60 acast.com Matilda’s Top Women In History https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history en Matilda’s Top Women in History History, women, women in history, women of history Matilda’s Top Women in History Let’s learn about some fascinating women in history


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]]> false Matilda’s Top Women in History info+6761256ff444544373f2f68a@mg-eu.acast.com 6761256ff444544373f2f68a matildas-top-women-in-history episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1734419594251-e9fd4588-076d-4a79-bd80-ab6c28849c94.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history Matilda’s Top Women In History Margaret Douglas- The Tudor Queen that Never Was (Minisode) Margaret Douglas- The Tudor Queen that Never Was (Minisode) Sun, 03 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT 22:11 69e40b2fd2febdbec917a8be false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/margaret-douglas-the-tudor-queen-that-never-was-minisode 69e40b2fd2febdbec917a8be 6761256ff444544373f2f68a margaret-douglas-the-tudor-queen-that-never-was-minisode full Margaret Douglas was a Tudor Princess - Granddaughter of King Henry 7th, niece to Henry 8th, cousin to Elizabeth 1st and mother in law to Mary Queen of Scots. For decades she was at the centre of both English and Scottish affairs - and was locked up in the Tower of London 3 times for her troubles. Her story is a fascinating one; she witnessed some of the most famous events in English history.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: The Lost Tudor Princess

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Williams, Kate: The Betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots- Elizabeth 1st and her Greatest Rival

Bibby, Dr Miriam: Margaret Douglas: The Women Who Defied Henry VIII – Twice

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Margaret-Douglas/

Flantzer, Susan: Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/lady-margaret-douglas-countess-of-lennox/

Tudor Times: Margaret Douglas - Life Story https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/margaret-douglas-life-story


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]]> Margaret Douglas was a Tudor Princess - Granddaughter of King Henry 7th, niece to Henry 8th, cousin to Elizabeth 1st and mother in law to Mary Queen of Scots. For decades she was at the centre of both English and Scottish affairs - and was locked up in the Tower of London 3 times for her troubles. Her story is a fascinating one; she witnessed some of the most famous events in English history.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: The Lost Tudor Princess

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Williams, Kate: The Betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots- Elizabeth 1st and her Greatest Rival

Bibby, Dr Miriam: Margaret Douglas: The Women Who Defied Henry VIII – Twice

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Margaret-Douglas/

Flantzer, Susan: Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/lady-margaret-douglas-countess-of-lennox/

Tudor Times: Margaret Douglas - Life Story https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/margaret-douglas-life-story


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]]> Margaret Douglas - The Tudor Queen that Never Was Margaret Douglas - The Tudor Queen that Never Was Sun, 03 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT 56:47 69e3792eabe143da5b91ef7a false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/margaret-douglas-the-tudor-queen-that-never-was 69e3792eabe143da5b91ef7a 6761256ff444544373f2f68a margaret-douglas-the-tudor-queen-that-never-was full Margaret Douglas was a Tudor Princess - Granddaughter of King Henry 7th, niece to Henry 8th, cousin to Elizabeth 1st and mother in law to Mary Queen of Scots. For decades she was at the centre of both English and Scottish affairs - and was locked up in the Tower of London 3 times for her troubles. Her story is a fascinating one; she witnessed some of the most famous events in English history.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: The Lost Tudor Princess

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Williams, Kate: The Betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots- Elizabeth 1st and her Greatest Rival

Bibby, Dr Miriam: Margaret Douglas: The Women Who Defied Henry VIII – Twice

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Margaret-Douglas/

Flantzer, Susan: Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/lady-margaret-douglas-countess-of-lennox/

Tudor Times: Margaret Douglas - Life Story https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/margaret-douglas-life-story



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]]> Margaret Douglas was a Tudor Princess - Granddaughter of King Henry 7th, niece to Henry 8th, cousin to Elizabeth 1st and mother in law to Mary Queen of Scots. For decades she was at the centre of both English and Scottish affairs - and was locked up in the Tower of London 3 times for her troubles. Her story is a fascinating one; she witnessed some of the most famous events in English history.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: The Lost Tudor Princess

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Williams, Kate: The Betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots- Elizabeth 1st and her Greatest Rival

Bibby, Dr Miriam: Margaret Douglas: The Women Who Defied Henry VIII – Twice

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Margaret-Douglas/

Flantzer, Susan: Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/lady-margaret-douglas-countess-of-lennox/

