Podcasts Marking Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee
This list of podcasts was curated by: Nicki Woodard, host and producer of As The Money Burns.
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For the Trooping the Colour balcony ceremony this week, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee — 70 years on the throne. She will soon be the second longest-reigning monarch after the French King Louis XIV.
In celebration of this milestone achievement, here are a few queens- and royalty-themed podcasts.
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Podcast: Royally Obsessed
Episode: Balcony or Bust + Special Guest Tina Brown
Description: In this podcast, hosts Roberta Fiorito and Rachel Bowie give weekly updates on the British royals, Cambridges, Sussexes, and all other current topics of interest. This episode will give you the details about the upcoming balcony activities for the Platinum Jubilee. Author Tina Brown (The Palace Papers) joins the discussion.
Podcast: Age of Victoria Podcast
Episode: Early Days of a Royal Marriage
Description: This show by Chris Fernandez-Packham tells the story of the how the Victorians shaped the world. Queen Victoria is the second longest-reigning monarch in British history and the grandmother to many of the royal households of Europe. This episode discusses the struggles and changes for the young Queen Victoria and her king consort Prince Albert.
Podcast: Queens Podcast
Episode: Amina of Zaria
Description: Queens Podcast, by Katy Hearne-Church and Nathan Foster, features female monarchs, nobles, and other powerful women throughout history. From the most famous to the less familiar, you will always get a delightful surprise. Each episode also includes a recipe for a themed cocktail. This episode is about Amina of Zaria a warrior queen of Nigeria.
Podcast: Tudors Dynasty
Episode: Château Vert Pageant & Anne Boleyn
Description: Host Rebecca Larson talks with several historians while revisiting multiple people, situations, and topics during the Tudor dynasty (King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I). In this episode, PhD candidate Lacy Bonar Hull discusses writing her dissertation about the Château Vert pageant. What role did Anne Boleyn play in this pageant before she became King Henry VIII’s mistress? What does it take to recreate a historic event? What complications arise with the sources?
Podcast: Mimosa Sisterhood
Episode: Noor Inayat Khan & Mary Queen of Scots: Brave in the Face of Death
Description: In this podcast, host Melissa Herrera discusses women’s history and lifestyle experiences while enjoying cocktails and mimosas. Connect, laugh, and heal through modern and lighthearted conversations. This episode explores the story of Mary Queen of Scots, the controversial and romantic queen imprisoned by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
Podcast: As The Money Burns
Episode: Pomp and Circumstance
Description: Hosted by EarBuds blog contributor Nicki Woodard, this podcast reconstructs the experiences of the heirs and heiresses to America’s most famous fortunes during the Great Depression. As some heiresses aspire to be princesses, multiple episodes include plenty of royals running amok, some dispossessed and even a recurring major British royal. The current May-June 1931 storylines cover the Prince of Wales, who will later abdicate as King Edward VIII, paving the way for his niece to become Queen Elizabeth II — and hence the jubilee. In this ep, Teen heiress Barbara Hutton bows before the King and Queen of England and dances with the eligible Prince of Wales. Will there be a future American queen?
Podcast: Noble Blood
Episode: Empress Sisi's Beating Heart
Description: This show hosted by Dana Schwartz explores the deaths of various nobles and royals through history. This podcast is about Elisabeth (Sisi), Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, a beauty icon who lived a life of quiet, lonely depression. She was a ghost, even before her assassination.
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