ANNE BOLEYN: THE DOOMED QUEEN
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.
HENRY VIII: HIS KINGDOM FOR A SON
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.
LENA HORNE: HOLLYWOOD'S FIRST BLACK GLAMOUR GIRL
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.
CHARLOTTE BRONTË: A BIRD NO NET COULD ENSNARE
You keep asking for more Charlotte Brontë so here is a whopping 48 minute overview of the author’s life.
SAVE A WALTZ FOR ZELDA FITZGERALD
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.