Tudor Times: Margaret Douglas - Life Story https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/margaret-douglas-life-story



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]]> Sylvia Plath - The Most Gifted Woman Poet (Minisode) Sylvia Plath - The Most Gifted Woman Poet (Minisode) Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT 22:27 69ddd7583472e03bc72ba504 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/sylvia-plath-the-most-gifted-woman-poet-minisode 69ddd7583472e03bc72ba504 6761256ff444544373f2f68a sylvia-plath-the-most-gifted-woman-poet-minisode full Sylvia Plath is today remembered as one of the most influential and popular writers of the 20th Century - she was called ‘the most gifted woman poet’ - a term that still manages to capture the sexism she encountered throughout her life. Growing up in the 1950s was a difficult time for women who wanted both a family and a career, and this is something Sylvia would struggle with for her entire life - how to reconcile her wish to be a writer with her desire to conform.


Sources/Further Reading


Clarke, Heather: Red Comet - The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

Wagner-Martin, Linda: Sylvia Plath - A Biography

Steinberg, Peter K: They Had to Call and Call - The Search for Sylvia Plath https://sylviaplath.info/documents/Steinberg_2010_Search.pdf

Sylvia Plath Blogspot https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/

Poetry Foundation - Sylvia Plath https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sylvia-plath

Wikipedia: Sylvia Plath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath

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]]> Sylvia Plath is today remembered as one of the most influential and popular writers of the 20th Century - she was called ‘the most gifted woman poet’ - a term that still manages to capture the sexism she encountered throughout her life. Growing up in the 1950s was a difficult time for women who wanted both a family and a career, and this is something Sylvia would struggle with for her entire life - how to reconcile her wish to be a writer with her desire to conform.


Sources/Further Reading


Clarke, Heather: Red Comet - The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

Wagner-Martin, Linda: Sylvia Plath - A Biography

Steinberg, Peter K: They Had to Call and Call - The Search for Sylvia Plath https://sylviaplath.info/documents/Steinberg_2010_Search.pdf

Sylvia Plath Blogspot https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/

Poetry Foundation - Sylvia Plath https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sylvia-plath

Wikipedia: Sylvia Plath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath

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]]> Sylvia Plath - The Most Gifted Woman Poet Sylvia Plath - The Most Gifted Woman Poet Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT 1:01:21 69ddd0ff3472e03bc72ab57c false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/sylvia-plath-the-most-gifted-woman-poet 69ddd0ff3472e03bc72ab57c 6761256ff444544373f2f68a sylvia-plath-the-most-gifted-woman-poet full Sylvia Plath is today remembered as one of the most influential and popular writers of the 20th Century - she was called ‘the most gifted woman poet’ - a term that still manages to capture the sexism she encountered throughout her life. Growing up in the 1950s was a difficult time for women who wanted both a family and a career, and this is something Sylvia would struggle with for her entire life - how to reconcile her wish to be a writer with her desire to conform.


Sources/Further Reading


Clarke, Heather: Red Comet - The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

Wagner-Martin, Linda: Sylvia Plath - A Biography

Steinberg, Peter K: They Had to Call and Call - The Search for Sylvia Plath https://sylviaplath.info/documents/Steinberg_2010_Search.pdf

Sylvia Plath Blogspot https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/

Poetry Foundation - Sylvia Plath https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sylvia-plath

Wikipedia: Sylvia Plath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath


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]]> Sylvia Plath is today remembered as one of the most influential and popular writers of the 20th Century - she was called ‘the most gifted woman poet’ - a term that still manages to capture the sexism she encountered throughout her life. Growing up in the 1950s was a difficult time for women who wanted both a family and a career, and this is something Sylvia would struggle with for her entire life - how to reconcile her wish to be a writer with her desire to conform.


