The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

6.23 Noor Inayat Khan (2) Night and fog

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:00:02 GMT

In the heart of occupied Paris, a pacifist with a radio suitcase becomes the last operator standing—and the Gestapo’s most elusive target.

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6.22 Noor Inayat Khan (1) The Pacifist Princess

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:36:27 GMT

Deemed "not overburdened with brains" and morally opposed to lying, Noor Inayat Khan was the last person you'd send into Nazi-occupied France.

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6.21 Christine Granville (4) The Countess Below Decks

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:38:03 GMT

She survived blizzards, the Gestapo and firing squads, but can Britain's first female World War II spy survive the peace?

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6.20 Christine Granville (3) The Digne Jailbreak

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:05:08 GMT

Christine Granville parachutes into occupied France, trading shadows for the front lines, and risks everything on a daring bluff when all hope seems lost.

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6.19 Christine Granville (2) Wanted: Dead or Alive

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:07:01 GMT

Christine trades the frozen peaks of Eastern Europe for the dusty intrigue of Cairo - where her biggest enemy wasn't the Nazis, but her own side.

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6.18 Christine Granville (1) The spy who skied in from the cold

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 22:07:29 GMT

In the coldest winter in living memory, a glamorous Polish countess trades high society for high-altitude espionage, skiing into occupied territory to become Britain's first female special agent of the Second World War.

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6.17: The Nurse, the Doctor and the Governess

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:28:55 GMT

Finishing up our series of episodes on First World War female espionage, we look at 3 spies from Belgium, Germany and France: Marthe Cnockeart McKenna, Elsbeth Schragmuller and Louise de Bettignies.

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6.16 Mata Hari (4) The death of two women

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:45:45 GMT

After weeks of relentless interrogation and Mata Hari faces a military tribunal and a trial for her life.

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6.15 Mata Hari (3) Red or Black

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:35:50 GMT

Mata Hari makes a desperate gamble to set up a future for herself—only to discover her own handler, Captain Ladoux, has set the most devastating trap of all.

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6.14 Mata Hari (2) Like a butterfly in the sun

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:43:00 GMT

Mata Hari captivates audiences with her exotic dance that fuses sensuality and spirituality. But as her fame rises, the shadows of her past and the looming spectre of World War I threaten to ensnare her in a perilous web of intrigue and betrayal.

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6.13 Mata Hari (1) Born from ruin

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 14:16:34 GMT

The tragic origins of a legend: a privileged childhood followed by devastating bankruptcy, family betrayal, and a life of scandal - and that's before she even took up dancing.

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6.12 Gabrielle Petit (2) The spy who laughed

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 20:20:31 GMT

Tapped on the shoulder on board a ship to England, Gabrielle Petit is thrust into the dangerous world of World War I espionage.

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6.11 Gabrielle Petit (1) Born to defy

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:38:12 GMT

From the orphanage to the streets of Brussels, Gabrielle Petit grew up with a healthy disdain for authority - perfect training for a budding spy.

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6.10 Edith Cavell (3) The price of defiance

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:40:15 GMT

Facing a rigged trial and execution, Edith Cavell's defiance and iconic last words ignite global outrage, cementing her legacy as a true wartime hero.

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6.09 Edith Cavell (2) Under the Eagle's Shadow

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 17:29:57 GMT

As the German occupation tightens its grip, Edith Cavell risks everything to save Allied soldiers, transforming her clinic into a clandestine lifeline under the constant threat of betrayal and arrest.

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6.08 Edith Cavell (1) Belgium's Florence Nightingale

Sun, 25 May 2025 15:09:24 GMT

A vicar's daughter became the founding mother of modern Belgian nursing, but the outbreak of the First World War would change her life forever.

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6.07 Elizabeth Van Lew (3) Exhuming a hero

Mon, 05 May 2025 17:05:45 GMT

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If you ever find yourself in need of someone to help you dig up a dead body - Elizabeth Van Lew is your woman. As the US Civil War reaches its bloody climax, Elizabeth rises to the occasion turning the Richmond Underground into an intelligence machine. She played a significant role in winning the war, but it would cost her dearly.

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6.06 Elizabeth Van Lew (2) The Spy and the Beast

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 09:18:16 GMT

Against an outpouring of support for the new Confederacy, Elizabeth begins her journey as a spy, establishes the Richmond Underground and helps enable one of the biggest prison breaks of the war.

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6.05 Elizabeth Van Lew (1) My country, oh my country!

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:32:47 GMT

Wealthy, well-connected people rarely rebel - but Southern socialite Elizabeth van Lew would be an exception.

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6.04 Policarpa Salavarrieta: The Seamstress Spy

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

Revolutionary heroes can come from anywhere - and Colombia found one in their seamstress spy, Policarpa Salavarietta

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6.03 Jane Whorwood (2) Agent 409

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:36:39 GMT

With her beloved king in custody, Jane does everything in her power to break him out of captivity.

