ROYALTY: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

ROYALTY: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

Royalty: Let’s Make Sense of This Shit The podcast that finally unravels the real, messy, and deeply human world behind the crown. Ever wondered what actually goes on in royal families—beneath the headlines, scandals, jewels, and centuries-old myths? “Royalty: Let’s Make Sense of This Shit” is your backstage pass to the true, untidy story of kings, queens, and the legacy they leave behind. Every episode, host Isabella guides you through: Hidden truths and missing voices—the royals you never learned about in school. Family drama, wild betrayals, and myth-busting history—no detail too small, no scandal too big. Full, unfiltered context—long-form deep dives that actually make sense of the mess. Emotional honesty and gentle humor—because power, trauma, and legacy are always personal. Real talk about why these stories still shape us today—identity, memory, survival, and belonging.Forget sanitized timelines and fairy tales. This is history as it really happened—messy, raw, sometimes infuriating, and always deeply human. If you’re curious, skeptical, or just tired of the usual royal BS, this is your show. Subscribe, bring your questions, and join a community of fellow truth-seekers as we make sense of royalty, one wild story at a time. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/royalty-let-s-make-sense-of-this-sh-t--6635619/support.

Episodes

May 25, 2025 67 mins
The roots of English royalty are tangled, messy, and anything but certain—and at the heart of it all is Cerdic, the so-called “founder” of Wessex. Was he a Saxon conqueror, a local Briton with a rebranded name, or something in between? Travel back to a Britain still reeling from the collapse of Rome, where kingdoms are claimed with swords, stories, and sheer nerve. Cerdic’s legacy is written in fragments: scraps of the Anglo-Saxon ...
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The mists of post-Roman Britain have swallowed most names—but Cynric, King of Wessex, refuses to vanish quietly. What do we really know about the man who inherited the “first” English dynasty? Step into sixth-century Wessex, where power is fragile, alliances are dangerous, and even the “facts” are up for grabs. As we dig into Cynric’s 26-year reign, we unravel more questions than answers:

Was Cynric truly Cerdic’s son, or just a con...
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Ceawlin of Wessex: Power, Betrayal, and the Shadowy Birth of an English Kingdom
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👑 Mud, blood, and the brutal truth—step into the chaos of 6th-century Britain.
Ceawlin’s world is wild, uncertain, and raw. Warlords rule by the sword. Legends and reality blur in the fog of history. Who really built Wessex—and at what cost? 

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  • Epic battles and broken alliances—from Beranburh to D...
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Ceol of Wessex: Survival, Shadows, and the Fragile Throne
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Blood spilled, power seized—the chaotic heart of early Wessex unfolds.

Ceol’s reign was brief, obscure, and overshadowed. Yet, in the wreckage of Ceawlin’s fall, this shadowy king held the kingdom together—barely. What did it mean to rule a realm on the edge of collapse, where family was both ally and enemy?

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  • Family...
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Ceolwulf of Wessex: The Lost King in History’s Shadows
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👑 A reign barely remembered — but what if the quiet kings hold the truest stories?
Ceolwulf’s Wessex is a world of shifting loyalties, fragile peace, and brutal survival. A king lost in the silence of history, yet essential to the fragile birth of a kingdom.

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  • The mystery of a seventeen-year reign — what really happened w...
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Cynegils of Wessex: Baptism, Battles, and the Birth of a Christian Kingdom
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👑 Chaos, conversion, and survival on the edge of a new era.

Cynegils ruled a kingdom caught between old gods and new faiths, fragile borders and fierce rivals. His baptism wasn’t just a spiritual act—it was a royal gamble that shaped the future of Wessex and England itself.

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  • Brutal wars and shifting a...
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Cwichelm of Wessex: Assassination, Survival, and the Shadowy Origins of a Kingdom

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 A king cloaked in mystery, living in the violent blur of early 7th-century Britain.


Cwichelm’s reign is marked by shadowy plots, a failed assassination attempt on a rival king, and the fragile birth pains of Wessex itself.

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* The daring attempt on King Edwin of Northumbria’s life — and how one ...
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Cenwalh of Wessex: Exile, Conversion, and the Fragile Rise of Christian England
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A kingdom on the edge—power lost, faith gained, and a king fighting to come home.

Cenwalh’s reign is raw, messy, and transformational. From scandalous marriage breakups to exile in a foreign court, his journey sparks the fragile dawn of Christianity in Wessex. What happens when a king loses everything — and everyth...
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Seaxburh of Wessex: The Queen Who Defied the Throne
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👑 A kingdom in chaos — a woman claims power where no queen dared before.
Seaxburh’s brief reign is shrouded in mystery, controversy, and silence. From a fractured Wessex to the fragile moment when a queen ruled alone, her story shakes the foundations of early English monarchy.

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  • A kingdom divided: The turbulent world Seaxbur...
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Cædwalla of Wessex: The Wild King Who Burned a Kingdom to Build England

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👑 Violence, exile, and the bloody forging of a kingdom
Cædwalla’s story is brutal and fast—an exiled prince returns with fire and sword to reshape the south of England. In just three years, he conquers Sussex, Kent, and the Isle of Wight, blending conquest and faith in a fierce, terrifying reign.

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* Ruthle...
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Ine of Wessex: Law, Loyalty, and the King Who Walked Away
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👑 A kingdom on the edge—between war and law, faith and family, power and peace.
Ine’s Wessex is a wild frontier where kings fight to hold territory, build order, and survive betrayal. But this isn’t just a tale of swords—it’s the birth of English kingship shaped by groundbreaking laws and fierce church alliances.

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