Everything Is Awful Forever
A macabre history podcast in which Jess and Philippa wax lyrical over the awful oddities of the past.
Everything Is Awful Forever
Mad Monarchs: Nasty Names
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Philippa and Jess
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Episode 73
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If you've ever gotten stuck with a nickname that made you want to burn down an entire kingdom just to abolish it from the face of the earth, then this episode may be for you. Join Jess the Incorrigible and Philippa the Long-Suffering as they look at some of history's rulers whose names reflected - or altered - the course of their rule.