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6.02 Jane Whorwood (1) The gold smuggler royal

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:29:37 GMT

Fleeing an unhappy marriage and filled with royalist fervour, a young Scottish courtier spies, smuggles and embezzled for her king during the English Civil War

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6.01 Sisterhood of Spies: History's greatest female secret agents

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 23:20:49 GMT

While the image of the spy is often a suave man in a tuxedo - the history of espionage is populated by a number of talented and courageous female spies.

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Get ready for Season 6!

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 14:00:55 GMT

As a Christmas bonus, I reveal the state for the premiere of Season 6: The Sisterhood of Spies

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5.24 Cixi (3) Here we coup again

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:09:59 GMT

Cixi was on the sidelines, but a bungled attempt at reform and a disastrous war with Japan would bring her back once again.

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5.23 Cixi (2) Reigning in the Regencies

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 15:06:10 GMT

Cixi orchestrates a coup to firmly establish her as the chief power behind the throne.

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5.22 Cixi (1) Entering The Great Within

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:29:36 GMT

Born in relative poverty and obscurity, Cixi becomes an Imperial concubine, and rises through the ranks to become one of the most powerful voices at court.

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5.21 Lola Montez (3) Whipped into shape

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 08:00:05 GMT

More husbands, more countries, more scandal. Lola Montez embarks on a world tour, showcasing her controversial new routine: The Spider Dance

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5.20 Lola Montez (2) Awakening a volcano

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 13:56:30 GMT

Lola Montez goes up in the world, capturing the heart of a king and sparking a revolution in the process.

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5.19 Lola Montez (1) Ireland, India and Infamy RE-UPLOAD

Tue, 28 May 2024 20:32:44 GMT

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Lola Montez was a woman of many names, who defied societal norms and captivated Europe with her scandalous escapades, extensive travels, and enigmatic persona.

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5.18 Manuela Sáenz (3) The Unburied Woman of Paita

Sun, 05 May 2024 15:06:38 GMT

Manuela Saenz makes one last desperate effort to bring her lover back to power while the Liberator wastes away, trying and failing to escape his labyrinth.

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5.17 Manuela Sáenz (2) The Liberator of the Liberator

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 14:00:09 GMT

Manuela Sáenz returns to Simón Bolívar's side in Bogota as he struggles to hold his dream together and assassins close in.

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5.16 Manuela Sáenz (1) La Libertadora

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:48:29 GMT

Simon Bolivar is celebrated as the Liberator of five. And by his side was one of history's great forgotten female revolutionaries.

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5.15 Sally Hemings (2) Sally's Choice

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 11:11:25 GMT

Sally arrives in France on the eve of Revolution and into a sexual relationship with her enslaver begins - leading to a fateful choice that would change her life forever.

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5.14 Sally Hemings (1) Keeping it in the family

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:33:40 GMT

Not all rulers are monarchs, and not all mistresses consented to sleeping with rulers. The relationship between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson is one of the most controversial in American history - this is how it starts.

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5.13 Madame de Pompadour (3) After us, the Flood

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 13:41:31 GMT

As the sexual side of her relationship with Louis XV ended, Reinette would need to find new ways to remain in power - all the while, a new enemy emerged from across the Rhine.

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5.12 Madame de Pompadour (2) The Fishes Daughter

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 10:48:49 GMT

Reinette solidifies her position as the maitresse-en-titre to Louis, but. in doing so, creates some powerful enemies.

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5.11 Madame de Pompadour (1) The little Queen

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:29:48 GMT

A mother takes her daughter to see a fortune teller, who tells her that she would grow up to sleep with the King of France.

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5.10 Hortense Mancini (2) Queen of the Amazons

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 00:03:35 GMT

Hortense travels to England and seduces a King. And his daughter.

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Podcast Update - I'm coming back!

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:50:49 GMT

The Other Half Podcast will return next weekend!

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Podcast update

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 09:11:49 GMT

I've been away for a little while. I'll be away for a little while longer. Here's why.

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5.09 Hortense Mancini (1) The runaway Mazarinette

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 16:02:30 GMT

A woman born in Italy, raised in the court of the Sun King and who would become the mistress of England’s most famous womanising monarch.

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5.08 Roxelana (3) A tale of two princes

Sun, 21 May 2023 10:37:02 GMT

Roxelana goes to even more extraordinary lengths to protect her family, but even she would not be able to keep cracks from opening up.

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5.07 Roxelana (2) From 'sold meat' to Sultana

Sun, 07 May 2023 11:46:43 GMT

Roxelana picks a fight with a rival and has another killed. She was playing for keeps.

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5.06 Roxelana (1) Revolutionary monogamy

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 11:17:34 GMT

Sold into slavery at a young age, Roxelana would tear up the rule book in the Imperial harem in Istanbul.

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5.05 Lady Nijo: The confessions of a concubine

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 14:48:44 GMT

After losing her parents at a young age, Lady Nijo is sent to be the concubine of Emperor Go-Fukakusa. But if he expected her to knuckle under, he would be sorely disappointed.

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5.04 Servilia (2) The mother of an honourable man

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 15:43:41 GMT

As the Roman Republic entered its death spiral - Servilia would have to choose between her son and the man she loved.

