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Apr 19, 2023Liked by Allison Epstein

Please write about Sam Houston and his “wonderful” wife of 11 weeks, Eliza Allen and the snowball fight where she wished death upon on him. They are my favorite Kardashian-esque marriage gone wrong!

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Thank you for this! Instant subscribe! 💖

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Apr 20, 2023Liked by Allison Epstein

I shall suggest, nay, demand, Mata Hari again, as many chances as I get.

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Nothing could endear someone to me more than being bad at “nunning”. Also, I am now aspiring to a career as a drunk gossip monk. This sounds like an excellent way to pass the time. They clearly knew how to live in the 700s 😂

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This really was scrumptious, thank you Allison! I'm from Central Europe and appreciate a good look-back on our continent's rather... er... bawdy history.

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Best one so far!

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How about Elizabeth Bathory? It’s got everything you need, a 13th century castle, a serial killer, and a fitting end & no one knows where she’s buried.

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The wild theories of why Houston and Allen split up are crazy to read about!

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