Spooky season is upon us - and so we diverge to a bit of fantasy. Join the Duchess and Lady as they share all their thoughts about The Wraith King by Juliette Cross.

Juliette Cross

Website

Instagram

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Victorian politics, unfortunate feelings, and a whirlwind passion?? Come read Ana Maria and the Fox by Liana De La Rosa.

**Please forgive Duchess Katie's poor audio quality on this one - she forgot to update her mic settings

Liana De La Rosa

About

Books

Ana Maria and the Fox on Goodreads

History

Library of Congress on Adelitas - while it still exists.

Texas Women’s College Historiography of the Adelitas

Adela - inspiration for the Adelitas name

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Get Gothic with us as we talk all things Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti!

Alexandra Vasti

Books

Ladies in Hating on Goodreads

Historical Notes

Lady Caroline Lamb biography on Goodreads

Interesting YouTube about Lady Caro

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Duchess and Lady head to Victorian England to start the Doves of New York series by Harper St. George.

Harper St George

About

Doves of New York

Instagram

Sources and Sites for Victorian Era Sexuality

Britannica - Victorian England’s Double Standards

Asa Briggs on Victorian England

Sources and Sites for Victorian Era Contraception

Atlas Obscura - 19th Century Women’s Secret Guide to Contraception

National Museum of Civil War Medicine - Mother’s Friend

If you want to be full of rage - How Anthony Comstock, Enemy to Women of the Gilded Age, Attempted to Ban Contraception

Early Example of a Contraceptive Sponge

Demisexuality

What is Demisexuality?

Why Demisexual is as valid as any other sexual orientation

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Duchess and Lady go to the Old West with Ms Bev’s Night Hawk!

Kanza People

The Kanza People

The Oklahoma Historical Society

Tribe that gave Kansas its name has reclaimed a big piece of its sacred heritage

Chinese Exclusion Act

Facing History

National Archives - Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

I would also feature something from the United States Office of the Historians but that article has been removed and I need to go through the WayBack Machine to access it.

Jim Beckworth (sometimes spelled Beckwourth)

From Enslaved African to Crow Chief

Jim Beckworth

Beckwourth

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Lady Sadie gets to make the Duchess read the first PsyChangeling!

Information about Nalini Singh

LadySadie’s first PsyChangeling review (March 2021!)

Biography

PsyChangeling Series

Spin Off/ Second Season of PsyChangeling - PsyChangling Trinity Series

Bonus Stories

GigiReads’ Guide to PsyChangeling

LadySadie’s Guide to PsyChangling - Part I and Part II

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Duchess Katie picked Ilona Andrews’ Burn for Me for Lady Sadie to read.

Show Notes

Duchess Katie’s Original Review of Burn for Me

Information About Ilona Andrews

Website

About Husband and Wife Writing Team

Hidden Legacy Series - Burn for Me is book one

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Spies, lies and wedding crashing - we read Diana Quincy’s From London With Love!

Show Notes

Francis Drake

This Dark Business - nonfiction book about Napoleonic spying.

Friends and Enemies by Christopher Gibbs - abstract of an academic paper, link to full academic paper as well.

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