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5.03 Servilia (1) Lover of Caesar

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:34:55 GMT

The decline and fall of the Roman Republic is one of history's great epics - with a colourful cast of characters that have become household names. All of them men. All, except one.

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5.02 Aspasia of Miletus: Notorious woman of Athens

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:23:48 GMT

The teacher of Socrates and the lover of Pericles - Aspasia of Miletus came to Athens with nothing, but left quite a legacy.

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5.01 Rulers' Mistresses: History's Other Women

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 16:00:36 GMT

In the fifth season of the Other Half Podcast, we are looking at Rulers' Mistresses: a cross-cultural story of extra-marital love and lust, bringing ten women, who so often existed in the shadows, into the light.

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4.26 Pascalina Lehnert (2) The powerful virgin

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 13:24:32 GMT

Pascalina helps propel Pius XII to the papacy, becoming his right-hand woman and the most powerful woman in Vatican history.

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4.25 Pascalina Lehnert (1) Dealing with devils

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 21:12:12 GMT

Pascalina would come a long way from her family farm in Bavaria, becoming the right-hand woman to a man who would become Pope just as Europe slipped towards war.

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4.24 Christina of Sweden (4) The uninvited pest

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 16:20:21 GMT

Scandal was never far from Christina but she is about to get embroiled in her most serious one to date.

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SUPPLEMENTAL: Elizabeth to Elizabeth, British Royal Funerals since 1603

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 05:00:00 GMT

On Monday 19 September, Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest in Windsor after a state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Royal funerals have gone back hundreds of years, with the first one in the Anglican tradition occurring in 1603. What did those funerals look like, and how will they compare to the one we will watch tomorrow?

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4.23 Christina of Sweden (3) Queen of the Flying Squadron

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 21:44:39 GMT

Christina arrives in Rome and makes her mark on a very different court from the one in her homeland.

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4.22 Christina of Sweden (2) The road to Rome

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:32:17 GMT

One of the greatest conscious uncouplings in European royal history as Queen Christina does two unthinkable acts: give up both her throne and her faith.

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4.21 Christina of Sweden (1) Athena of the North

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 08:41:00 GMT

Christina, Queen of Sweden, is arguably the most fascinating female monarch in Early Modern history. One of learning and science, independence and free thinking. She is Scandinavia’s Elizabeth I in many ways, but their legacy is very different.

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4.20 Olimpia Maidalchini (2) Innocent's dominatrix

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:47:58 GMT

Corruption, family drama, betrayal. The pontificate of Innocent X would certainly not be a dull one with Olimpia Maidalchini at the helm.

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4.19 Olimpia Maidalchini (1) Electing a female pope

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 15:21:01 GMT

Olimpia was very different to her Renaissance forebears, but whose partnership with her brother-in-law would see her become the true power behind the throne of St Peter.

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4.18 Felice della Rovere (2) The Temporal Mother of Bracciano

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 10:26:09 GMT

You might expect Felice della Rovere’s place in history to more or less end with the death of her father - but in fact, she was just getting started.

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4.17 Felice della Rovere (1) Aboard the matrimonial carousel

Sun, 29 May 2022 14:43:44 GMT

Fortune played very little role in Felice's impact on history - few women achieved more in the Italian Renaissance than she.

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4.16 Lucrezia Borgia (3) A pearl in this world

Mon, 16 May 2022 19:10:33 GMT

Lucrezia emerges from her self-imposed isolation, starts a family and meets the next great love of her life - and I don’t mean her husband.

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4.15 Lucrezia Borgia (2) Chestnuts and mares

Sun, 01 May 2022 14:00:43 GMT

Lucrezia is pulled out of mourning to get married for the third, and final, time - but not before getting embroiled in scandal.

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4.14 Lucrezia Borgia (1) The loose end

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 17:18:38 GMT

History has many great femme fatales - but the very byword for femme fatale, the archetype for centuries, is Lucrezia Borgia.

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4.13 Caterina Sforza (3) A daughter of iniquity

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 10:55:59 GMT

Caterina takes on her most powerful yet - the Borgias

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4.12 Caterina Sforza (2) The Tigress of Forli

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:43:57 GMT

With her husband indisposed after an illness and treasury empty, Caterina would need to work hard to prove herself once more as the regent of Imola and Forli.

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4.11 Caterina Sforza (1) Veni, vidi, da Vinci

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 16:40:17 GMT

Caterina Sforza was married young to a scheming relative of the Pope. She would find quickly that to survive, she would need to take matters into her own hands.

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4.10 Catherine of Siena (2) Setting the world on fire

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 14:24:27 GMT

Catherine's fame and influence grow, leading her to the papal court itself in Avignon and the heat of the ruptures that would lead to the Great Schism.

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4.09 Catherine of Siena (1) Speaking truth to power

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 13:16:32 GMT

Introducing the writer, church doctor and eventual saint, Catherine of Siena.

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CHAT: Hallie Rubenold on the victims of Jack the Ripper

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 15:10:27 GMT

I speak to historian and author Hallie Rubenhold about the victims of Jack the Ripper, why they have been forgotten and the importance of social history.

