Today, I have some very exciting news for you all. I love the fact that every week, tens of thousands

of you sit down and listen to the podcast. In my head, of course, I see this happening as one mass

movement, a small part of the world stopping what they're doing and having a good old listen

to me talking to you about English queens. Of course, that's not what actually happens. I mean,

I have the download stats to prove it,

but I do love how we are building a little community together, an army of Queens of England fans.

And what do all armies need? Well, they need uniforms, and so I have created some merch.

I got the idea from this from one of the podcast's most vocal fans, Sari Graham, who tweeted

me a little graphic a couple of weeks ago

that says, what is a queen without a king? Historically speaking, more powerful. Suffice to say,

I totally loved that, and thought it would look great on a t-shirt. And so, that's what I've

decided to do. But why stop with t-shirts? I asked everyone on the Facebook page what kinds of merch they would like to see,

and I got a ton of responses from you all, so thanks to everyone for that.

So you have t-shirts in the male and female variety, a tank top, a mug, and a tote bag.

All perfect for the seven months ahead.

Just imagine how cool you look on the beach with all that sweet swag. Impress all your

friends with your A-plus historical feminism and show your support for the podcast. They're all

available for pre-order right now and will be available for the next fortnight. Then they'll get printed

and shipped. Isn't that exciting? The Queens of England podcast is now officially a thing.

Just go to Queensofenglandpodcast.com forward slash merch. That's Queensof England

podcast.com forward slash M-E-R-C-H and order your stuff today. Like I said, they're only going to be

there for two weeks and then I may never sell them

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