Sources/Further Reading


Clarke, Heather: Red Comet - The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

Wagner-Martin, Linda: Sylvia Plath - A Biography

Steinberg, Peter K: They Had to Call and Call - The Search for Sylvia Plath https://sylviaplath.info/documents/Steinberg_2010_Search.pdf

Sylvia Plath Blogspot https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/

Poetry Foundation - Sylvia Plath https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sylvia-plath

Wikipedia: Sylvia Plath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath


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]]> Isabella of France, Queen of England: The Invasion of England (part 2/2 - minisode) Isabella of France, Queen of England: The Invasion of England (part 2/2 - minisode) Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT 23:02 69d475ac07bc2cbfc7f0b626 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/isabella-of-france-queen-of-england-the-invasion-of-england2 69d475ac07bc2cbfc7f0b626 6761256ff444544373f2f68a isabella-of-france-queen-of-england-the-invasion-of-england2 full Isabella of France was the daughter, sister, wife and mother to Kings; acutely conscious of her royal bloodline and dignity, she was not going to be pushed around. When her husband and his hated favourite insulted and belittled her, she took matters into her own hands and did something no woman has done before or since - launched an invasion of England.


Sources/Further Reading


Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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]]> Isabella of France was the daughter, sister, wife and mother to Kings; acutely conscious of her royal bloodline and dignity, she was not going to be pushed around. When her husband and his hated favourite insulted and belittled her, she took matters into her own hands and did something no woman has done before or since - launched an invasion of England.


Sources/Further Reading


Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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]]> Isabella of France, Queen of England - The Invasion of England (part 2/2) Isabella of France, Queen of England - The Invasion of England (part 2/2) Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT 43:14 69d4743a1d7024f1a7d74e31 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/isabella-of-france-queen-of-england-the-invasion-of-england 69d4743a1d7024f1a7d74e31 6761256ff444544373f2f68a isabella-of-france-queen-of-england-the-invasion-of-england full Isabella of France was the daughter, sister, wife and mother to Kings; acutely conscious of her royal bloodline and dignity, she was not going to be pushed around. When her husband and his hated favourite insulted and belittled her, she took matters into her own hands and did something no woman has done before or since - launched an invasion of England.


Sources/Further Reading


Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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]]> Isabella of France was the daughter, sister, wife and mother to Kings; acutely conscious of her royal bloodline and dignity, she was not going to be pushed around. When her husband and his hated favourite insulted and belittled her, she took matters into her own hands and did something no woman has done before or since - launched an invasion of England.


Sources/Further Reading


Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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]]> Isabella of France, Queen of England : A Crowded Marriage (Part 1/2 - Minisode) Isabella of France, Queen of England : A Crowded Marriage (Part 1/2 - Minisode) Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT 19:39 69d23e39f44b357ce97a6428 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/isabella-of-france-queen-of-england-a-crowded-marriagemini 69d23e39f44b357ce97a6428 6761256ff444544373f2f68a isabella-of-france-queen-of-england-a-crowded-marriagemini full Isabella of France became Queen of England when she was only 12 years old, and she found a husband who was was not interested in her - both because of her age and her gender. From her first step on English soil she was consistently ignored by the King, who much preferred to spend time with his court favourites. Isabella grew up to be a strong and formidable character, and soon King Edward 2nd would push her too far.


Sources/Further Reading


Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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]]> Isabella of France became Queen of England when she was only 12 years old, and she found a husband who was was not interested in her - both because of her age and her gender. From her first step on English soil she was consistently ignored by the King, who much preferred to spend time with his court favourites. Isabella grew up to be a strong and formidable character, and soon King Edward 2nd would push her too far.


Sources/Further Reading


Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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]]> Isabella of France, Queen of England - A Crowded Marriage (part 1/2) Isabella of France, Queen of England - A Crowded Marriage (part 1/2) Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT 44:56 69d23a8c1d7024f1a715e68c false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/isabella-of-france-queen-of-england-a-crowded-marriage-part 69d23a8c1d7024f1a715e68c 6761256ff444544373f2f68a isabella-of-france-queen-of-england-a-crowded-marriage-part full Isabella of France became Queen of England when she was only 12 years old, and she found a husband who was was not interested in her - both because of her age and her gender. From her first step on English soil she was consistently ignored by the King, who much preferred to spend time with his court favourites. Isabella grew up to be a strong and formidable character, and soon King Edward 2nd would push her too far.


Sources/Further Reading


Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france


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]]> Isabella of France became Queen of England when she was only 12 years old, and she found a husband who was was not interested in her - both because of her age and her gender. From her first step on English soil she was consistently ignored by the King, who much preferred to spend time with his court favourites. Isabella grew up to be a strong and formidable character, and soon King Edward 2nd would push her too far.


