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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Isabel González and Gonzales v. Williams
Alexander Turney Stewart
SYMHC Classics: Henry Every
Behind the Scenes Minis: Fascinating Dean
Dean Mahomed, Restaurateur and Shampooing Surgeon
Dean Mahomed and the Bengal Army
SYMHC Classics: Mary, Queen of Scots
Behind the Scenes Minis: Mysteries of the Morgan Abduction
The Abduction of William Morgan, Part 2
The Abduction of William Morgan, Part 1
SYMHC Classics: Benjamin Lay
Behind the Scenes Minis: Licoricia and Glitter Sunscreen
History of Sunscreen
Licoricia of Winchester
SYMHC Classics: Leicester Hemingway
Behind the Scenes Minis: Negligence and the Good Witch
The Beguiling Billie Burke
The Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Disaster
SYMHC Classics: Endlings
Behind the Scenes Minis: Long Articles and Bubbles
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