Archive - Dirtbags Through the Ages

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Or, why Catalina de Erauso might be my dirtbaggiest dirtbag yet.

Allison Epstein

May 9

Or, why Blackbeard was the Lady Gaga of the early 18th century.

Allison Epstein

Apr 25

Or, really just 1,300 words about how much Thomas Seymour sucks.

Allison Epstein

Apr 2

Or, how Lydia Pinkham grifted her way into millions of dollars and also my heart.

Allison Epstein

Mar 17

Or, the absolute unhinged energy of Saint Olga of Kyiv

Allison Epstein

Mar 5

Or, a Hans Christian Andersen mini-episode because my brain is mashed potatoes this week.

Allison Epstein

Feb 18

Or, terrible dating advice from Grigori Potemkin

Allison Epstein

Feb 1

Or, why I hope Napoleon Bonaparte is stepping on a Lego in hell.

Allison Epstein

Jan 19

Or, why Tycho Brahe is the scientific wackjob Elon Musk wishes he was.

Allison Epstein

Jan 4

Or, the man that made even Joseph Stalin say "ugh, *this* guy."

Allison Epstein

Dec 20, 2021

Or, why you should never give a silly nickname to Sweden's King Gustav I.

Allison Epstein

Dec 7, 2021

Or, the four humors and why Shakespeare would've loved the ninja turtles

Allison Epstein

Nov 22, 2021

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