Sources/Further Reading


Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france


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]]> Carolyn Bessette Kennedy - The Ultimate 90s Career Woman and Style Icon (Minisode) Carolyn Bessette Kennedy - The Ultimate 90s Career Woman and Style Icon (Minisode) Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT 21:57 69d0f945ac25e4bf66f60fda false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/carolyn-bessette-kennedy-the-ultimate-90s-career-woman-and-s 69d0f945ac25e4bf66f60fda 6761256ff444544373f2f68a carolyn-bessette-kennedy-the-ultimate-90s-career-woman-and-s full Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is a modern style icon - almost 3 decades after her early death. However she was much more that a fashionable socialite - friends and family all say she was kind, warm and caring. She forged a successful career in a difficult industry, and fell in love with a man who happened to be in the public eye. Her struggle to get used to the frenzy of media attention was ongoing, and she was only just starting to manage it when she boarded a plane in July 1999.


Beller, Elizabeth: Once Upon A Time - The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy


Conrieri, Stefania: Inside the Super-Secret, Ultra-Intimate Wedding of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/secret-wedding-of-john-f-kennedy-jr-and-carolyn-bessette?srsltid=AfmBOoq7vIkf7B0Bmgl1BdHA9gMHmpGNy7bLOKPoi3ZUmz9PgP1VGJ8N


Gerhart, Ann: Who’s That Girl? Quite Possibly the Perfect Match https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-18-ls-54958-story.html


Armstrong, Neil: Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy - The true story behind the mysterious and tragic US icon

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260212-carolyn-bessette-kennedy-the-true-story-behind-the-mysterious-and-tragic-us-icon


Comiter, Jordana: All About JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's Honeymoon — and the Media Frenzy That Followed When They Returned https://people.com/all-about-jfk-jr-carolyn-bessette-honeymoon-11922444


Gaffney, Adrienne: The Last Days of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a28187331/john-f-kennedy-jr-carolyn-bessette-last-days-plane-crash-true-story/


The Life of JFK Jr: Crash and Search Timeline https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/jfkjr/recovery.htm


Wikipedia: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Bessette_Kennedy

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]]> Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is a modern style icon - almost 3 decades after her early death. However she was much more that a fashionable socialite - friends and family all say she was kind, warm and caring. She forged a successful career in a difficult industry, and fell in love with a man who happened to be in the public eye. Her struggle to get used to the frenzy of media attention was ongoing, and she was only just starting to manage it when she boarded a plane in July 1999.


Beller, Elizabeth: Once Upon A Time - The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy


Conrieri, Stefania: Inside the Super-Secret, Ultra-Intimate Wedding of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/secret-wedding-of-john-f-kennedy-jr-and-carolyn-bessette?srsltid=AfmBOoq7vIkf7B0Bmgl1BdHA9gMHmpGNy7bLOKPoi3ZUmz9PgP1VGJ8N


Gerhart, Ann: Who’s That Girl? Quite Possibly the Perfect Match https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-18-ls-54958-story.html


Armstrong, Neil: Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy - The true story behind the mysterious and tragic US icon

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260212-carolyn-bessette-kennedy-the-true-story-behind-the-mysterious-and-tragic-us-icon


Comiter, Jordana: All About JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's Honeymoon — and the Media Frenzy That Followed When They Returned https://people.com/all-about-jfk-jr-carolyn-bessette-honeymoon-11922444


Gaffney, Adrienne: The Last Days of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a28187331/john-f-kennedy-jr-carolyn-bessette-last-days-plane-crash-true-story/


The Life of JFK Jr: Crash and Search Timeline https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/jfkjr/recovery.htm


Wikipedia: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Bessette_Kennedy

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]]> Carolyn Bessette Kennedy - The Ultimate 90s Career Woman and Style Icon Carolyn Bessette Kennedy - The Ultimate 90s Career Woman and Style Icon Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT 59:33 69d0ab61f44b357ce9e72d48 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/carolyn-bessette-kennedy-loving-friend-career-woman-and-styl 69d0ab61f44b357ce9e72d48 6761256ff444544373f2f68a carolyn-bessette-kennedy-loving-friend-career-woman-and-styl full Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is a modern style icon - almost 3 decades after her early death. However she was much more that a fashionable socialite - friends and family all say she was kind, warm and caring. She forged a successful career in a difficult industry, and fell in love with a man who happened to be in the public eye. Her struggle to get used to the frenzy of media attention was ongoing, and she was only just starting to manage it when she boarded a plane in July 1999.


