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Our Fake History

Episode #1- Was Queen Elizabeth Actually A Man?

Our Fake History

PodcastOne

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.73.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2015

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Queen Elizabeth I is easily one of England's most celebrated monarchs. The so-called "virgin queen" has been credited with leading England through a golden age. However, she is also the subject of countless historical myths and conspiracy theories. This week we unpack the scandalous tale that Queen Elizabeth was actually an impostor in drag. Listen and find out how King Henry VIII, Dracula, Catherine the Great's horse, and an unlucky kid named Neville all figure in the story! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Queen Elizabeth may be England's most recognizable and well-loved historical figure.

0:44.5

The so-called Virgin Queen is credited with creating a golden age in her island nation.

0:49.2

Her reignsite England transformed from being a middling powered

0:52.1

to becoming a major player on the European stage.

0:54.9

She stared down the king of Spain and defeated the fearsome Spanish Armada.

0:59.5

The arts flourished under Elizabeth's reign and figures such as Edmund Spencer and William Shakespeare

1:04.4

would produce some of the English languages greatest treasures.

1:07.7

Elizabeth was easily the most important woman of her generation in perhaps her century.

1:13.3

But what if she wasn't a woman at all?

1:15.9

What if England's queen was actually an imposter in drag?

1:20.5

This certifiably bananas historical conspiracy theory continues to float around the legacy of Elizabeth.

1:26.4

Is there anything to this absolutely bonkers theory where the hell did this story come from?

1:32.0

And why do female leaders constantly have to deal with this kind of historical trolling?

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