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History Tea Time
I'm Lindsay Holiday and I'm spilling the Tea on history! Join me every Tuesday for a steaming cup of the juiciest stories you won't learn in history class. Topics include Queens of the world, Royalty and Women's history. Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday Follow m...
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Grand Duke Henri’s Abdication, Guillaume’s Accession & the History of Luxembourg
Europe has a new monarch! On the 3rd of October, 2025 Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg abdicated the throne. And his son, Prince Guillaume was sworn in...
Who is Buried at the Tower of London? Tudor, Stuart & Georgian Executions
For nearly 1000 years, the tower of London has been the site of the bloody executions of some of England’s most famous historic figures. And many of t...
Who is Buried at the Tower of London? Princes in the Tower & Victims of Henry VIII
For nearly 1000 years, the tower of London has been the site of the bloody executions of some of England’s most famous historic figures. And many of t...
Successions of the 10 Modern European Monarchies
Royalty 101: Ten hereditary monarchies survive in Europe today; Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, The United Kingdom, Luxembou...
The Rothschilds: Europe’s Jewish Banking Dynasty
“As rich as a Rothschild” was a common saying in the gilded age. Their rags to riches story reads like many other great modern financial dynasties; a...
Who will be the World's Next Queen Regnant?
In 2013, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands stepped down and handed the throne to her son, Willem Alexander. In 2022 Queen Elizabeth II of the UK died a...
7 Women Who Escaped Marrying Henry VIII
Henry VIII is famous for marrying 6 wives, abandoning 2 of them and beheading another 2. Some might say he ruined their lives! And though they may hav...
Chinese Concubines who became Empresses
For thousands of years, Emperors of China had harems of dozens or even hundreds of wives. Emperors had the right to select concubines from among the t...
Princess Margaret - Queen Elizabeth II’s Infamous Sister
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon was a bright rose, who bloomed even in the shadow of her older sister, Queen Elizabeth II. She was a fashion ic...
A History of Alcohol
I’m at Ye Olde Mitre, one of the oldest pubs in London with a cold pint of Ale. And I can think of no better place to discuss the history of alcohol....
Royal Yacht Britannia - Queen Elizabeth II’s Floating Palace
When Queen Elizabeth II and her family went on vacation, they didn’t fly coach or take a carnival cruise. They traveled in style aboard Her Majesty’s...
Children of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette
King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette of France had 4 offspring. They also adopted 6 orphans. These children spent their early years in the lap of...
Future Queens & Consorts of Europe
Catherine, Princess of Wales is one of the best known, best liked and best dressed women in the world. But she’s far from the only future queen with a...
Current Queens & Consorts of Europe
Through most of history, monarchs wielded unlimited political and military power, while their Queens and consorts were in charge of producing heirs an...
The Kennedys – America's 'Royal' Families
Correction: JFK was assasinated on 11/22/1963
Ever since the United States rejected hereditary Monarchy, Americans have had a fascination...
Diana, Princess of Wales
Lady Diana Spencer was the daughter of an Earl and was hand picked at 19 to become the bride of heir to the throne, Charles, Prince of Wales. But he w...
Caroline Astor, The Queen of Gilded Age New York
Caroline was born into old money, and married into the richest new money family in the world. She became the ultimate Queen bee, determining who was a...
LGBTQ Rulers of the World
Sexuality and gender politics have differed from culture to culture and age to age throughout history. The concept of homosexuality as an identity onl...
The Modern Queens & Consorts of The United Kingdom 8/8
The Queens and Consorts of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and later the Windsor Dynasty reined over the United Kingdom and the British Empire. They sometim...
The Hanoverian Queens & Consorts of The United Kingdom 7/8
The German Hanoverian Queens of Great Britain and later the United Kingdom had some of the most epic royal matrimonial brawls in history. One brought...
The Stuart Queens & Consorts of England 6/8
The Stuart Queens and consorts of England and later Great Britain indulged in art, theater and culture. One lost her crown when her husband lost his h...
The Tudor Queens & Consorts of England 5/8
The first Tudor Queen of England helped to end the Wars of the Roses. Her son, Henry VIII took six Queens during his reign and beheaded two of them. L...
The Wars of the Roses Queens & Consorts of England 4/8
The Queens of England who were tangled in the brambles of the Wars of the Roses fought tooth and nail for their rights and the rights of their familie...
The Plantagenet Queens & Consorts of England 3/8
The Plantagenet Queens of England reigned over the middle ages. Some went on crusade, some marched to battle alongside their kings and one overthrew h...
The Norman Queens & Consorts of England 2/8
The Norman Queens of England who came to power after the invasion of William the Conqueror brought continental sophistication to the island kingdom. T...
The Anglo-Saxon Queens & Consorts of England 1/8
The first Anglo-Saxon Queens of England before the Norman conquest are shrouded in the mists of history. Their stories read like fairytales and in fac...
Women of the Titanic
On the night of April 14, 1912, 2,224 people faced doom in the middle of the fridge north Atlantic. The luxury liner hailed as unsinkable was about to...
King Charles II's Illegitimate Children
Charles II, King of England, Scotland & Ireland from 1660 to 1685 is one of the most notorious lotharios in history. He loved the ladies and took both...
King Charles II's Mistresses
Charles II, King of England, Scotland & Ireland from 1660 to 1685 is one of the most notorious lotharios in history. The swarthy sovereign started ear...
Disney Doppelgängers, Part 2
I have been enchanted by Disney since childhood. And as an adult, whenever I’m watching any movie or TV show, I can’t help but play “Where do I know t...
Disney Doppelgängers, Part 1
I have been enchanted by Disney since childhood. And as an adult, whenever I’m watching any movie or TV show, I can’t help but play “Where do I know t...
Grace O'Malley, Irish Pirate Queen
Gráinne Ní Mháille known as Grace O’Malley in English was raised aboard her father’s ships. Her charisma then won her the loyalty of her husband’s men...
Royal Yacht Britannia
When Queen Elizabeth II and her family went on vacation, they didn’t fly coach or take a carnival cruise. They traveled in style aboard Her Majesty’s...
Leeds Castle: Ladies' Castle of England
Leeds Castle has been called the loveliest castle in England and it certainly lives up to the name. The elegant stone keep, towers, and crenelated bat...
4 Living Former Monarchs whose Thrones were Abolished
In the last episode we met 7 living former monarchs who chose to retire, hand their thrones to their children and enjoy their golden years. But not al...
7 Living Former Monarchs Who Retired
Queen Elizabeth II considered abdication to be a dirty word. She remained on the throne until her death at 96, and left her son Charles to waiting 73...
Yaa Asantewaa, Asante Warrior Queen
Yaa Asantewaa rose to become a Queen mother in the Asante Kingdom in what is modern day Ghana. But when the King was captured and exiled by the Britis...
Princesses of Wales
In September 2022 Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge became Princess of Wales, the title previously held by her late mother in law, Diana. Let’s meet the...
Louis XIV's Illegitimate Children
Louis XIV, King of France from 1638 to 1715 was, like all French Kings, expected to have many lovers to prove his virility. And as could be expected i...
Louis XIV's Mistresses
Louis XIV, King of France from 1638 to 1715, ruled over the court at Versailles with the sheer magnetism of his personality. All were desperate to be...