Drunk Saturday 5 Things About Sigrid the Haughty, 10th/11th century Viking queen *Pursued by her foster brother and another suitor who both tried to pressure her into marriage, so she held a feast, invited them both, and then set the feast hall on fire and burned them to death because no means no motherfucker *Courted... Continue Reading →
Joan of England
Drunk Friday History and for a long time now I've been thinking about Joan of England, daughter of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. This girl has been actively living in the back of my mind for months and passively there for years, almost like she was just waiting for the right time. So here... Continue Reading →
Shajar al-Durr
Drunk Saturday it's been a long time real talk PhD programs will sap your will to live I've been sitting on this one for literally 2 months today's the day let's talk about Shajar al-Durr. -born sometime in the 13th century -purchased as a slave by a sultan of Egypt whose name I can't remember... Continue Reading →
Judith
Hey. Hey. Hey. Do you know about Judith? Can I tell you about Judith? Let's Drunk Friday History about Judith. Buckle up, butterfucks. So according to the Bible, Judith was this very rich, VERY beautiful widow. Her village was in line to be taken over by this general named Holofernes, who worked for Nebewhateverthefuck (I'm... Continue Reading →
Earl Godwin, This Fucking Guy
Drunk Friday and a few days ago I described the Godwins as "objectively terrible people" and I remembered that I once said I could do a whole ass rant about Earl Godwin so here it is. Earl Godwin. -this motherfucker -Earl Godwin was born in who-the-fuck cares to some people. Before he was an earl... Continue Reading →
A Language Diversion
Drunk Friday and for something different let's talk about the Old English word tungelwitegan and why I hate to see it translated as 'astronomers' because yes I've been thinking about it. So in Old English there are two words: tungelwitegan and tungelcraeft. Both are compound words, okay? Tungel, or tungol, has various meanings - star,... Continue Reading →
Joan of Arc
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 →
She-Wolves, Mad Mothers, And Also Some Nuns 