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ROYALTY: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

ROYALTY: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

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 Royalty: Let’s Make Sense of This Shit The podcast that finally unravels the real, messy, and deeply human world behind the crown. Ever wondered what actually goes on in royal families—beneath the headlines, scandals, jewels, and centuries-old myths? “Royalty: Let’s Make Sense of This Shit” is your backstage pass to the true, untidy story of kings, queens, and the legacy they leave behind. Every episode, host Isabella guides you through:
  • Hidden truths and missing voices—the royals you never learned about in school.
  • Family drama, wild betrayals, and myth-busting history—no detail too small, no scandal too big.
  • Full, unfiltered context—long-form deep dives that actually make sense of the mess.
  • Emotional honesty and gentle humor—because power, trauma, and legacy are always personal.
  • Real talk about why these stories still shape us today—identity, memory, survival, and belonging.
Forget sanitized timelines and fairy tales. This is history as it really happened—messy, raw, sometimes infuriating, and always deeply human. If you’re curious, skeptical, or just tired of the usual royal BS, this is your show. Subscribe, bring your questions, and join a community of fellow truth-seekers as we make sense of royalty, one wild story at a time.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/royalty-let-s-make-sense-of-this-sh-t--6635619/support.Copyright Let's Work This Sh*t Out 世界 社会科学
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  • Cædwalla of Wessex: The Wild King Who Burned a Kingdom to Build England

    Cædwalla of Wessex: The Wild King Who Burned a Kingdom to Build England
    2025/07/27
    Cædwalla of Wessex: The Wild King Who Burned a Kingdom to Build England

    Royalty: Let’s Make Sense of This Shit

    👑 Violence, exile, and the bloody forging of a kingdom
Cædwalla’s story is brutal and fast—an exiled prince returns with fire and sword to reshape the south of England. In just three years, he conquers Sussex, Kent, and the Isle of Wight, blending conquest and faith in a fierce, terrifying reign.

    🔥 In this episode:
    * Ruthless campaigns that changed the map—and scarred the land.
    * The uneasy dance between pagan violence and Christian conversion.
    * A king who abdicated, journeyed to Rome, and died baptized—but was it redemption or politics?
    * The missing voices: queens, conquered peoples, and those erased from history.
    * Legacy and loss: How did this wild reign shape Wessex and the future of England?
    ✨ Why listen?
Because this isn’t the sanitized tale of monarchy. It’s raw, complicated, and deeply human—showing the fierce cost of power and the messy intersection of faith and violence. Isabella guides you through the myth, the fact, and the shadows in between.

    🤔 What’s at stake?
    
Who defines a king? Can violence ever be redeemed? What happens when history is written by the victors—and who gets left out?

    🧾 Sources & Scholarship:

    Bede’s Ecclesiastical History, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and modern historians’ insights—all woven with myth-busting, personal reflection, and a dash of irreverence.

    🌱 Listener Reflection:
    
If power demands blood and sacrifice, what legacy will you leave? Share your stories, questions, and thoughts—we’re making sense of this royal shit, together.

    Next episode: Ceolwulf. From chaos to consolidation—how kingship evolves in early Wessex.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/royalty-let-s-make-sense-of-this-sh-t--6635619/support.
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    38 分
  • Seaxburh of Wessex: The Queen Who Defied the Throne

    Seaxburh of Wessex: The Queen Who Defied the Throne
    2025/07/20
    Seaxburh of Wessex: The Queen Who Defied the Throne
    Royalty: Let’s Make Sense of This Shit

    👑 A kingdom in chaos — a woman claims power where no queen dared before.
    Seaxburh’s brief reign is shrouded in mystery, controversy, and silence. From a fractured Wessex to the fragile moment when a queen ruled alone, her story shakes the foundations of early English monarchy.

    🔥 In this episode:
    • A kingdom divided: The turbulent world Seaxburh inherited after Cenwalh’s death.
    • Power in the shadows: How a queen stepped into a male-dominated throne — and why history tried to erase her.
    • Mystery and myth: What do we actually know about Seaxburh, and what was lost to time?
    • Queenship challenged: The gender politics of 7th-century England and the struggle for legitimacy.
    • Lost voices: The personal life, alliances, and silenced women behind the throne.
    • Legacy of disruption: How Seaxburh’s fleeting rule opened cracks in the royal narrative.
    ✨ Why listen?
    Because royal history isn’t just kings and battles — it’s about power, gender, erasure, and the stories that never made the scroll. Isabella guides you through the untold tale of England’s only queen regnant in the early age.

    🤔 What’s at stake?
    Power, identity, survival — and rewriting who we believe shaped the monarchy.

    🧾 Sources & scholarship:
    The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Bede’s silence, fresh research, myth-busting, and a touch of irreverence.

    🌱 Listener reflection:
    What happens when tradition is broken? When a woman claims the throne — will history remember or erase her? Send your stories and questions.

    Next up: Ceol — the king who took Wessex from chaos to cautious order.

    Subscribe, share your reflections, and let’s keep making sense of this royal shit—together.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/royalty-let-s-make-sense-of-this-sh-t--6635619/support.
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    51 分
  • Cenwalh of Wessex: Exile, Conversion, and the Fragile Rise of Christian England

    Cenwalh of Wessex: Exile, Conversion, and the Fragile Rise of Christian England
    2025/07/13
    Cenwalh of Wessex: Exile, Conversion, and the Fragile Rise of Christian England
    Royalty: Let’s Make Sense of This Shit 👑

    A kingdom on the edge—power lost, faith gained, and a king fighting to come home.

    Cenwalh’s reign is raw, messy, and transformational. From scandalous marriage breakups to exile in a foreign court, his journey sparks the fragile dawn of Christianity in Wessex. What happens when a king loses everything — and everything changes?

    🔥 In this episode:
    • Royal scandal and exile: How repudiating a Mercian princess set a warlord on the run.
    • Conversion and comeback: Cenwalh’s baptism in East Anglia and the reshaping of his kingdom.
    • Church and crown collide: Political and religious power struggles at the heart of Wessex.
    • Family and missing voices: The queens, rivals, and shadows history almost forgot.
    • Legacy in flux: How Cenwalh’s reign set the stage for England’s future—yet left more questions than answers.
    ✨ Why listen?

    Because history isn’t neat or simple. It’s about flawed humans, messy politics, faith crises, and survival. Isabella guides you through the raw and real story behind a king whose story reshaped a nation’s soul.

    🤔 What’s at stake?
    Power, identity, belief — and the stories we tell about who deserves to wear the crown.

    🧾 Sources & scholarship:
    Bede’s Ecclesiastical History, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, fresh scholarship, myth-busting insights, and a dash of irreverence.

    🌱 Listener reflection:
    If you lost your kingdom, would you find yourself? What parts of your story will survive? Send your thoughts, questions, and family legends.

    Next up: Ceolwulf, the king who inherited a kingdom on edge and faced the relentless push of faith and power.

    Subscribe, share your stories, and let’s keep making sense of this royal shit—together.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/royalty-let-s-make-sense-of-this-sh-t--6635619/support.
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    57 分
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