This 2021 episode covers Lola Montez, a figure whose life is hard to pin down. That's not because of a lack of documentation, but because that documentation repeats the completely fictional backstory she made up for herself.
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The Rebecca Riots
Alphonse Bertillon
SYMHC Classics: Sarah Josepha Hale
Behind the Scenes Minis: Mourning Dove in Context
Mourning Dove, aka Christine Quintasket, Pt. 2
Mourning Dove, aka Christine Quintasket, Pt. 1
SYMHC Classics: Diving Technology
Behind the Scenes Minis: The Empress and the Queen
Mary Somerville
The Empress of Ireland
SYMHC Classics: The King’s Evil
Behind the Scenes Minis: Murder and Home Decor
Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand, The Empress’s Oracle
The Murder of Pearl Bryan
SYMHC Classics: Paris Catacombs
Behind the Scenes Minis: Jack and Pearl and Patience
Patience Worth and Pearl Curran
Jack-o'-lanterns
SYMHC Classics: Poveglia
Behind the Scenes Minis: Fall Fun
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