A laid-back approach to various historical figures whose homosexuality got lost, or was concealed, in history books because it turns out, western historiography didn't find any sexuality other than the predominant one, that is, heterosexuality, to be significant.
Chapter by chapter, the lives of individuals whose significance in history caused their sexual orientation to be overshadowed under the pretext that their orientation was unnatural and shouldn’t be made public to avoid setting a bad example or tarnishing their image, as if being homosexual, bisexual, or transgender was bad.
In addition to these episodes, you can also learn a lot more about other characters in my book, Grandes Maricas de la Historia, published in Spanish by Penguin Random House, which you can find in any bookstore in Spain or in digital format everywhere.
For suggestions or any comments, you can go on Twitter to @Otto_Mas or on Instagram to @ottomas, though, heads up, trolls are not welcome! ;-)
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S01E21: Francis Bacon, English writer, essayist, politician, and philosopher, founder of empiricism (1561-1626)
Francis Bacon, the one studied in philosophy classes in school, was a first-rate statesman and a great philosopher, as well as a homosexual who was fortunate enough to enjoy his sexuality because the king at the time was also homosexual, and Bacon was by his side, meaning he was privileged. Eventually, he fell from grace, but it was due to financial issues, and his brother, incidentally, was also homosexual, much to the dismay of their puritanical mother, Lady Anne Bacon, who ended up without grandchildren.
The music you are listening to can be found on this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sTbqqy8eOhfoWKz2GAflu?si=K7IADIIaTCStd3JVZpTcLQ
18 Mar 2024
S01E20: Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Danish writer known for his children's fairy tales
But how can Hans Christian Andersen be homosexual when he wrote children's tales?! Reeeeeeally? Are homosexuals not allowed to write stories? Well, Andersen's love story was quite asexually oriented, with lots of letters, diaries, and 19th-century romanticism, of course. And, hey, he had his flings and prospered in his own way. After all, someone had to be the inspiration for his story "The Ugly Duckling"! Yes, himself.
Oh, and the music for the episode can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/03i9DgQGJHRxkdOrGkBSjM?si=VC8WvBUXSi-BGEAlUHogrw
4 Mar 2024
S01E19: Edward II of England, also known as Edward II of Plantagenet (1284-1327)
Edward II, the son of Eleanor of Castile, fell head over heels in love with Piers Gaveston, and they even had a religious ceremony that resembled a marriage... well, not exactly, it was more like a religious bonding, but you know, with some intimacy, even though the Church didn't allow such things. If you want to learn more about this union that wasn't a marriage, just click. It includes very medieval content in the form of public execution and the music of their time, as always, which you can listen to in this Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6WbB0z48Coe3qfoHy7EsVL?si=VASdBSXESpS6vjpWWEgfGg
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