Royally Screwed

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re continuing to talk about the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. However, we'll mainly be following the story of Mary, Queen of Scots. With a strong position within the line of inheritance, Mary seemingly tried everything to oust Elizabeth and end up on the throne of England. How will Elizabeth deal with Mary's constant attacks, especially when it seems like...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Queen Elizabeth I of England. Despite being the daughter of King Henry VIII, Elizabeth was not his heir, so how does that situation get itself together? And what steps forward with England's new Protestant religion will she take? Also, for the fun of it: just who was William Shakespeare? Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Cre...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Mansa Musa, a leader of the Mali Empire and perhaps the richest man in all of history. But how will he use all of those riches? Well, to finance and show off the biggest Muslim pilgrimage anyone had ever seen! Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Ga...

On this in-between season break special episode of Royally Screwed, we’re talking about the show Shogun that aired recently. We'll be taking a look at some of the history behind the show. Like, did you know there was an emperor technically ruling Japan during all of that? Also, what exactly is a Taiko? Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music:...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re continuing the Julio-Claudian saga to talk about the reign of Emperor Nero. Now that he's no longer beholden to the power of his mother, what sort of weird stuff did the final Julio-Claudian emperor try to get up to? Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Ti...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about dictators-- specifically the dictators of the early Roman Republic. How did the position come about? How can someone be a "virtuous" dictator? And why is "Manlian Discipline" something you shouldn't really want to strive towards? Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ th...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Rollo, a viking leader who terrorized Medieval France. How does one man's reign of terror in a relatively small area go on to influence the politics of almost all of Europe? Well, you gotta tune in to find out more about the history of the first leader of the Normans. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimc...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Puyi, the final emperor of the Qing Dynasty-- the last dynasty of Imperial China. We'll see how one man can be born into extreme privilege, lose that privilege, gain it back again... and then lose it again... and then gain it back... and then... Well, it's a long story. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: deni...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re once again talking about a possible candidate behind the legends of King Arthur. This time around, we have two candidates: Riothamus of Britain (or Gaul) and Artuir mac Aedain, a prince of Gaelic Ireland and Scotland. We'll also put an end to the legends of Arthur as we learn about his fate at the brutal Battle of Camlann. Subscribe for more episodes as they com...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re continuing the Julio-Claudian saga. Before we go down the winding road that is the reign of Emperor Nero, let's talk about his mother, Agrippina the Younger. One of the few Julio-Claudian woman to truly be able to be called "Empress of Rome", we'll see how the love of a mother can make or break a young emperor. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter:...

We're going to take a break from history to look at interesting rulers from fiction. This year, we're talking about Ganondorf, the main antagonist for most of the Legend of Zelda games. We'll look at how a cycle of violence thousands of years in the making effects things for a man born to be a king. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Int...

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This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Pharaoh Tutankhamun. While the name may be famous, what exactly did the boy-king do during his rule? Well, his reign was actually a very important period for restoring Egypt from an age of chaos. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “The Cross...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Akhenaten, a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt who would attempt to do away with the old polytheistic religion of his kingdom in order to devote everything to a lesser known sun god. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Vapour” - O...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about the Crisis of the Third Century, a period in 3rd century CE Rome in which the Empire was splintered into three pieces. We're also going to be taking a look into the reign of Queen Zenobia of Palmyra, the woman who would seek to bring the eastern half of the Empire under her control. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek In...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Jefferson Davis, the only man elected as president for the Confederate States of America. Why was he chosen to lead the southern states after they seceded? And what happens to a man like that when his nation loses the Civil War? Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the...

On this in-between season break special episode of Royally Screwed, we’re talking about three Roman historians whose work I personally use for a lot of my research for Roman episodes of this show: Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio. We'll also learn a bit about why we can probably trust what these guys wrote. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re diving into the reign of Emperor Claudius, the fourth emperor of Rome. Though he's not as bombastic and entertaining as his predecessors, for both the better and the worse, Claudius was still a man trying to forge his own path in the early Roman Empire. And maybe, he'll do just okay enough for that to not be such a bad thing. Subscribe for more episodes as they...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Simon Bolivar. He's a man on a mission. That mission? Kick the Spanish Empire out of South America. And maybe become a dictator while he's at it. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Vapour” - Osoku, “Upbeat Stomp Rock” - Alexey Anisimov, “Sm...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Franklin Delano Roosevelt, aka FDR, the president of the United States who helped his nation through the Great Depression. We'll see how far he'll try to go to get his plans passed, and maybe why it's a good thing that the government has a system of checks and balances. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: deni...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Gilgamesh, one of the oldest names in history and king of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. We'll also be looking at how many great stories were written about him, how those influenced others, were lost, and luckily found again. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the...

This week on Royally Screwed, it's another episode of "Were They Great": a look at rulers who gained the title "The Great" and deciding whether or not they really deserved it. This time: Catherine II of Russia. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Waiting For Dessert” - Step Two!, “12th Floo...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re finally ending the story of Emperor Gaius Germanicus of Rome, aka Caligula. We'll also find out how the next emperor was chosen, and how his rise to power came about in the most unexpected way. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_CreekInstagram: denimcreekproMusic:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Glitz at the Ritz” - Jules G...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China. How do you go about uniting as massive a region as that? Well, it takes a lot of weird strategies, and it takes an even bigger personality to keep it all in check. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_CreekInstagram: denimcreekproMusic:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia,...

This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Ranavalona I, the first queen of the Merina Kingdom in Madagascar. When Christian missionaries started converting people on the island, Ranavalona decided to make some big moves. And most of them were... really not good. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_CreekInstagram: denimcreekproMusic:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” -...