There’s already a comment but this woman can not be hyped up enough. Xiran Jay Zhao, goes into so much more detail on Wu Zetian, y’all vibes kinda be matching, she be explained history likes it’s after school gossip with friends, you would love it.
2:57 I believe because since she was a concubine with the previous emperor and didn’t give birth to any children then by tradition she was supposed to live out the rest of her life as a Buddhist monk.
I would recommend Extra History's Series on the History of beer and Frederick the Great, the first is very entertaining and educational, the second very interesting as Frederick was very important for the history of the 18th century.