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4.08 Joanna of Naples (4) The new Jezebal

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 21:11:04 GMT

Now nearly 40, Joanna had given up hope of producing a natural heir, meaning that now she had to solve a bit of a conundrum - who should succeed her as ruler of Naples?

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4.07 Joanna of Naples (3) Return of the Queen

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 19:06:22 GMT

Joanna sits in triumph back in her capital city, but her kingdom still faced three terrible foes: invaders, plague and internal foes.

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4.06 Joanna of Naples (2) On trial for her life

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 15:53:21 GMT

Following the grisly murder of her husband, Joanna ends up facing war from within and without her kingdom, all of which would end up with her on trial for her life in Avignon.

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4.05 Joanna of Naples (1) Two houses both alike in dignity

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 16:31:01 GMT

We travel to fourteenth-century Naples to hear about one of the most powerful female rulers of the whole medieval period. Joanna of Naples is one of very few queens regnant in the Middle Ages - her reign was action-packed.

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4.04 Marozia: Ruling the Pornocracy

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 23:32:18 GMT

Call it the Dark Century, Rule of the Harlots, or, as I have, the Pornocracy, the tenth century was a nadir in papal history, with powerful nobles calling the shots. And at the centre of it all its matriarch: Marozia

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4.03 Pope Joan: What is myth can never die

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 14:01:40 GMT

The legend of Pope Joan is quite possibly the most intriguing and enduring of Vatican myths. But how could the Papacy allow a story this astonishing, this embarrassing, to survive for centuries?

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4.02 Pontifact's Bry Jensen on the Papacy

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 14:27:17 GMT

The Papacy, which is going to be a hugely important factor in this series, is a two-thousand-year institution - where do you start? Well, talking to the host best papal podcast around seems like a good start. Today I talk to Bry Jensen, one half of the Pontifacts podcast, about what the Papacy is, and how it has affected European history.

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4.01 Popesses: Female power and the papacy

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 16:54:20 GMT

Introducing the topic for the fourth season of The Other Half Podcast

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CHAT: Ellen Alpsten on The Tsarina's Daughter

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:30:00 GMT

In what feels to me a lifetime ago, but was actually only about 12 months, I spoke to Ellen Alspten on the podcast about her book 'Tsarina.

Since then - and I can only assume because of it - the book has gone on to be tremendously successful. It has been shortlisted for the Author’s Club’s Best First Novel award, got a starred review from Booklist and has sold so well that it already has a sequel - 'The Tsarina's Daughter'.

I spoke to Ellen earlier this week about it. Enjoy!

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3.21 The Samurai, the Wrestler and the Slave

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 17:26:41 GMT

To finish off the third season of The Other Half, we cover three final women: Tomoe Gozen, Khutulun and Escrava Anastacia

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3.20 Rani of Jhansi (2) Written in blood that cannot be erased

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 17:36:24 GMT

As rebellion sweeps India, Rani Lakshmibai fights for her nation's independence and becomes its most famous heroine.

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Chat: Clare Miles, the Hisdoryan

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 13:28:22 GMT

Today I speak to one of my favourite history bloggers. Claire is history blogger that lives in the darkest depths of rural Mid Wales (her words). Her great belief is that it’s okay to live in the past and her blog is all about the latest history books to read and the latest period dramas to watch. You can also find the latest historical travel inspiration for when you have a spare day or two and want to travel back in time!

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3.19 Rani Laksmibai of Jhansi: I will not give up my Jhansi

Sun, 23 May 2021 13:28:49 GMT

Rani Laksmibai is one of the great heroines of modern India - a warrior queen who fought against British rule of her country

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CHAT: Elodie Harper on 'The Wolf Den'

Sun, 09 May 2021 15:43:48 GMT

Elodie Harper is a reporter and presenter at ITV News Anglia. She's worked as a journalist for the past decade, including for Channel 4 News, ITN and BBC Radio with a focus on crime reporting in Norfolk, where her first two novels are set.

The Wolf Den takes her in a new direction and to a new time period in the lupanar of Ancient Pompeii.

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3.18 Emilia Plater: Poland is not yet lost

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 13:10:12 GMT

After her country was stolen from her, a young countess from Lithuania took up arms to get it back.

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3.17 Sacagawea (3): A tool of divine direction

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 11:17:16 GMT

Sacagawea completes her journey to the Pacific and back again - making electoral history along the way - as well as looking at how she has been remembered by generations of Americans.

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3.16 Sacagawea (2) Journey to the past

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:19:05 GMT

Sacagawea saves the Corps twice and runs into her family.

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3.15 Sacagawea (1) Go west young woman

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:38:27 GMT

For me, there is only one woman in US history that truly fits the folk heroine bill, the one with more rivers, mountains and memorials in her honour than any other woman in American history - Sacagawea.

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3.14 Njinga (3) Angolan Gloriana

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:22:29 GMT

Njinga finally achieves ultimate victory and finally rules the nation whose throne she had assumed so many years before. But could she manage to safely pass the kingdom off to her chosen successor.

