How the kingdom lights shined just for me and you. Hear ye! Hear ye! This week’s show and tell topic is “Royalty!” We explore the historical and religious roots of royalty, and its portrayal in fantasy literature, and high school. Maansi discusses “Long Live” from Speak Now (Taylor’s Version). Jodi brings in “Castle's Crumbling” Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault).  And finally,  Jenn shares “King of My Heart” from Reputation.   Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe   Mentioned in this episode:  The Lord of the Rings  Newsies The Plantagenets by Dan Jones  Le Morte D’Artur by Thomas Malory  The Last Kingdom on Netflix  Beowulf  Robin Hood  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Throne of Glass series  Frozen (Disney film)   Affiliate Codes:  Krowned Krystals - krownedkrystals.com use code APTS at checkout for 10% off!  Libro.fm - Looking for an audiobook? Check out our Libro.fm playlist and use code APTS30 for 30% off books found here tinyurl.com/aptslibro   ***   Episode Highlights:  [00:01:00] Introduction to Royalty [00:04:58] “Long Live” Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) [00:26:32] “Castle's Crumbling” Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault) [00:48:22] “King of My Heart” Reputation   Follow us on social!  TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift Link Tree →linktr.ee/aptaylorswift Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts Libro.fm →  tinyurl.com/aptslibro This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.