Okay okay okay. It's Drunk Friday and I'mma subject you to Joan of Arc, 'cause I've been thinking about her all day for some reason. Okay? Okay. So the French, they're just real fucked up right? In a real mess. Their king is crazy - like, thinks he's made of glass kind of crazy -... Continue Reading →
Edith of Wessex
Oh hey it's Drunk Friday, let's talk about Edith of Wessex, who gets ignored a lot but was actually probably more powerful than she's given credit for -daughter of Earl Godwin, who had his sticky fucking fingers in everyfuckingthing (I am willing to do a Drunk Rant just about This Fucking Guy, lemme know), and... Continue Reading →
Margaret Cheyney & Margaret Tyrrell
Drunk Friday and I was gonna tell you about Hildegard but fuck it, instead we're gonna talk about two women who came up against Henry VIII and paid for it with their lives. No, not those two. Margaret Cheyney was born. We don't know when, or where. But she lived, and people loved her. She... Continue Reading →
Isabella, She-Wolf of France
Drunk Friday on Isabella of France let's go -born 1295, a princess of France -Parents: Philip IV King of France (cold, murdery, hot but horrible) and Joan of Navarre (p. cool, don't know much but led an army herself at one point). Grandparents: yep, had 'em. Great-Grandparents: Louis VIII (meh) and Blanche of Castille (yikes,... Continue Reading →
Isabella of Angouleme
Drunk Friday (or early Saturday whatever) and have I told you about Isabella of Angouleme? I don't think I have. Really not a great person but I have a soft spot for her anyway so let's try this with no references giddy up. -Married Bad King John when she was like 12 years old but... Continue Reading →
She-Wolves, Mad Mothers, And Also Some Nuns 