Beller, Elizabeth: Once Upon A Time - The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy


Conrieri, Stefania: Inside the Super-Secret, Ultra-Intimate Wedding of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/secret-wedding-of-john-f-kennedy-jr-and-carolyn-bessette?srsltid=AfmBOoq7vIkf7B0Bmgl1BdHA9gMHmpGNy7bLOKPoi3ZUmz9PgP1VGJ8N


Gerhart, Ann: Who’s That Girl? Quite Possibly the Perfect Match https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-18-ls-54958-story.html


Armstrong, Neil: Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy - The true story behind the mysterious and tragic US icon

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260212-carolyn-bessette-kennedy-the-true-story-behind-the-mysterious-and-tragic-us-icon


Comiter, Jordana: All About JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's Honeymoon — and the Media Frenzy That Followed When They Returned https://people.com/all-about-jfk-jr-carolyn-bessette-honeymoon-11922444


Gaffney, Adrienne: The Last Days of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a28187331/john-f-kennedy-jr-carolyn-bessette-last-days-plane-crash-true-story/


The Life of JFK Jr: Crash and Search Timeline https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/jfkjr/recovery.htm


Wikipedia: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Bessette_Kennedy

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]]> Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is a modern style icon - almost 3 decades after her early death. However she was much more that a fashionable socialite - friends and family all say she was kind, warm and caring. She forged a successful career in a difficult industry, and fell in love with a man who happened to be in the public eye. Her struggle to get used to the frenzy of media attention was ongoing, and she was only just starting to manage it when she boarded a plane in July 1999.


Beller, Elizabeth: Once Upon A Time - The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy


Conrieri, Stefania: Inside the Super-Secret, Ultra-Intimate Wedding of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/secret-wedding-of-john-f-kennedy-jr-and-carolyn-bessette?srsltid=AfmBOoq7vIkf7B0Bmgl1BdHA9gMHmpGNy7bLOKPoi3ZUmz9PgP1VGJ8N


Gerhart, Ann: Who’s That Girl? Quite Possibly the Perfect Match https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-18-ls-54958-story.html


Armstrong, Neil: Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy - The true story behind the mysterious and tragic US icon

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260212-carolyn-bessette-kennedy-the-true-story-behind-the-mysterious-and-tragic-us-icon


Comiter, Jordana: All About JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's Honeymoon — and the Media Frenzy That Followed When They Returned https://people.com/all-about-jfk-jr-carolyn-bessette-honeymoon-11922444


Gaffney, Adrienne: The Last Days of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a28187331/john-f-kennedy-jr-carolyn-bessette-last-days-plane-crash-true-story/


The Life of JFK Jr: Crash and Search Timeline https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/jfkjr/recovery.htm


Wikipedia: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Bessette_Kennedy

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]]> Katherine Swynford - Love and Scandal in Medieval England Katherine Swynford - Love and Scandal in Medieval England Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMT 22:51 699c0f1af863de959a657b59 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/katherine-swynford-love-and-scandal-in-medieval-england 699c0f1af863de959a657b59 6761256ff444544373f2f68a katherine-swynford-love-and-scandal-in-medieval-england full Katherine Swynford was born an ordinary girl into an ordinary family. But she became the ancestor of Kings and Queens, and produced the family that became the Tudor Dynasty. Her story is, unusually for the times, a love story - and equally as unusually, she was not a woman after power and prestige.


Sources/Further Reading:

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Weir, Alison: Katherine Swynford, the Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess

Goodman, Anthony: Katherine Swynford

Lineage, Jeanette: Katherine Swynford, The History of a Medieval Mistress

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Swynford


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]]> Katherine Swynford was born an ordinary girl into an ordinary family. But she became the ancestor of Kings and Queens, and produced the family that became the Tudor Dynasty. Her story is, unusually for the times, a love story - and equally as unusually, she was not a woman after power and prestige.


Sources/Further Reading:

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Weir, Alison: Katherine Swynford, the Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess

Goodman, Anthony: Katherine Swynford

Lineage, Jeanette: Katherine Swynford, The History of a Medieval Mistress

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Swynford


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]]> Katherine Swynford - Love and Scandal in Medieval England Katherine Swynford - Love and Scandal in Medieval England Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:00:00 GMT 59:21 699c0f6d68ec8626d20c0fc0 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/katherine-swynford-love-and-scandal-in-medieval-eng 699c0f6d68ec8626d20c0fc0 6761256ff444544373f2f68a katherine-swynford-love-and-scandal-in-medieval-eng full Katherine Swynford was born an ordinary girl into an ordinary family. But she became the ancestor of Kings and Queens, and produced the family that became the Tudor Dynasty. Her story is, unusually for the times, a love story - and equally as unusually, she was not a woman after power and prestige.


