10 Ridiculous Rumors about Historic Royals

History Tea Time

Lindsay Holiday

History

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🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The public loves a good story about the salacious private lives of the rich and famous. And royals often really did get up to some jaw-dropping behaviors. But sometimes a grain of rumor can be so enthralling that it snowballs into an unshakable myth. If you ask the average person what they know about Catherine the Great they are likely to say “Isn’t she the one who was crushed under a horse?” Many are still convinced that Queen Elizabeth I was really a man. And Marie Antionette will forever be linked with the misquote “Let them eat cake!” Today let’s explore 10 commonly believed myths about historic royals, examine how the rumors got started and separate what is gospel from what is just gossip. Anne Boleyn was a Witch with 6 Fingers Mary I was Bloody Mary Elizabeth I was actually a Man Queen Juana was Loca Marie Antoinette said “Let Them Eat Cake” Catherine the Great Loved Horse, Literally Napoleon told Josephine “I will return in three days. Don’t wash!” Prince Albert had a Prince Albert Piercing Prince Albert Victor was really Jack the Ripper Elizabeth II had 4 cocktails a day Check out the History Tea Time Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iW8gOI5wb5TNFAIhBd9Om?si=46aeeacd64214ac0 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-tea-time/id1619978406 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84Yzg1ZWU5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Join me every Tuesday when I'm Spilling the Tea on History! Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091781568503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyteatimelindsayholiday/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyteatime Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating episodes! Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell Music: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100303 Artist: http://incompetech.com/#HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.5	Hello and welcome to History Tea Time.
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1:03.0	10 ridiculous rumors about historic royals.
1:10.0	The public loves a good story ridiculous rumors about historic royals.
1:18.1	The public loves a good story about the salacious private lives of the rich and famous,
1:23.2	and royals often really did get up to some jaw-dropping behaviors.
1:31.7	But sometimes a grain of rumor can be so enthralling that it snowballs into an unshakable myth.
1:37.9	If you ask the average person what they know about Catherine the Great, they are likely to say,
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