to the Bard, whoever they may be. Bless them. It is a lot - Stacie's wonderment at this whole surprise drop is really worth the listen.

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