Ep 175 - Ranavalona I, The Mad Queen of Madagascar
Ruling a Kingdom can be hard work - so why not put half your subject to trial by ordeal? It's worst than the Bastille!
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Show Notes
Ep 175 is loose and we're off to the shores of Madagascar for the tale of a poisoner with noble blood.
How did Ranavalona I get the throne? Did she really kill millions through trial by ordeal? And what IS the most evil nut out there?
The secret ingredient is...an especially evil nut!
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Sources this week include The History of Madagascar, Mada Magazine, L'Academie Malgache (1958), Ancient Origins, Our Ancestories, Medium, Female Caligula by Keith Laidler.
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