Sources/Further Reading:

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Weir, Alison: Katherine Swynford, the Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess

Goodman, Anthony: Katherine Swynford

Lineage, Jeanette: Katherine Swynford, The History of a Medieval Mistress

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Swynford

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]]> Katherine Swynford was born an ordinary girl into an ordinary family. But she became the ancestor of Kings and Queens, and produced the family that became the Tudor Dynasty. Her story is, unusually for the times, a love story - and equally as unusually, she was not a woman after power and prestige.


Sources/Further Reading:

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Weir, Alison: Katherine Swynford, the Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess

Goodman, Anthony: Katherine Swynford

Lineage, Jeanette: Katherine Swynford, The History of a Medieval Mistress

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Swynford

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]]> Marie Curie - A Scientific Genius (minisode) Marie Curie - A Scientific Genius (minisode) Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMT 23:49 698e7e238dc5f2047a857f73 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/marie-curie-a-scientific-genius-minisode 698e7e238dc5f2047a857f73 6761256ff444544373f2f68a marie-curie-a-scientific-genius-minisode full Marie Curie was one of the finest scientific minds of the 20th century. She was born in Poland - a country that didn’t technically exist - in a time and place where women were not even allowed to study at university. Through her own hard work and dedication, she became a highly respected physicist and the winner of two Nobel prizes - still the only person to have ever won in two science disciplines, Chemistry and Physics. She also promoted women in science, and through her development of mobile x-ray machines helped save the lives of countless soldiers in the First World War. She was a truly remarkable woman.


Sources/Further Reading

Sobel, Dava: The Elements of Marie Curie - How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science

Gunderman, Dr Richard: Marie Curie - The Pioneer, The Nobel Laureate, The Discoverer of Radioactivity

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

The Nobel Prize: Marie Curie Biographical https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/marie-curie/biographical/

Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity https://history.aip.org/exhibits/curie/polgirl1.htm

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]]> Marie Curie was one of the finest scientific minds of the 20th century. She was born in Poland - a country that didn’t technically exist - in a time and place where women were not even allowed to study at university. Through her own hard work and dedication, she became a highly respected physicist and the winner of two Nobel prizes - still the only person to have ever won in two science disciplines, Chemistry and Physics. She also promoted women in science, and through her development of mobile x-ray machines helped save the lives of countless soldiers in the First World War. She was a truly remarkable woman.


Sources/Further Reading

Sobel, Dava: The Elements of Marie Curie - How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science

Gunderman, Dr Richard: Marie Curie - The Pioneer, The Nobel Laureate, The Discoverer of Radioactivity

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

The Nobel Prize: Marie Curie Biographical https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/marie-curie/biographical/

Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity https://history.aip.org/exhibits/curie/polgirl1.htm

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]]> Marie Curie - A Scientific Genius Marie Curie - A Scientific Genius Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:00:00 GMT 1:05:38 698c15605e0cb52f15e34fcb false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/marie-curie-a-scientific-genius 698c15605e0cb52f15e34fcb 6761256ff444544373f2f68a marie-curie-a-scientific-genius full Marie Curie was one of the finest scientific minds of the 20th century. She was born in Poland - a country that didn’t technically exist - in a time and place where women were not even allowed to study at university. Through her own hard work and dedication, she became a highly respected physicist and the winner of two Nobel prizes - still the only person to have ever won in two science disciplines, Chemistry and Physics. She also promoted women in science, and through her development of mobile x-ray machines helped save the lives of countless soldiers in the First World War. She was a truly remarkable woman.


Sources/Further Reading

Sobel, Dava: The Elements of Marie Curie - How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science

Gunderman, Dr Richard: Marie Curie - The Pioneer, The Nobel Laureate, The Discoverer of Radioactivity

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

The Nobel Prize: Marie Curie Biographical https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/marie-curie/biographical/

Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity https://history.aip.org/exhibits/curie/polgirl1.htm

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]]> Marie Curie was one of the finest scientific minds of the 20th century. She was born in Poland - a country that didn’t technically exist - in a time and place where women were not even allowed to study at university. Through her own hard work and dedication, she became a highly respected physicist and the winner of two Nobel prizes - still the only person to have ever won in two science disciplines, Chemistry and Physics. She also promoted women in science, and through her development of mobile x-ray machines helped save the lives of countless soldiers in the First World War. She was a truly remarkable woman.


