Time travel has featured heavily in science fiction stories since the calendar read BCE. But what if science fiction became a little less… fictional? When visiting the Palace of Versailles in 1901, Charlotte Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain experienced what they believed to be a time slip, ending up in 18th Century France, days before the start of the French Revolution.

In our third episode, Sarah infodumps about:

• Charlotte and Eleanor’s trip through time
• Something something patriarchal academia
• Possible explanations for the time slip experience

Content Warning: Slight content warning for misogyny and racism, because history.

In the Mind of Marie: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/an-adventure/ - Note, it is not 60 pages, as I thought - it’s 240!

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Have a green thumb but tired of growing nothing but tomatoes, potatoes, and green beans? Get inspired by one of the many morbid pastimes popularized in the Victorian Era, curating a garden of death!

In our second episode, history-fanatic Katie infodumps about:

• A history of Poison Gardens, from apothecary gardens to today
• The unassuming but deadly flowering plants you might already have in your garden
• A glimpse into the Alnwick Poison Garden, the world’s most famous contemporary garden of death

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Let’s face it, planning a wedding is stressful. Sometimes you need a break from all the budgeting and planning, and sometimes that break includes deep diving into the history of weddings and marriage.

In our inaugural episode, newlywed Sarah infodumps about:

• Weddings and marriage in ancient societies
• Interesting wedding traditions, both historical and modern
• Their new belief that weddings and marriage may, in fact, be kinda cultish

Content Warning: kidnapping, sexual violence.

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