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3.13 Njinga (2) Life on the Run

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:05:23 GMT

Njinga's brother dying put her in pole position to become Ndongo's first queen, but the route to power for women is rarely obstacle-free.

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3.12 Njinga (1): Rise of an African Queen

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 11:20:49 GMT

We travel to the lands that make up modern Angola into the era of European colonialism and expansion, slavery and subjugation to tell the story of one of Africa’s greatest queens.

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3.11 Joan of Arc (4) Ever Shining, Ever Glorious

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:00:21 GMT

After Joan's death, France triumphed in the Hundred Years War, and which led to Joan’s rebirth as a true heroine of France and of liberty all over the world.

Joan of Arc at the Pantheon

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3.10 Joan of Arc (3) Out of fear of the fire

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 15:07:49 GMT

Joan of Arc goes through months of penetrating and humiliating interrogation and trial as her captors seek to break her will and achieve moral as well as military victory

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3.09 Joan of Arc (2) God's Will is Done

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 14:52:07 GMT

After winning the faith of the Dauphin, Joan travels to her date with destiny at the besieged city of Orléans.

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3.08 Joan of Arc (1) The Maid of Orléans

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 10:00:09 GMT

Joan of Arc or Jeanne la Pucelle is the prototypical folk heroine - she is the gold standard on which they are all judged. Today we see how a teenage peasant girl persuaded a prince to let her lead his armies against the old enemy.

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3.07 Tamar of Georgia (2) The Lioness of the Caucasus

Sun, 08 Nov 2020 12:24:51 GMT

With her position at home secure, it was time for Tamar to make her mark on history, both on the battlefield and in building her cultural legacy

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3.06 Tamar of Georgia (1) King of Kings, Queen of Queens

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 15:58:36 GMT

In twelfth century Georgia, a woman comes to the throne. Her people had never had a queen before, and the nation was surrounded by enemies. Tamar would have her work cut out to survive.

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3.05 Hua Mulan: As useful as a son

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 15:49:52 GMT

China has a cultural history rich in myth and legend - and none has shone quite so brightly both within and outside China than Mulan.

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3.04 Trung Truc: Here come the drums

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 09:43:27 GMT

Across the Red River Delta came the pounding of drums. The clans of Ancient Vietnam were being called to war - and the clamour came from two sisters, the eldest of which would fight a great empire in the cause of Vietnamese freedom.

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3.03 Boudica (2) A woman of many faces

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 11:41:18 GMT

Boudica, after seeing her kingdom annexed and her daughters violated fights her final battle against the Romans. She may have lost it, but her enduring legacy has seen her attain the rank of folk heroinehood in England.

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3.02 Boudica (1) Warrior Woman of the Iceni

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 16:45:46 GMT

A former ally of Rome, Boudica led one of the fiercest challenges against Roman rule of the early Empire. Since her death she has been lauded as a British hero; but who was she, and why did she rebel?

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3.01 Folk Heroines: The Women who Built Nations

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 10:59:45 GMT

Welcome to this third season of the Other Half! In this episode I set out what a folk heroine is, and why they are important.

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2.41 Ena of Battenberg (3) A Final Triumph

Sun, 28 Jun 2020 08:56:04 GMT

In this final episode of the second season of the Other Half, we see a political crisis in Spain force Ena and her family into exile. Stick around to the end to hear about what the next season will be about.

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2.40 Ena of Battenberg (2) Oh what a life for the Queen of Spain!

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:55:46 GMT

After such an inauspicious start to her time as Queen of Spain, Ena had a lot of work to make her mark on her new home.

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2.39 Ena of Battenberg (1) Naming the King's Yacht

Sun, 31 May 2020 12:58:50 GMT

No one expected Victoria Eugiene of Battenburg to become Queen of Spain - but when King Alfonso turns on his charm - it's hard to resist.

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2.38 Missy of Edinburgh (6) Living in memory of the past

Sun, 17 May 2020 14:27:49 GMT

We’re back with Missy, with the final chapter of her story. We see her live through some of the most tumultuous times in the Kingdom of Romania’s short history.

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CHAT: Ellen Alpsten on Tsarina

Sun, 10 May 2020 17:19:44 GMT

I chat with Ellen Alpsten about her amazing new book Tsarina, the story of how a peasant girl from the Baltic became the first female ruler of Russia.

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2.37 Missy of Edinburgh (5) Mother-in-law of the Balkan

Sun, 03 May 2020 14:24:13 GMT

Missy finally crowned as queen and begins to marry her children off across Europe - but her eldest son would continue to be a thorn in her side.

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2.36 Missy of Edinburgh (4) The only man in Romania

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 13:36:14 GMT

After pushing Romania into World War I, Missy discovers that taking on the Central Powers was somewhat harder than she had imagined.

Map of Romania in 1916

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2.35 Missy of Edinburgh (3) Queen at last

Sun, 05 Apr 2020 10:40:05 GMT

With war on the horizon, King Carol will prepare Romania for the succession, identifying Missy as one of the future leaders of this proud new nation-state.

