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For centuries, Guinevere has been portrayed as a cautionary tale—the woman whose love affair with Lancelot shattered Camelot. But was she truly the villain of the story, or was she a victim of the patriarchal narratives that have shaped her legend? In this episode, we reclaim Guinevere’s agency, exploring her role as a powerful queen, a woman caught between duty and desire. 

Welcome to the second part of our exploration of Queen Guinevere, where we take a look at how portrayals of Guinevere changed through time from Thomas Mallory, through to the Victorian period and into the modern day. 

Cool Stuff Mentioned in this Episode: 

https://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/guinever.html

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/guinevere-0017503

https://www.worldhistory.org/Guinevere/

A Woman of Legend: The Once and Future Queen Guinevere | by legendarywomen | Legendary Women | Medium

https://matterofbritain.com/htmlpages/legendliterature3.html

https://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/will-real-guinevere-please-stand/

https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/84552/1/RMS-2004-04_P._S._Noble%2C_Women_in_the_Vulgate_Cycle.pdf

https://www.bdtd.uerj.br:8443/bitstream/1/18264/2/Dissertação - Mariana Feitosa de Campos Oliveira - 2022 - Completa.pdf

https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/8367/1/Queen Guinevere.pdf

https://www-jstor-org.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/stable/pdf/10.1163/j.ctv2gjwzx0.20.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3Aff80eb395a977d8ee47a694283a4ca18&ab_segments=&initiator=recommender&acceptTC=1

https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/French/DeTroyesLancelotPartIII.php#anchor_Toc534022913

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Fantastic-Imagination-Potter-Postmillennial/dp/1479806072/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1742329994&sr=8-1

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For centuries, Guinevere has been portrayed as a cautionary tale—the woman whose love affair with Lancelot shattered Camelot. But was she truly the villain of the story, or was she a victim of the patriarchal narratives that have shaped her legend? In this episode, we reclaim Guinevere’s agency, exploring her role as a powerful queen, a woman caught between duty and desire. 

Join us in this first part of our exploration of Queen Guinevere as we examine the medieval sources and hear some stories of Guinevere and her Lancelot.

Cool Stuff Mentioned in this Episode: 

https://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/guinever.html

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/guinevere-0017503

https://www.worldhistory.org/Guinevere/

A Woman of Legend: The Once and Future Queen Guinevere | by legendarywomen | Legendary Women | Medium

https://matterofbritain.com/htmlpages/legendliterature3.html

https://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/will-real-guinevere-please-stand/

https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/84552/1/RMS-2004-04_P._S._Noble%2C_Women_in_the_Vulgate_Cycle.pdf

https://www.bdtd.uerj.br:8443/bitstream/1/18264/2/Dissertação - Mariana Feitosa de Campos Oliveira - 2022 - Completa.pdf

https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/8367/1/Queen Guinevere.pdf

https://www-jstor-org.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/stable/pdf/10.1163/j.ctv2gjwzx0.20.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3Aff80eb395a977d8ee47a694283a4ca18&ab_segments=&initiator=recommender&acceptTC=1

https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/French/DeTroyesLancelotPartIII.php#anchor_Toc534022913

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Come and learn all about Amaterasu, the fascinating Japanese Shinto Goddess of the sun. Learn about where she came from and hear tales of her quite dramatic sibling rivalries. 

Cool stuff mentioned in this episode: 
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Amaterasu
https://mythopedia.com/topics/amaterasu
https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00748/amaterasu-the-japanese-sun-goddess.html
https://www.worldhistory.org/Amaterasu/
https://withaterriblefate.com/2018/02/08/how-okami-transformed-the-meaning-of-characters-like-amaterasu/

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Come and find out all about the amazing women of yuletide mythology and folklore in this special festive episode! 

Cool stuff mentioned in this episode: 
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/does-mrs-claus-have-a-life-of-her-own

https://daily.jstor.org/santa-and-mrs-claus-and-the-christmas-war-of-the-sexes/

http://museumsonthegreen.org/wp-content/uploads/Goody-Edited.pdf

https://www.italiarail.com/culture/legend-la-befana

https://www.romaexperience.com/post/italian-traditions-holidays-befana

https://www.britannica.com/topic/St-Lucias-Day

https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-st-lucias-day

https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla

https://www.exploringiceland.is/blog/gryla-and-her-13-yule-lads

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If you thought you knew The Little Mermaid, think again.

In this episode, we'll uncover the true story behind Ariel, we will do a deep dive in to the mind of Hans Christian Andersen, the creator of the original tale, discuss the Disneyfication of The Little Mermaid and examine where she can still be found in modern pop culture.

Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:

https://rictornorton.co.uk/andersen.htm
https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/arts_culture/2022/06/many-little-mermaids-hans-christian-andersens-classic-fairy-tale.html
https://eastrockawaygull.com/3818/creative-writing/the-dark-truth-behind-the-little-mermaid/

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Dive into the captivating history of one of the world’s most beloved fairy tales. 

In this episode, we'll uncover the true story behind Mulan, we will read the original Chinese ballad, discuss the Disneyfication of Mulan and examine where she can still be found in modern pop culture. 

Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode: 

https://classicalpoets.org/2018/09/23/the-ballad-of-mulan-a-rhyming-translation/
https://mulanbook.com/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hua-Mulan

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Dive into the captivating history of one of the world’s most beloved fairy tales.

In this episode, we'll uncover the true story behind Sleeping Beauty—a tale far darker and more complex than the enchanted slumber we know today. From ancient myths of cursed maidens to the harrowing origins in folklore, we'll explore how this story evolved through centuries of oral tradition, literature, and cultural transformation.

Join us as we peel back the layers of this timeless legend to reveal the secrets hidden in its roots.

Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:

https://bsky.app/profile/ladiesoflore.bsky.social

https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/general/original-disney-stories-films

https://www.colorado.edu/projects/fairy-tales/grimms-fairy-tales/sleeping-beauty

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jun/17/how-we-made-sleeping-beauty-disney

https://www.thedisneyclassics.com/blog/artistry-sleeping-beauty

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If you had the recipe to a highly effective, undetectable poison, how would you use it? To poison the men of course.

Check out 2Lives - https://www.2lives.org/

Cool stuff mentioned this episode:
https://aspectsofhistory.com/giulia-tofana-power-poison/
https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/giulia-tofana-the-italian-serial-poisoner-who-became-a-legend

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Come and jump into Arthurian Legend and find out all about Arthur's half-sister, Morgan le Fay. Was she truly evil or was she just a girl trying to hold her own in a world of knights and wizards?

Cool stuff mentioned in this episode:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Morgan-le-Fay

https://kingarthursknights.com/arthurian-characters/morgan-le-fay/

https://theconversation.com/morgan-le-fay-how-arthurian-legend-turned-a-powerful-woman-from-healer-to-villain-109928

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Come and explore the world of the Erzulie, divine feminine figures in Haitian Vodou. 

Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:

https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesofaZoe
https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/collections/world-cultures/africa/vodouflags

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