Marie Maitland, Scotland's Sixteenth-Century Sappho
Podcast: Vulgar History: TudorsPublished On: Wed Sep 02 2026
Description: Marie Maitland was a queer poet living during the tumultuous 16th century in Scotland. Her life and writings were mostly unknown until historian Ashley Douglas began to piece it all together. Ashley Douglas joins us this week to discuss how she unearthed Marie's story and the importance of queer history. Buy a copy of Ashley's book With My Own Hand (affiliate link) — Get Discord access, ad-free episodes, and bonus episodes by joining our Patreon patreon.com/annfosterwriter — Buy a copy of Ann's book Rebel of the Regency — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at commonera.com/vulgar15 or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR15 at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping) — Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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