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Vulgar History Brigade Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: Listeners of the Vulgar History brigade are known as the Tits Out Brigade. This design celebrates this elite group! Art by Karyn Moynihan karynmoynihan.com

Tags: feminism, retro, retro vintage aesthetic, women, womens rights
Poorly Researched Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: This one goes out to all the people doing research poorly! And also to those who are incorrectly accused of this misdeed. Mwah! Design by Siobhan Gallagher https://www.siobhan-gallagher.com/

Tags: 1990s, academia, cute, girlie, history
Freelance Queen Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: Because sometimes a Queen doesn't have a kingdom.

Tags: freelance, kings, queens, royals, vulgar history
Vulgar History Varsity Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: The Vulgar History podcast was founded in 2019, and has been not taking history seriously ever since. Design by Karyn Moynihan karynmoynihan.com

Tags: college, history, podcasts, university, unserious
A Catte Named Hepburne Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: While imprisoned in England, Mary Queen of Scots made an embroidery called A CATTE. This take on that design, featuring a much happier mouse and a cat(te) inspired by Hepburn Foster (co-host of Vulgar History podcast) is by Jan Jupiter (jupiterillustraties.com)

Tags: allegory, cat, cat and mouse, embroidery, folk art
Very Biased Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: Are you a person with an opinion? Then like the Vulgar History podcast, you may be very biased! Own this description in a sweet throwback design by Siobhan Gallagher (siobhan-gallagher.com)

Tags: cute, feminist, girlie, glitter, sparkly
Rambling and Unscholarly Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: Are you, like one reviewer described the Vulgar History podcast, "rambling and unscholarly"? Own it in this sweet retro design by Siobhan Gallagher (siobhan-gallagher.com)

Tags: 1990s, 80s, 90s, cute, eighties
Flying Squadron Corset Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: Catherine de'Medici was Queen of France in the 16th century. She had dozens of sexy women who worked for her as spies, known as the Flying Squadron. Artwork by Jan Jupiter jupiterillustraties.com

Tags: french history, history, lingerie, mary queen of scots, spies
Flying Squadron Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: Catherine de'Medici was Queen of France in the 16th century. She had dozens of sexy women who worked for her as spies, known as the Flying Squadron. Artwork by Jan Jupiter jupiterillustraties.com

Tags: 90s, assassins, catherine de medici, feminism, feminist
Where Is Your God Now John Knox? Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: Marie de Guise was regent of Scotland and the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots. She frequently clashed with John Knox, and after defeating him once time she said, "Where is you God now, John Knox?" inspiring this design. Artwork by Jennifer Ferguson @fergiedoodles on Instagram

Tags: girl power, john knox, marie de guise, mary queen of scots, protestantism
Renaissance Reformation Girl Squad Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: Catherine Parr, Anne Askew, Katherine Willoughby, and other protestant women of the Renaissance used to hang out and talk about Reformation, ergo they were the Renaissance Reformation Girl Squad! Art by Karyn Moynihan karynmoynihan.com

Tags: equality, feminism, girl power, reformation, renaissance
Hortensia Is A Flower Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: This design is inspired by a 17th century portrait of Hortense Mancini. Hortense was a French noblewoman who kept flowering and blossoming no matter what her circumstances were. Her name, "Hortense" is a version of the word "Hortensia" which is a kind of flower. Design by Deborah Wong.

Tags: british history, charles ii, english history, flowers, french history
Frances Howard Tyttes Outtes Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: A legend in her time and ours, Frances Howard is reimagined with her catchphrase rendered in 16th century script by artist Deborah Wong.

Tags: british history, english history, frances howard, tudor, vulgar history
Empress Sisi Was a Horse Girl Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: Empress Elisabeth of Austria, better known as Empress Sisi, was never happier or more at peace than when she was horseback riding. This design by Deborah Wong, inspired by the famous 1865 portrait of Sisi by Franz Winterhaler, shows the free spirit she was forced to hide behind the facade of laced-up Empress.

Tags: austria hungary, empress elisabeth of austria, empress sisi, empress sissi, horse girl
Catalina de Erauso Llama Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description: Catalina de Erauso was a Basque person whose adventures in Spanish colonial South America (as outlined in her memoir, The Lieutenant Nun) included card game based stabbings and getting hired to courier thousands of llamas. This design by Deborah Wong is inspired by the design of Spanish playing cards of the 17th century, similar to what Catalina would have played with. Rather than the horse on the actual cards, Catalina is pictured alongside a llama (obviously).

Tags: basque, catalina de erauso, llama, playing card, south american history

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