{"podcast":{"title":"Mysteries and Histories","slug":"mysteries-and-histories-1576928","podcast_index_feed_id":1576928,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10f731918/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBTMJwtvyuP7XMgpofJWH5g/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45441686/06037aa4e36546ef.png","author":"Georgia Marie","episode_count":302,"summary":"Join Georgia as each week she talks you through important pieces of history that more people should know about or true crime cases that require more public attention - awareness and education are key!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T00:18:28.244014+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-and-histories-1576928"},"episode":{"title":"The QUEER MONARCHS You Didn't Learn About In History Class","slug":"the-queer-monarchs-you-didn-t-learn-about-in-history-class","published_at":"2026-06-15T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-and-histories-1576928/the-queer-monarchs-you-didn-t-learn-about-in-history-class","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-and-histories-1576928","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/georgiamariexo/episodes/The-QUEER-MONARCHS-You-Didnt-Learn-About-In-History-Class-e3kq8ts","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO2992663143.mp3","summary":"In a monarchy obsessed with heirs, weddings, and “traditional values,” some of Britain’s most powerful rulers were living far queerer lives than their portraits ever admitted. Behind the careful marriages and staged public affection, kings whispered with male favourites in locked chambers, queens poured their longing into letters for the women who never left their side, and courtiers learned to speak about desire in code or not at all. Their secrets shaped alliances, sparked scandals, and sometimes even helped topple governments, yet history kept sanding down the edges, pretending these loves were just “friendship” so the myth of a perfectly straight crown could survive.","meta_description":"In a monarchy obsessed with heirs, weddings, and “traditional values,” some of Britain’s most powerful rulers were living far queerer lives than their por…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2683,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mysteries-and-histories-1576928/episodes/the-queer-monarchs-you-didn-t-learn-about-in-history-class/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-and-histories-1576928/the-queer-monarchs-you-didn-t-learn-about-in-history-class.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}