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Luck Hicks Anderson was a transgender pioneer. She lived in time before the term transgender was even around, but she lived strong in her truth. She lived in her truth even though it cost her a lot. History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HistoryShelfPodcast Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/kortney_jewell/advertise-for-you-on-my-podcast Riversid...

This episode is the conclusion of Eleanor Roosevelt's life. This episode is about the years in Eleanor's life after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Eleanor could have disappeared from public life after Franklin's death, but Eleanor choose to keep fighting the good fight for civil rights. Listen to find just how much of a badass Eleanor Roosevelt was! History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creat...

Eleanor Roosevelt was a First Lady, but she wasn't your typical First Lady. She was outspoken. She fought for civil rights and for women. She got louder when people told her to shut up. And she was just an all around badass! History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HistoryShelfPodcast Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/kortney_jewell/advertise-for-...

Eleanor Roosevelt was once a First Lady. But she was not a typical First Lady. Before we get into who Eleanor Roosevelt as a First Lady we got talk about her upbringing and how she became the person that would become one of the most influential First Ladies. History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HistoryShelfPodcast Fiverr: https://www.fiverr...

This the second part and the conclusion of Virginia Woolf's life. Virginia was a writer that had to deal with some dark and heavy moments in her life. The love of her life was her husband, Leonard Woolf, but she didn't stop having other lovers after she was married. She had an open marriage and she preferred women. But no amount of lovers could keep her depression at bay. History Shelf Merch: http...

Virginia Woolf had a tragic life. It was filled with devastating deaths, mental illness, and abuse. She started getting abused by the age of six. Soon the loved ones around her were taken by death. Her struggles with mental illness soon followed. History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HistoryShelfPodcast Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/kortney...

Did you know that the United States has already had a gay First Lady? It's true! Rose Cleveland acted as First Lady for a brief time during her brother, Grover Cleveland's, first term in the White House. But being the First Lady didn't interest her. Rose went off to find her own adventures, and what she found was an epic love! History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreon:...

Emily Dickinson was a prolific poet, but the world would not know that in her lifetime. Only ten of her poems were published when she was alive, and not a one of them was published under her name. Now today she is one of the most celebrated poets of all time. Not only did she leave behind poems, but she also left behind mysteries. Who all did Emily love in her lifetime? Was she a lesbian? Was she...

Florence Nightingale is the woman responsible for making nursing what it is today. She was a woman that grew up wealth and was complicated. Was she asexual? Perhaps. Was she a lesbian? Maybe. Was she racist? Absolutely. Was she misogynistic? Certainly. Take a listen to this episode to learn more about the woman behind the image of the Lady with the Lamp. Content Warning: 15:07 - 15:17 History Shel...

This is the conclusion to Alexander Hamilton's story. Listen to this episode to learn about America's first political sex scandal and what impact it had on Alexander's reputation and political career. Learn about the tragedy that involved one of his sons. And learn about Alexander's deadliest rival. History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Hist...

The American Revolutionary War is over. Now all Alexander Hamilton has to do is help form a nation. In this episode I dive into the early days of the country America. I talk about all the plans and ideas Alexander had for it, but I also continue to discuss his personal life. Did Alexander love his wife? Did he have a flirtatious relationship with his sister-in-law, Angelica Schuyler? Learn all tha...

Hamilton is one hell of a soundtrack, but did you know that Lin-Manuel Miranda strayed away from history a few times, and there were somethings that he didn't include? Like did you know that Alexander Hamilton may have been bisexual? Learn that and more as I dive into the life of Alexander Hamilton. Content Warning: 12:39 - 12:43 History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreo...

This episode is the conclusion of Queen Kristina of Sweden's story. Kristina never liked being king, and the stress of it all had taken its toll on her. Kristina decided to give up the crown to live a life going around Europe and living her best life. Content Warnings: Execution: 12:10 - 12:14 Execution: 44:16 - 44:27 Abortion: 47:17 - 47:23 History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-sprin...

Queen Kristina of Sweden was a queen that was called a king. She was messy and interesting. She definitely marched to the beat of her own drum. When she was born nurses believed that she was a boy and that really set the tone for her life. Even today there is a debate on whether she was a cis woman, intersex, a transgender man, or non binary. Take a listen to this episode and learn about one of hi...

This is the conclusion to what has become the King James VI and I saga. In this episode you get to hear about James last scheme to get himself out of debt, Anne of Denmark makes another appearance, and we meet another one of James's lovers. His name was George Villiers, and he may have been the love of James's life. History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreon: https://www...

The Gunpowder Plot comes to a conclusion in part 3 of James's story. James makes a decision that forever shapes religion and the world. And we also meet one of James's young and hot male lovers in this episode. Content Warnings: Suicide: 16:49 - 16:52 Violence: 22:21 - 22:56 Violence: 26:04 - 26:18 Violence: 27:22 - 28:20 Sexual Content: 43:33 - 43:47 History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.cre...

King James VI and I desperately wanted to be Queen Elizabeth I's heir and the King of England. He wanted it so bad that was he reaction to Elizabeth beheading his mother was minimal. The people of England welcomed James with open arms at the very beginning of his reign, but he soon wore out his welcome with English Catholics. Those English Catholics soon started plotting on how take James off of t...

King James VI and I became king at a young age when his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate. He was born to Catholic parents, but those around him raised him to be Protestant. Amongst all this chaos it is possible he found love in his father's cousin. A man by the name of Esmé Stewart. Content Warning: 7:49 - 7:53 History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreo...

William Shakespeare was one of the world's most prolific writer. He wrote my many plays and poems. Some of his sonnets have caused people to question William's sexuality. They wonder if one of the greatest of all time was bisexual. He work even caused some to question his religion and even his authorship. History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...

Leonardo da Vinci was so many things in his life. To call him a Renaissance Man is an understatement. But would it be accurate to call him a gay man? Well for centuries people have debated this, and no definite answer has emerged. In this episode I take a deep into Leonardo da Vinci's sexuality and so much more. History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreon: https://www.pat...

In this episode I pick off where I left off from last week. I continue on telling you the story of King Edward II. Last week the episode ended with a devastated Edward over the murder of Piers Gaveston. This week I tell you about another possible lover of King Edward II, Hugh Despenser the Younger. Content Warnings: 32:27 - 32:40 39:29 - 40:18 History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spr...

King Edward II was king of England in the 14th century. In this first part of his story I tell you about the boy before he was a king and the start of his early reign. And I also tell you about who is believed to have been a lover of Edward's. His name was Piers Gaveston. Content Warning: 30:38 - 30:55 History Shelf Merch: https://history-shelf.creator-spring.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/H...

Season 4 starts January 2, 2024!

Roberto grew up in Puerto Rico during a time where basically everyone was struggling. He was a nobleman, but that didn't mean that he was seating on piles of cash. In fact, there was one point in his life where he was probably homeless. Roberto eventually became a pirate and helped out fellow struggling Puerto Ricans. This has earned him to be seen as a Robin Hood figure by many. History Shelf Mer...

Who do you think is the most successful pirate of all time? Blackbeard? Bartholomew Roberts? Samuel Bellamy? What if I told you it was none of the above? What if I told you it wasn't some white dude from England? What it if I told you that it was a woman from China that started off as a prostitute? Well that is the truth and that is the story of Zheng Yi Sao. Zheng Yi Sao became a pirate queen. Sh...