Making Myth Podcast
We’ve all heard the phrase “reality is stranger than fiction” but does the same thing apply when we look at the past? The Making Myth podcast hopes to untangle fact from history, myth, legend and speak to how we assign meaning to our lives.
Join us on the journey as we transcend through the past and emerge with new understandings.
Making Myth Podcast
Episode 6: Lola Montez — Social Outlaw
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Society's rules? Who needs them! A queen of reinvention, Lola Montez was a woman ahead of her time. Captivating audiences with her famous Spider Dance, Lola earned admirers, enemies, and more than a few scandals as she conquered Europe, America, and Australia. In her short life, she became a Countess, convinced a king to abdicate, and rubbed elbows with Europe's brightest talent.
Come along with us as we explore Lola's journey to define a life on her terms, no matter the odds, through history and astrology.
Sources
Books:
- Divine Lola: A True Story of Scandal and Celebrity by Cristina Morató
- Lola Montez: A Life by Bruce Seymour
- The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle
Digital Media:
- The Courtesan Who Almost Overthrew the Kingdom of Bavaria - The Story of Lola Montez (https://tinyurl.com/y8vjk49d)
- Lola Montez by Volbeat (https://tinyurl.com/3cejsbxd)
- Lola Montez: Actress, Courtesan, and Adventuress (https://tinyurl.com/4v4ad99j)
- Stuff You Missed in History Class: Lola Montez (https://tinyurl.com/3x3xc7bz)
Primary Sources:
- The Arts of Beauty or Secrets of a Lady’s Toilet with Hints to Gentlemen on the Art of Fascinating by Lola Montez
- Autobiography, Part I & II by Lola Montez
Websites:
- Alexandre Dujarrier (https://tinyurl.com/4z5fybpc)
- Astroseek.com
- From Bavaria to Ballarat: wild times with Lola Montez (https://tinyurl.com/yapnsjsn)
- Home of Lola Montez (https://tinyurl.com/4jjwd9a5)
- Lola Montez (https://tinyurl.com/538ab2e8)
- Lola Montez: Beauty and Song in the Old West (https://tinyurl.com/tkzhx35y)
- Lola Montez Denies Conventions in Her Image by Julia G. Cohn (https://tinyurl.com/57ppu6zh)
- Lola Montez: The Fascinating Life of A Queen of Reinvention (1821-1861) (https://tinyurl.com/4fxva7ja)
- Today In History: King Ludwig I of Bavaria Abdicates His Throne During the Revolution (1848) (https://tinyurl.com/2cs7ey2h)
- The Top Ten Loves of Franz Liszt’s Life by Emily E. Hogstad (https://tinyurl.com/ttjwy3tb)
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