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Livin’ On a Prayer: Maria of Portugal Podcast

How do you solve a problem like Maria? The neuroscience of religion and OCD, of course!

Posted byuneasyliesthecrownAugust 10, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:Brazil, history, neuroscience, OCD, podcast, Portugal, religion, Royals, scienceLeave a comment on Livin’ On a Prayer: Maria of Portugal Podcast

Living on a Prayer

Maria I of Portugal walked a thin line separating religious fervor and religious mania. That line remains a sensitive subject of neuroscience research.

Posted byuneasyliesthecrownAugust 13, 2021August 13, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Biology, brain, Epilepsy, meningitis, Mental Illness, Mystery, neuroscience, OCD, Portugal, religion1 Comment on Living on a Prayer

Father’s Daughters

Six women experienced the effects of Henry’s instability. But in the end, it was a woman who resurrected the tarnished Tudor name.

Posted byuneasyliesthecrownJune 12, 2020February 11, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Anne Boleyn, Bloody Mary, Catholic, England, Henry VIII, history, Protestant, religion, Tudor2 Comments on Father’s Daughters

Making a Murderer

Henry VIII and Aaron Hernandez both experienced the devastating effects of brain injury. But does a diagnosis make them less accountable for their crimes?

Posted byuneasyliesthecrownJune 5, 2020February 11, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Concussion, CTE, Football, Henry VIII, Jousting, Murder, religion, TBI3 Comments on Making a Murderer

Bleeding Love

You’ve heard about the king who had six wives, but do you know the whole story? Henry VIII’s pursuit of a male heir changed the course of history in England, and Europe, forever.

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Posted byuneasyliesthecrownMay 29, 2020May 28, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Anne Boleyn, Catholic, Elizabeth, England, Henry VIII, history, Jousting, Mary, Protestant, religion, Tudor10 Comments on Bleeding Love
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