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2.34 Missy of Edinburgh (2) Isolation and Scandal

Sun, 22 Mar 2020 15:03:32 GMT

Missy struggles to adapt to her new life with a husband she barely knew and in a country she didn’t much understand.

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2.33 Missy of Edinburgh (1) Quitting the Old Harbour

Sun, 08 Mar 2020 15:20:03 GMT

Missy is one of the most badass modern queens that you have never heard of. A woman who dominated a kingdom - a controversial figure whose life and legacy shaped the history of Balkans in the first half of the twentieth century.

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MOVIE NIGHT: Nicholas and Alexandra

Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:39:56 GMT

A three hour epic in this movie night as we review the 1971 film 'Nicholas and Alexandra', as well as discussing our recent trip to see SIX.

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2.32 Alix of Hesse (7) The House of Special Purpose

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 21:52:20 GMT

After the February Revolution toppled the Romanov dynasty, Alix found herself under house arrest with the rest of her family ultimately ending up meeting her end in Yekaterinburg.

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2.31 Alix of Hesse (6) The Shadow of Rasputin

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 16:17:42 GMT

Alix, a woman who hated elite society, was put in charge of Russia's capital city in a time of war. What could possibly go wrong?

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2.30 Alix of Hesse (5) Sister Alexandra

Sun, 12 Jan 2020 10:33:08 GMT

As the Romanovs prepare to celebrate the 300th anniversary of their dynasty, the storm clouds of revolution and war lie just over the horizon.

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MOVIE NIGHT: Anastasia

Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:07:46 GMT

Christmas is a time for sitting down and watching a fun film - preferably something romantic with plenty of snow. The 1997 animated film Anastasia hits the mark perfectly. Kaitlyn and I discuss the historicity of the film (not so much), and handsomeness of Dimitri (maximum handsome) and the truth behind the ultimate fate of the real Grand Duchess Anastasia.

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2.29 Alix of Hesse (4) The acquaintance of man of God

Sun, 08 Dec 2019 12:23:37 GMT

In 1905, Gregory Rasputin was introduced to Alix and Nicky. Nothing would ever be the same afterwards.

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2.28 Alix of Hesse (3) A terrible Damoclean uncertainty

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 15:07:48 GMT

Alix settles into her position as Empress of Russia and has a bunch of kids. Unfortunately, she kept having daughters...

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Supplemental - Anna Guerin: The Poppy Lady from France

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:21:11 GMT

On Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, millions of people pin a poppy to their clothing to remember the glorious dead. But who was it that made that happen? In this special episode, we discover the forgotten story of Anna Guerin.

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2.27 Alix of Hesse (2) The truly believing Alexandra Feodorovna

Sun, 03 Nov 2019 15:54:40 GMT

Alix of Hesse had finally agreed to marry the love of her life. They thought that they had years ahead of them before Nicky would have to take the throne, but that was not to be.

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Nicholas II's coronation

The Ivory Throne

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2.26 Alix of Hesse (1): Love, faith and conscience

Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:32:59 GMT

The story of the First World War has many characters, but almost all the key figures in your history books from this period are men. But there were some women behind the scenes that did exert a great deal of influence over proceedings - none more so than Alix of Hesse and by Rhine - the Tsarina of Russia.

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2.25 Ella (4) The darkness in the midst of a storm

Sun, 06 Oct 2019 14:13:34 GMT

Up until now her life in Russia had been one of unimaginable luxury - but now, Ella decided to make a change.

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2.24 Ella (3) The First Lady of Moscow

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 14:30:50 GMT

Ella's worldview comes into conflict with that of Sergei’s as they moved from their home in St Petersburg to the ancient Russian metropolis of Moscow. Meanwhile, conflict at home and abroad causes Ella's world to change forever.

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2.23 Ella (2) Coronation and conversion

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:32:25 GMT

Ella leaves her (relatively) upbringing in Darmstadt for the opulence and rampant excesses of life in St Petersburg as the wife of a Romanov.

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2.22 Ella (1) Hesse's Helen

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 14:30:42 GMT

No country was more profoundly changed by World War I than Russia, and at the centre of its revolutionary story are two Hessian princesses.

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2.21 Maud of Wales (2) The reluctant queen

Sun, 28 Jul 2019 16:12:55 GMT

Maud of Wales became queen of a newly formed country in one of the most turbulent times in modern European history.

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Maud and her family skiing

King Edward VII's funeral

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2.20 Maud of Wales (1) Princess Harry

Sun, 14 Jul 2019 15:59:49 GMT

Today we look at a woman who married into a kingdom that doesn’t get much coverage in mainstream history - Maud, a daughter of Bertie, the Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII.

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2.19 Sophia (4) Triumph and disaster

Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:10:35 GMT

We last left Sophia on a boat into exile. She would end up in Switzerland, but she wouldn't be there for long.

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2.18 Sophia (3) Stabbed in the back

Sun, 16 Jun 2019 14:23:22 GMT

Sophia became Queen of Greece at a great tipping point in its history. It would be a very turbulent reign.