Sources/Further Reading

Sobel, Dava: The Elements of Marie Curie - How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science

Gunderman, Dr Richard: Marie Curie - The Pioneer, The Nobel Laureate, The Discoverer of Radioactivity

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

The Nobel Prize: Marie Curie Biographical https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/marie-curie/biographical/

Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity https://history.aip.org/exhibits/curie/polgirl1.htm

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]]> Mary of Burgundy and Margaret of York - Duchesses of Burgundy, European Powerbrokers (minisode) Mary of Burgundy and Margaret of York - Duchesses of Burgundy, European Powerbrokers (minisode) Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMT 21:51 69a2b8347221cfbf2004c700 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/mary-of-burgundy-and-margaret-of-york-duchesses-of-burgundy 69a2b8347221cfbf2004c700 6761256ff444544373f2f68a mary-of-burgundy-and-margaret-of-york-duchesses-of-burgundy full Mary of Burgundy was the ruling Duchesses of a vast territory, but when she came into her inheritance she faced invasions and rebellions. Luckily for her, she had a smart and sensible negotiator by her side - her stepmother, Margaret of York. These two women were able to stabilise a fractious territory and left a European legacy that lasted for centuries.


Sources/Further Reading

Weightman, Christine: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, 1446-1503

Van Loo, Bart: The Burgundians, A Vanished Empire

Potter, G.R (ed) The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume 1, the Renaissance, 1493-1520: The Burgundian Netherlands 1477-1521

Today, Jacob: Burgundian Netherlands Court Life and Patronage https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/burgundian-netherlands-court-life-and-patronage

Wars of the Roses: Margaret of Burgundy https://www.warsoftheroses.com/people/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Unofficial Royalty: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_York

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Burgundy

Britannica.com: Mary, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-duchess-of-Burgundy

EBSCO- Mary of Burgundy https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/mary-burgundy

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]]> Mary of Burgundy was the ruling Duchesses of a vast territory, but when she came into her inheritance she faced invasions and rebellions. Luckily for her, she had a smart and sensible negotiator by her side - her stepmother, Margaret of York. These two women were able to stabilise a fractious territory and left a European legacy that lasted for centuries.


Sources/Further Reading

Weightman, Christine: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, 1446-1503

Van Loo, Bart: The Burgundians, A Vanished Empire

Potter, G.R (ed) The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume 1, the Renaissance, 1493-1520: The Burgundian Netherlands 1477-1521

Today, Jacob: Burgundian Netherlands Court Life and Patronage https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/burgundian-netherlands-court-life-and-patronage

Wars of the Roses: Margaret of Burgundy https://www.warsoftheroses.com/people/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Unofficial Royalty: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_York

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Burgundy

Britannica.com: Mary, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-duchess-of-Burgundy

EBSCO- Mary of Burgundy https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/mary-burgundy

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]]> <![CDATA[Mary of Burgundy & Margaret of York - Duchesses of Burgundy, European Powerbrokers]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:00:00 GMT 1:02:04 69a14e0a0e30955851f56a36 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/mary-of-burgundy-margaret-of-york-duchesses-of-burgundy-euro 69a14e0a0e30955851f56a36 6761256ff444544373f2f68a mary-of-burgundy-margaret-of-york-duchesses-of-burgundy-euro full Mary of Burgundy was the ruling Duchesses of a vast territory, but when she came into her inheritance she faced invasions and rebellions. Luckily for her, she had a smart and sensible negotiator by her side - her stepmother, Margaret of York. These two women were able to stabilise a fractious territory and left a European legacy that lasted for centuries.


