How many lyrics from Hamilton can we quote in this episode? We just couldn't help ourselves, because today we are talking about George III! Was he mad? Yes. Was he the oppressive tyrant American colonists made him out to be? Listen and find out!

In 1840, a young man aimed a pistol at Queen Victoria as she rode in her carriage. Throughout the remaining 60 years of her reign, similar events happened no less than 7 more times. Why was her public trying to kill her? Were they just insane? Were they even trying to shoot her? This week, we discuss all of these questions and more, as we chart the rule of the Queen in the Victorian Era and into the 20th century, and all the new forms of terror and threat that brought.

This week, we play the royal baby name game! How do the British royals pick their names? Who do the babies get named after?  There’s a relatively short list of traditional options, and we break them down for you, then take our best shot at guessing the name of the new baby Cambridge. We think everything is a contender for a boy’s middle name, but we’re a bit stuck on the first name. As for a girl, we see you Catherine Middleton, we’re giving you a middle name honor!

This week, that D-word comes back, as we talk about the ramifications of Henry VIII divorcing the pope in order to divorce his wife, and what that meant for his descendants and his country over the next 200 years. It all culminates in a German dude ascending to the english throne. Hallo, Georg Ludwig!