Hosted by M. J. Perreault · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 9 episodes
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Kings ruled empires, commanded armies, and shaped the course of history.Unfortunately, many of them were complete idiots.Royal Idiots is a humorous history podcast exploring the most powerful bad decisions ever made by monarchs.Each episode dives into the lives of famous kings and queens — from crusading warriors to scheming princes — uncovering the drama, betrayals, rebellions, and spectacular blunders that changed history.Season One explores the legendary (and chaotic) Plantagenet dynasty, including:Henry the Young King — the king who never ruledRichard the Lionheart — the crusader who ignored EnglandGeoffrey of Brittany — the forgotten schemerKing John — the monarch so bad he inspired Magna CartaIf you enjoy funny history, medieval drama, and royal disasters, this podcast is for you.Because history isn’t just about great leaders.Sometimes it’s about royal idiots wearing crowns.
M. J. Perreault hosts Royal Idiots, a history show with 9 episodes published.
Imagine absolute power turned performative: Caligula rises as Rome’s golden boy, survives palace purges, then—after a mysterious illness—tips into cruelty, spectacle, and financial plunder. His alleged plan to honor his
Show notesImagine being King John — losing wars, squeezing your nobles for cash, and then being dragged to Runnymede to sign a charter that limits your power. This episode of Royal Idiots traces the political failures, reckless fi
Show notesKing John inherits a sprawling Angevin realm and, through a string of bad choices—mishandling rivals like Arthur of Brittany, alienating his nobles, and playing into Philip II’s strategy—loses Normandy and much of his co
Show notesPicture this. You’re one of the most famous warriors in Europe, leading a king-level crusade to take back Jerusalem. Instead you win battles, seize cities, and watch the main objective slip away because of logistics, riv
Show notesImagine the king of England and vast French territories facing a war not from abroad but from his own household: a crowned but powerless heir, ambitious brothers, and a queen with her own agenda team up with foreign riva
Show notesImagine the richest heiress in medieval Europe who refuses the sidelines: Eleanor of Aquitaine divorces a king, joins a crusade, marries another monarch, and turns family drama into continental war. This episode traces h
Show notesImagine you rule an empire spanning England and vast lands in France, but your greatest threat comes from inside your own household. This episode follows Henry II’s rise—from restoring royal law and marrying Eleanor of A
Show notesKing John’s insecure, punitive rule—losing Normandy, clashing with the Church, and squeezing his barons—sparked the 1215 revolt that forced him to seal the Magna Carta. Though John tried to undo it and died amid civil wa
Show notesGeoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, was the most strategically astute of Henry II’s sons: a masterful broker who used marriage, local alliances, and political finesse to build real power in a fractious Angevin world. His iron
Show notesRichard I—the Lionheart—emerges as a dazzling medieval warrior whose legend far outshines his record as a ruler: brilliant in battle, largely absent from England, and happy to treat the kingdom as a cash source for his c
Show notesHenry the Young King was crowned in 1170 yet denied real power by his father, Henry II. A superstar of medieval tournaments, he parlayed fame into influence but not authority, later joining a failed rebellion for real ru
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