Girl Historians

On this episode, the girls recap the final wife of Henry VIII, Catherine Parr. The most married, most published, and most 6th wife of them all. We also cover, thoughts on modern dating, canned tuna, and the term "Folx" As always, thank you so much for tuning in girls! We love you and we will see u next week!! Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians H...

On this ep of GH, the incredible Ashley Norton joins us to tell us the tale of Lizzie Borden, the alleged axe murderer of yore and star of the "Lizzie Borden took an Ax" poem. Lizzie Borden took an ax And gave her mother forty whacks, And when she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one. Slay! Thanks for listening girls, we love you as always <3 <3 Daddy's diarrhea bucket <3...

Today, the girls are coming back into the scene with the 5th wife of Henry VIII, Catherine Howard. Tbh, this is such a tragic story and a bit of a sadder episode. In a way, this is a perfect episode to end off january- the "nightmare month" As always thank you so much for tuning in girls <3 We'll see you next week!! Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHi...

In this VERY SPECIAL episode, we are honoured to welcome author, icon, and history genius Xiran Jay Zhao!!! Xiran and the girls go over the reign of Wu Zetian- the first and only female emperor of China AND the inspiration for the Iron Widow series. They also introduce the term "Gigachad" to the pod- frankly life-changing... We also, of course, have a quick detour into the French revolution...AS Y...

in the TRIUMPHANT return to our six wives of Henry XIII saga, Carley and Blair dive into Anne of Cleves, the 4th and the longest surviving wife. We unpack her reputation as the "ugly one" and her journey to gaining the title of the King's Sister. We also go into diners, smoking, and straight culture. THANKS AS ALWAYS FOR LISTENING GIRLS!!! <3 Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus...

Welcome back to Girl Historians!! It's 2025 and we are so stinking pumped for the year ahead girls. In this episode, we make up for the lack of a 10th icon by doing a very chatty episode loosely about Bob Dylan. We're so happy to be back!! ENJOY the ep!!! Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blair MacMillan  and Carley Thorne Music...

In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse... In this episode, we cover aviation legend Amelia Earhart and her mysterious disappearance. Thank you so much for joining us for this series!! We literally can't wait to see what 2025 has in store!!! Until then stay safe and happy...

NOTE: yes we have skipped icon number 10 due to a devastating technical glitch, so we are skipping to icon 11. Hopefully we will remedy this soon!! So sorry girls. In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse... Today we talk about stardew valley and it's creator, Eric Barone!...

In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse... in this episode, we talk about Harvey Milk, the trailblazing gay politician. We also discuss the bad PR of bisexual women. Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blair Ma...

In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse... in this the 8th day of icons, we discuss Sweeney Todd, the iconic demon barber of Fleet street. Turns out, not a real guy. Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blair Ma...

In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse... on the 7th day of icons my true love gave to me... a left handed guitarist In this episode, we cover the tragically short life of the incredible Jimi Hendrix. Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.co...

In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse... on the 6th day of christmas my true love gave to me.... an unhinged kidnapping of an heiress In this episode we cover the absolutely unhinged kidnapping of Patty Hearst by the SLA. Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, pl...

In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse... In this episode we learn about Zheng Yi Sao, an iconic female pirate who SAILED the south China sea. Safe to say we are obsessed. Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: B...

In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse... Today we bring you the ICONIC Emily Dickinson...a girl who was FOR the GIRLS if you know what we mean. Until next time!!! MWAh Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blai...

In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse... In this episode we recount the horrible jack the ripper and it's pretty horrifying. We do not in any way have the stomachs for true crime. We also choose our serial killer monikers and also we have FUN!!! see u next time :) Sign u...

In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse... It's our little Girl Historians Advent Calendar!!! Next up, we've got Louisa May Alcott, and icon, a legend, and old-timey gay popstar. We also talk about capes and ponchos. Love all u girls!!! See u soon! Sign up on Patreon for a...

In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse... It's our little Girl Historians Advent Calendar!!! Starting off Strong with OJ Simpson and his infamous murder trial. Love all u girls! Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted...

In this Girl Historians HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR The girls cover the history of Santa Claus, and frankly it is a lot freakier than you think it will be. Santa has a posse and they're all terrifying. We also cover our favourite Holiday movies and our love/hate relationship with the movie Love Actually. Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Bla...

"We're Call Her Daddy for girls who had a Hamilton phase" - Carley In this episode the girls recount the tragically short life and times of Jane Seymour, the 3rd wife of Henry VIII and the only wife who gave him a son. What was her deal? Naturally, we investigate. We also cover our thoughts on Ferris Bueller's Day Off and the us election :( Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonus...

Hi girls, this was recorded pre-american election, so if you're wondering why we don't cover his involvement... that's why. In this episode, comedian and friend of the pod Brendan Kane walks the girls through the history of Mr. Joseph Rogan and his strange and contemtable actions throughout his career. This ep is a bit more R-rated than usual and it's Brendan's fault. We also discuss Pitch Perfect...

Today we talk about Anne Boleyn, and Henry VIII's descent into being a tyrant. Don't lose your head! We also discuss evil condos and Carley getting cancelled on letterboxd. It's a lot of info so strap in girls!!!!! Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blair MacMillan  and Carley Thorne Music by: Jacob Ollivier Cover artist: Nicola...

BOO! Special early episode drop for Halloween where the girls cover Mary Shelley!!! In the studio for the first time and the girls have a sound board, so if you LOVE sound effects this is the episode for you!!!! Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blair MacMillan  and Carley Thorne Music by: Jacob Ollivier Cover artist: Nicola Lyt...

In the first episode of SEASON FOUR Blair walks Carley through the first wife of King Henry VIII- Warrior queen and pious legend Catherine of Aragon. Also the girls dunk on musical comedy and spoil house of the dragon. sorry. Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blair MacMillan  and Carley Thorne Music by: Jacob Ollivier Cover arti...

Announcing season 4 of Girl Historians! Starting October 25th! Don't lose your head... Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blair MacMillan  and Carley Thorne Music by: Jacob Ollivier Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle Girl Historians on Instagram Girl Historians on Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the finale of our summer school season, the girls recap the extremely devastating tale of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. It is so sad. My god it is so sad. Luckily, the girls also break out their Donald Trump impressions, so not all is lost! Thank you for joining us for summer school!! We truly had a blast and will be back sooner than you know with SEASON FOOOOUUURRRRR!!!! Let's go girls...