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• French Revolution: Rebels (part 4): She Killed Him In The Bathtub

  Charlotte Corday is a notorious figure from the French Revolution, best known for assassinating Jean-Paul Marat. Who was she, why did she do this, what art was inspired by her act, was she the Luigi of her time, and must we stan?? Special guest Gavin Whitehead from The Art of Crime podcast joins us to talk about the ribbons of it all. — ⁠⁠Sign up for the Vulgar History mailing list!⁠⁠ — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at ⁠⁠common.era.com/vulgar⁠⁠ or go to ⁠⁠commonera.com⁠⁠ and use code VULGAR at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at ⁠⁠vulgarhistory.com/store⁠⁠ (best for US shipping) and ⁠⁠vulgarhistory.redbubble.com⁠⁠ (better for international shipping) — ⁠⁠Support Vulgar History on Patreon ⁠⁠ — 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• French Revolution: Rebels (part 3): A Toxic Bisexual Love Story

  Let’s go girls! Claire Lacombe and Pauline Léon came from different backgrounds: Claire was an actress from the countryside, and Pauline grew up in Paris the daughter of chocolatiers. But what they had in common was a passion for the French Revolution, women's rights, and attacking anyone who disagreed with them. And they were also Historically Very Good Friends if you know what I mean, and I'm sure you do. Plus: special guest stars The Market Ladies!! — References: Wikipedia (Claire) Wikipedia (Pauline) https://womenineuropeanhistory.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/pauline-leon/ Theophile Leclerc: an anti-Jacobin terrorist by Morris Slavin Liberty: the life and times of six women in revolutionary France by Lucy Moore  https://www.geriwalton.com/reine-audu-heroine-heroine-of-the-french-revolution/— — ⁠Sign up for the Vulgar History mailing list!⁠ — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at ⁠common.era.com/vulgar⁠ or go to ⁠commonera.com⁠ and use code VULGAR at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at ⁠vulgarhistory.com/store⁠ (best for US shipping) and ⁠vulgarhistory.redbubble.com⁠ (better for international shipping) — ⁠Support Vulgar History on Patreon ⁠ — 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• French Revolution: Rebels (part 2): A Queer Woman With A Sword

  Anne-Josèphe Théroigne de Méricourt was one of the most notorious people in the French Revolution. She arrived in Paris ready for revolution, used her theatrical experience to design unforgettable outfits, and did her best to fight for women's rights (with a sword by her side). We're joined by Claire Mead to talk about the gender shenanigans of Théroigne's saga, and why she deserved much better. Keep up with Claire's work about queer women and swords at clairemead.com — Sign up for the Vulgar History mailing list! — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping) — Support Vulgar History on Patreon  — 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• French Revolution: Rebels (part 1): The Feminist Writer Who They Killed

  For the next seven weeks, we'll be looking at women who were actively involved on the Revolution side of the French Revolution in a miniseries we'll call Liberté, égalité, sororité: You Can't Stop The Women of the Revolution! We're starting off with one of the most well-known women of this era, Olympe de Gouges. Guiding our discussion/ explaining the French Revolution (because it's very confusing to me) is return guest and friend of the podcast, Leah Redmond Chang! Follow Leah on Substack at https://leahredmondchang.substack.com/ — Sign up for the Vulgar History mailing list! — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping) — Support Vulgar History on Patreon  — 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Canadian History (part 5): The First Jew In Canada Was Trans

  Esther Brandeau was a Jewish teen from France who (in true Catalina/Antonio de Erauso style) dressed in boy's clothes, chose a very fun pseudonym, and got a variety of jobs on ships. This is how they became the first Jewish person to set foot in Canada (though they didn't stay long). Image is from the cover of Sharon E. McKay's novel Esther (artist unknown). References: Dictionary of Canadian Biography Wikipedia — Sign up for the Vulgar History mailing list! — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping) — Support Vulgar History on Patreon  — 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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