King Ludwig II of Bavaria Part 1: The Fairytale King | 9

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Before Anne Boleyn, there was Mary. And her scandalous affair with King Henry VIII offers a whole new perspec:ve on “divorced, beheaded, died”. We dig into the story of the hidden Boleyn sister, including how she got caught up in a messy slut-shaming rumour that would come to def ...  Show more

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A look at the controversial legacy of Malintzin: an enslaved Mesoamerican woman who changed the course of history when she became a translator for Spanish colonisers. We dive into the records that have been le‘ behind about her life and analyse her so-called affair with famed con ...  Show more

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