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2.17 Sophia (2) The Great Idea

Sun, 02 Jun 2019 17:16:26 GMT

Sophia of Prussia settles into her kingdom, which was new in more ways than one.

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2.16 Sophia (1) Fulfilling the prophecy

Sun, 05 May 2019 15:21:31 GMT

The daughters of Queen Victoria grew up at the height of the Victorian era - their granddaughters would be left to pick up the pieces. Today, we begin the second half of this season with Princess Sophia of Prussia

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2.15 Helena and Louise: The other daughters

Sun, 21 Apr 2019 19:06:33 GMT

A brief (well not really) telling of the lives of Victoria's other two daughters.

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2.14 Beatrice (3) A long retirement

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 17:03:59 GMT

Following the death of her husband, Beatrice began a long retirement that involved, amongst other things, a stunning act of historical vandalism

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Laying a wreath at the Cenotaph

Visiting some Girl Guides

Opening the Victory Circle at Olympia

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MOVIE NIGHT: Mrs Brown

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:20:56 GMT

In which we talk about the 1997 film Mrs Brown with My other half, Kaitlyn.

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2.13 Beatrice (2) The Last Princess

Sun, 03 Mar 2019 16:08:24 GMT

Today we will see Beatrice find love and get married, despite the obstacles that her mother placed in her path.

Caton Woodville's 'The Marriage of Princess Beatrice'

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2.12 Beatrice (1): The Flower of the Flock

Sun, 17 Feb 2019 15:33:00 GMT

In this third part of The Mothers of World War I, we are introduced to Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria's youngest daughter and constant companion.

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2.11 Alice (3) A Life Cut Short

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 15:30:00 GMT

Alice continues her efforts to improve the lives of her people but personal tragedy and a deterioration in relations with her husband marred the final decade of her life.

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State of the Podcast Address

Sun, 27 Jan 2019 12:37:49 GMT

A little update on the podcast.

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2.10 Alice: The Hessian Nightingale

Sun, 13 Jan 2019 19:13:01 GMT

In which Alice gets married and moves to Hesse, opening up a whole new period in her life where she would leave a huge lasting impact on the lives of countless men and women in the grand duchy.

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2.9 Alice (1) Her Father's Daughter

Sun, 16 Dec 2018 16:20:33 GMT

Princes Alice was Queen Victoria’s most underrated child, whose influence both intended and not intended was every bit as important as that of Vicky and Bertie and she packed it into a sadly short life full of ambition, courage, tragedy and determination.

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2.8 Vicky (6) The 99 Day Empress

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 19:02:31 GMT

Things didn’t go great for Vicky in the last episode. And it’s about to get a whole lot worse.

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2.7 Vicky (5) The Fear of What Might Happen

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 15:36:35 GMT

Vicky had been one of the few voices in the kingdom who had seen through Bismarck's actions But to no avail.

Today, we will be taking a look at Vicky’s time as Crown Princess of Germany, particularly focussing on her relationships with her ever expanding brood of children.

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2.6 Vicky (4) Iron, Blood and Unification

Sun, 04 Nov 2018 16:45:59 GMT

Albert’s death meant that Vicky had to press on without her guide and mentor. How would she cope without him in the many crises of the 1860s.

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2.5 Vicky (3) Meet the Hohenzollerns

Sun, 21 Oct 2018 16:47:46 GMT

Vicky had grown up into a warm and loving family, to two parents that adored each other. Therefore it was quite the culture shock when she joined the Hohenzollern dynasty.

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2.4 Vicky (2): Her Special Mission

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 20:39:40 GMT

Amid much opposition and celebration, Vicky, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, married Prince Fritz of Prussia.

Daguerreotype image of Vicky, Victoria and Albert

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2.3 Vicky (1) The British Princess Royal and the Prussian Prince

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:29:19 GMT

Introducing Prussia, Prince Fritz and the Princess Royal, Vicky.

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2.2 The Matriarch of Europe

Sun, 09 Sep 2018 14:31:00 GMT

Queen Victoria was, until very recently, the longest reigning monarch in British history and a towering figure in the story of 19th century Europe. This is, very briefly, her story.

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2.1 The Mothers of World War I: The Daughters and Granddaughters of Queen Victora

Sun, 26 Aug 2018 14:30:26 GMT

Introducing the second season of The Other Half podcast.

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1.20 Statilia Messalina

Sun, 22 Jul 2018 14:30:00 GMT

Nero really did have a bit of a habit of stealing his friend's wives...

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1.19 Poppaea Sabina: A Cruel and Devious Woman

Sun, 08 Jul 2018 21:00:58 GMT

The quintessential Other Woman, Poppaea Sabina has been villified as an ambitious whore for nearly 2,000 years, in everywhere from Hollywood to Doctor Who. But who was she really?

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1.18 Claudia Octavia: A Wife's Ruin

Sun, 01 Jul 2018 16:21:52 GMT

Claudia Octavia had a husband who hated her, a mother-in-law who out-shadowed her, and a love rival who wanted her gone. It was never going to end well for her...

