The Pithy Chronicle

The final mistress of Loius XV has a story unlike one you have ever heard before. From the absolute bottom to the absolute top and back again. Get ready for a rollercoaster to satisfy your hottest summer cravings! Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Captivity, Assassination, Executions, OH MY! Welcome to our final installment of Mary Stuart's story. While we discuss a lot, there is so much more to find! Join our Patreon to hear more about recent (2023) discoveries about history's misconceptions.  Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram...

If you are looking for boy drama and a way to fill the drive to your summer destinations we have you covered! Mary had a Taylor Swift reputation, but was it earned? Take a look at her time and Scotland before she fled her own country to find "sanctuary" with her cousin. Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers ht...

Mary Queen of Scots' story is famously dramatic, but was she? See how contemporaries viewed her and where the legends begin. Part I covers her birth until her departure from France. Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Catherine de'Medici's life only got more interesting in widowhood. Tune in to hear the truth about her "villainous" ways, relationship with Nostradamus, and of course about her poison gloves. Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Part one of one of our most interesting #womenatwar. Her birth was orchestrated to bring peace, but her life was full of controversy.  Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Noor Inayat Khan, an author, musician, radio personality, spy, princess, who turned the tide of WWII as the first female radio operator in Paris with the SOE. Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Rani was a woman who sought the prosperity of her people. A political powerhouse willing to put herself on the line to take on the East India Company. Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

We're pulling a fan favorite from the archive!  Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Can a woman command armies, judge a nation, and write sick poetry in her spare time? Tune in to find out about this Holy Woman at War Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

We deep dive into the impact of Esther's story in the Bible, her historical foundations, and her legacy. Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

The only Empress regnant in China's history. She established her own dynasty, married two emperors, and ruled China more effectively than either of her two husbands-- in her own right.  Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

She was a lover of knowledge,  a financial savant, and a conqueror of emperors.  Find out what she is fighting for... Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Did you know Caesar suffered a defeat by a preteen girl? Arsinoe IV led a rebellion against the Roman Republic and suffered the consequences.  Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

A woman who was born to lead, and educated to rule. She was a queen in the saddle and true power of the English throne during the Anarchy.  At least, that is what one Chronicler thinks.  Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Was she the haughty heir who broke the kingdom for her birthright, or something altogether different? Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Want to know where the Ukrainians get thier resolve? Look no further than Olga of Kyiv, the most deadly queen we have covered yet! Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Decades of secrecy, mind bending puzzles, and sleeping in hallways. Could you cut it as a codebreaker? Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

There were never such devoted sisters in law-- to the other's destruction.  Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

While not an exhaustive list, it is however a pretty informative one. Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

They're still crappy, just not genocidal.  Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Ever look at military strategy and say, "What were they thinking?" We are here to talk about the weirdest and wackiest moments in military history. Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Think you know all the Vatican's dark secrets? Think again! We're diving into some of the most notorious of papal bad boys. Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Get up close and personal with a discussion on beauty trends throughout history! Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/

Did you know that the HRE had sex scandals? Neither did we! In our season finale we talk revenge, incest, capture and polItical maneuverings with a side of crusading. Support the show Show Notes: https://www.thepithychronicle.com/resources https://www.tiktok.com/@thepithychroniclers https://www.instagram.com/the.pithy.chronicle/