Sex, Scandal, and Shenanigans!Explicit
by Adrienne T.
History podcast discussing notorious lovers and mistresses!
Podcast episodes
Season 2
Edgar the Peaceable and His Bad Habits
Hi all! This episode focuses on Edgar the Peaceable (Brother of Eadwig the Fair from the previous episode) and his bad nun chasing habits! #SexwithNuns! I also mention his two sons Edward the Martyr, Dunstan (Archbishop of Canterbury), Aethelred II (or the Unready/Ill-Advised/Badly-Counseled), and all of his consorts/wives! Enjoy! Sources: https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/edgar-the-peaceful-king-of-the-english/ A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales, c.500–c.1050, Routledge (1991), with Alfred P. Smyth and D. P. Kirby. https://www.swordsandsceptres.co.uk/queens-of-england-19/wulfthrythofwilton Morris, Marc, The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England, 400-1066. 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar,_King_of_England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Æthelflæd_Eneda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wulfthryth_of_Wilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ælfthryth_(wife_of_Edgar) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Martyr This show is written, recorded, and produced by me, Adrienne. Podcast show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating Oysters. Episode artwork - Bathsheba at her Bath by Rembrandt (1654) Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org) Show website: https://rss.com/podcasts/sexscandalshenanigans/ Podcast contact: sexscandalshenaniganspod@gmail.com
Eadwig - The Teenaged Tosser King of the English
Hello all! This episode focuses on the sex scandal and shenanigans of Eadwig of England! Famous St. Dunstan makes his appearance in this show! Eadwig is known for gettin' down with his mistress/wife and his mother-in-law. He was disliked by the Abbot of Glastonbury and eventually his own people wanted to replace him with his brother, Edgar (the Peaceable). Enjoy the Teenaged Tosser King of the English! Show email: sexscandalshenaniganspod@gmail.com This show is produced and edited by me, Adrienne. Artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating Oysters Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org) Sources: Rex Factor episode on Eadwig: https://www.lystn.fm/stg/episode//78242983/s107-eadwig Sources: MORRIS, MARC, The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England (400-1066)., 2021. BRAIN, JESSICA, "King Eadwig." 27 August 2022, https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/King-Eadwig/ Hamilton, William, Edwy and Elgiva, A Scene from Saxon History, 1793 (episode image) Scott, Florence H R, Aethelgifu and Aelgifu: A Mother and Daughter Embroiled in a Medieval Sex Scandal. 29 November 2021: https://florencehrs.substack.com/p/thelgifu-and-lfgifu-a-mother-and Flantzer, Susan, Unofficial Royalt, 2019 https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/eadwig-king-of-the-english/ Osborne, James, A Threesome with his wife and mother in law: The Scandalous Story of Why One Anglo-Saxon King Skipped His Coronation, https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/king-eadwig-coronation-scandal/ 21 February 2025 King Eadwig, St. Dunstan, and the Menage a Trois - Propaganda in the Early English Court, https://thepostgradchronicles.org/2017/04/03/king-eadwig-st-dunstan-and-the-menage-a-trois-propaganda-in-the-anglo-saxon-court/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oda_of_Canterbury#:~:text=Oda%20(or%20Odo%3B%20died%20958,are%20recorded%20in%20contemporary%20accounts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_I http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=person&id=Eadwig https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar,_King_of_England
Gunnhildr: Mother of Kings
Hi all! Today's episode will be focusing on the Mother of Vikings: Gunnhildr of Denmark, also known as Gunnhildr: Mother of Kings. Magic, curses, & sexcapades! Contact information: Email: sexscandalshenaniganspod@gmail.com Show Art: Girl Eating Oysters; Jan Steen Episode art: Gunnhildr/Gunnhild and her sons; Christian Krogh (1899) Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnhild,_Mother_of_Kings#References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_Sigurdsson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egill_Skallagrímsson http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/seidhr.shtml https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/medieval-renaissance/8-haunted-castles-you-need-to-visit-in-this-life-or-the-next/ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/17919/17919-h/17919-h.htm#CHAPTER_III https://www.vikingtimes.co.uk/queen-gunnhild-egils-saga/ https://fathom.lib.uchicago.edu/1/777777122294/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga#Sagas_of_Icelanders_and_short_tales_of_Icelanders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bloodaxe
Grandmother & Grandson: The Pornacracy's Finest: The Mafia Matron and His Horniness
Surprise! You guys get another twofer! In this episode, I cover Roman Senatrix and Patricia of Rome, Marozia of the Theophylacti family. Also, I discuss her grandson, Pope John XII and his sex scandals. Sources: Luitrpand of Cremona https://ia801500.us.archive.org/31/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.168391/2015.168391.The-Works-Of-Liudprand-Of-Cremona_text.pdf Farquhar, Michael, Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors. 2001 Chamberlain, E.R., Bad Popes. 1969 Ralph Lewis, Brenda, A Dark History: the Popes: Vice, Murder, and Corruption in the Vatican. 2011 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marozia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberic_I_of_Spoleto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_of_Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy,_Margrave_of_Tuscany Mann, H. (1912). Pope Sergius III. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13729a.htm
Season 1
Empress of Badassery - Empress Theodora
Hi all! This episode is on Empress Theodora of the Eastern Roman Empire - or known as the Byzantine Empire. A huge shoutout to the podcast Pontifacts, as Bri was very informative on a bunch issues that are related to Theodora and Emperor Justinian. Sources: Dils, Susan, "Understanding Theodora: The Role of the Empress in Sixth Century Imperial Religious Policy." https://louis.uah.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1309&context=honors-capstones Procopius, A Secret History, https://origin.web.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/procop-anec.asp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodora_(wife_of_Justinian_I) Burton, Douglas, "Empress Theodora and the Origin of Women's Rights." 9-2-2019 https://douglasaburton.com/empress-theodora-and-the-origin-of-womens-rights/ https://pontifacts.podbean.com - Council Episode - Council of Chalcedon - between episodes 47-48. (I may have given off the wrong episode number - SORRY!) Show website: https://rss.com/podcasts/sexscandalshenanigans/ Show email: sexscandalshenaniganspod@gmail.com