History's Mysteries: St. Bartholomew's Day massacre

Queens Podcast

Comedy, History

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🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In this episode of History’s Mysteries, we’re diving into one of the bloodiest and most debated events in early modern Europe: the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Thousands of French Protestants were brutally murdered in August 1572, after what was supposed to be a royal wedding that symbolized peace. Historians have argued for centuries about who was responsible — and today, we’re asking the big question: Did Catherine de Medici order it? This episode blends historical analysis, feminist storytelling, and intuitive tarot reading to look at Catherine de Medici not as a caricature, but as a complex political operator navigating power, survival, and legacy in a brutal era. If you'd like to find more Tandy you can find her on instagramIf you want to try Unicorn Wellness for 30 days head here: https://www.unicornwellnessstudio.com/30-day-guest-access Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and Special Guest Announcement 00:47 History's Mysteries Series Overview 01:36 Meet Tandy: The Wellness Witch 03:38 The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre 10:40 Catherine de' Medici's Role in the Massacre 11:44 Tarot Reading: Did Catherine Call for the Murder? 15:35 Card 1: The Seven of Cups 17:33 Strategic Planning and Power Dynamics 23:38 Card 2: Four of Wands 24:47 The Gloves Are Off: A Violent Message 26:21 Catherine de Medici's Disconnect and Strategy 38:03 Card 3: The Hierophant Card Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please get in touch with advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Want more Queens? Head to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, check out our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ merch store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Never miss a Queens Podcast happening! Sign up for our newsletter: https://eepurl.com/gZ-nYf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
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0:36.9	Nathan.
0:38.0	And Katie, I think it's a very special episode today.
0:42.4	Is it not?
0:43.8	I think we got some woo-woo magic coming for our listeners and viewers today.
0:52.2	We are for the fourth time, maybe, question mark, bringing back our favorite
1:00.0	wellness which, the one and only, it's handy. Hello. It's me. We love having you on our show.
1:12.7	Nathan, tell any new listeners about our history's mysteries series.
1:17.1	Yes.
1:17.7	Well, throughout history, certain little things that happened where we're like, did the princes in the tower get murdered?
1:24.5	Who murdered them?
1:26.0	You know, different scenarios that there's historians battle
1:30.0	over what the truth of the matter is. It's a history's mystery. It's exactly what it says. And so we
1:37.9	bring in a wonderful wellness witch to guide us to some of those answers. With the help of her tarot deck. Yeah, it has
1:47.5	nothing to do with me. It is all the cards and all the channel messaging. And so we are so excited
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