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1.17 Agrippina Minor (6): Smite My Womb

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:00:39 GMT

Nero didn't do things by half - especially not with his mother's murder.

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1.16 Agrippina Minor (5) A Meddling Mother

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 14:30:20 GMT

Having finally achieved her goal of getting Nero on the throne, Agrippina expected to be able to still have everything her own way. But she forgot that teenage boys hate being told what to do by their mothers

Images of Agrippina on the coinage and the relief from Aphrodisias

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1.15 Agrippina Minor (4) Murder by Mushrooms

Sun, 03 Jun 2018 14:30:00 GMT

Agrippina had expertly used her family name and history to make herself the most powerful woman in Rome. But she couldn't have done it without also destroying her enemies.

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1.14 Agrippina Minor (3) Partner in Power

Sun, 27 May 2018 17:10:03 GMT

Now that she was Empress of Rome, Agrippina set about doing what she did best - getting stuff Done.

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1.13 Agrippina Minor (2): In Want of a Husband

Sun, 20 May 2018 16:07:20 GMT

The death of her brother Caligula brought Agrippina back from exile, but she wasn't out of the woods yet.

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1.12 Agrippina Minor (1): Daughter & Sister

Sun, 13 May 2018 13:22:29 GMT

Agrippina Minor was born into the most richest, most august family's in Rome. And her childhood totally sucked.

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Supplemental: The Royal Wedding Special

Sun, 06 May 2018 06:27:44 GMT

On Saturday 19 May, Meghan Markle will become a member of the royal family of the UK and 15 other countries. It will be a great occasion, but how does it rank against royal weddings of the past? Is she the first bi-racial woman to marry a prince? Is she the first divorcee? Does she wanna be like Grace Kelly? All will be revealed.

The introductory footage from the weddings of: Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Princess Margaret, Princess Anne and Mark Philips, Prince George and Diana Spencer, and Prince William and Kate Middleton.

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1.11 Valeria Messalina (2): Her Highness the Whore

Sun, 22 Apr 2018 19:10:23 GMT

Messalina, along with her husband and friends in the Imperial administration led a period of repression to suppress the threat of revolts. Oh also she slept with everyone. But also the politics. Shockingly, this policy was destined to bite her in the behind.

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1.10 Valeria Messalina (1): A Jealous and Suspicious Mind

Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:56:46 GMT

Messalina became Empress of Rome after the assassination of Caligula and his family, and quickly secured her position by giving birth to a son. But she had rivals that needed to be moved on.

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1.9 Caligula's Wives

Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:36:00 GMT

Somewhere deep in the recesses of the world there is a list of the world's crappiest husbands. Caligula is on that list, and four women: Junia Claudilla, Livia Orestilla, Lollia Paulina and Milonia Caesonia were about to find that out.

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1.8 Livia Drusilla (6) Princeps Femina

Sun, 01 Apr 2018 14:30:18 GMT

The reign of Tiberius is most frequently described as being one of cruelty, depravity and neglect, but in actual fact, there was one elderly woman who was helping to keep it all together. Livia had quite a lot on her hands in her final years of life.

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1.7 Livia Drusilla (5): Julia Augusta

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:47:03 GMT

As Augustus final years, Livia took steps to make sure her son Tiberius took the throne.

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1.6 Livia Drusilla (4): Murderous Machiavellian Matriarch?

Sun, 11 Mar 2018 15:30:04 GMT

Augustus's reign was overshadowed by his inability to secure the succession and problems within his own family. Heir after heir fell by the wayside. But was there a snake in the grass?

Audio credit: "What Shall We Do About Claudius" I, Claudius, BBC, 1976

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1.5 Livia Drusilla (3): Ulysses in a Petticoat

Sun, 04 Mar 2018 15:30:00 GMT

Livia was the first Empress of Rome, and few others would exert so much influence.

Livia's full advice to Augustus. It is chapters 16-21

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1.4 Livia Drusilla (2): The Anti-Cleopatra

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:30:32 GMT

By marrying Octavian, Livia had married a hugely powerful man - but he was not yet the Emperor. To win control of the Empire, he needed to vilify Antony and Cleopatra - and he used his wife and sister to do it.

SHOWNOTES

Livia Drusilla Statue

Empress Livia of Rome - Tutorial | Beauty Beacons

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1.3 Livia Drusilla (1): The Whims of Fate

Sun, 18 Feb 2018 15:30:24 GMT

Born into one of Rome's most noble families, Livia was married to a man below her station and who made terrible decisions - but she would soon catch the eye of the most powerful man in Rome.

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1.2 The Fall of the Roman Republic

Sun, 11 Feb 2018 15:44:33 GMT

The Roman Republic had managed to squash all its enemies - but then it turn in on itself. How did it happen? And who were the women in the centre of the action

EXPLICIT - Augustus's poem about Fulvia

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1.1 The First First Ladies of Rome

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 15:30:00 GMT

Ancient Rome was a highly patriarchal place - but did it mean to be a woman in that society? How were they viewed at the time? And what happened when they tried to become powerful?

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Trailer

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 20:24:31 GMT

Introducing my new show!

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