Sources/Further Reading

Weightman, Christine: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, 1446-1503

Van Loo, Bart: The Burgundians, A Vanished Empire

Potter, G.R (ed) The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume 1, the Renaissance, 1493-1520: The Burgundian Netherlands 1477-1521

Today, Jacob: Burgundian Netherlands Court Life and Patronage https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/burgundian-netherlands-court-life-and-patronage

Wars of the Roses: Margaret of Burgundy https://www.warsoftheroses.com/people/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Unofficial Royalty: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_York

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Burgundy

Britannica.com: Mary, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-duchess-of-Burgundy

EBSCO- Mary of Burgundy https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/mary-burgundy

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]]> Mary of Burgundy was the ruling Duchesses of a vast territory, but when she came into her inheritance she faced invasions and rebellions. Luckily for her, she had a smart and sensible negotiator by her side - her stepmother, Margaret of York. These two women were able to stabilise a fractious territory and left a European legacy that lasted for centuries.


Sources/Further Reading

Weightman, Christine: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, 1446-1503

Van Loo, Bart: The Burgundians, A Vanished Empire

Potter, G.R (ed) The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume 1, the Renaissance, 1493-1520: The Burgundian Netherlands 1477-1521

Today, Jacob: Burgundian Netherlands Court Life and Patronage https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/burgundian-netherlands-court-life-and-patronage

Wars of the Roses: Margaret of Burgundy https://www.warsoftheroses.com/people/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Unofficial Royalty: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_York

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Burgundy

Britannica.com: Mary, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-duchess-of-Burgundy

EBSCO- Mary of Burgundy https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/mary-burgundy

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]]> Bonnie Parker (and a little bit on Clyde Barrow) Bonnie Parker (and a little bit on Clyde Barrow) Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:50:55 GMT 1:00:24 697f3cdddb08d05cf6bdc02f false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/bonnie-parker-and-a-little-bit-on-clyde-barrow 697f3cdddb08d05cf6bdc02f 6761256ff444544373f2f68a bonnie-parker-and-a-little-bit-on-clyde-barrow full Bonnie and Clyde are sometimes viewed as a romantic story - the couple who lived life on the road, outside the norms and laws of society and without any regrets. In reality, their lives were not like this at all - neither glamorous nor romantic. It was a life of campsites and small cabins, living in their car and constantly looking over their shoulders for the police who were, eventually, only one step behind them. Bonnie Parker got swept into this life of crime, and although she (probably) didn’t kill anyone herself she was definitely an accomplice to both murder and bank robbery. She was well aware that, in choosing to stand with Clyde, she was dooming herself to a short life - but she didn’t care.


Sources/Further Reading

[Letter to Alice Sheppard describing the post-mortem condition of Bonnie Parker's body.] https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/gcd/id/155/

Historynet.com: Bonnie and Clydes Revenge on Eastham https://www.historynet.com/bonnie-clydes-revenge-on-eastham/

Milner, E.R: The LIves and times of Bonnie and Clyde

Treherne, J.E: The Strange History of Bonnie and Clyde

Barrow, Blanche Caldwell: My Life with Bonnie and Clyde

Gilmore, John: On the run with Bonnie and Clyde

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde




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]]> Bonnie and Clyde are sometimes viewed as a romantic story - the couple who lived life on the road, outside the norms and laws of society and without any regrets. In reality, their lives were not like this at all - neither glamorous nor romantic. It was a life of campsites and small cabins, living in their car and constantly looking over their shoulders for the police who were, eventually, only one step behind them. Bonnie Parker got swept into this life of crime, and although she (probably) didn’t kill anyone herself she was definitely an accomplice to both murder and bank robbery. She was well aware that, in choosing to stand with Clyde, she was dooming herself to a short life - but she didn’t care.


Sources/Further Reading

[Letter to Alice Sheppard describing the post-mortem condition of Bonnie Parker's body.] https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/gcd/id/155/

Historynet.com: Bonnie and Clydes Revenge on Eastham https://www.historynet.com/bonnie-clydes-revenge-on-eastham/

Milner, E.R: The LIves and times of Bonnie and Clyde

Treherne, J.E: The Strange History of Bonnie and Clyde

Barrow, Blanche Caldwell: My Life with Bonnie and Clyde

Gilmore, John: On the run with Bonnie and Clyde

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde




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]]> Bonnie Parker (and a little bit on Clyde Barrow - Minisode) Bonnie Parker (and a little bit on Clyde Barrow - Minisode) Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMT 23:52 697f3d4a7461b4b0b2a9d34c false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/bonnie-parker-and-a-little-bit-on-clyde-barrow-minisode 697f3d4a7461b4b0b2a9d34c 6761256ff444544373f2f68a bonnie-parker-and-a-little-bit-on-clyde-barrow-minisode full Bonnie and Clyde are sometimes viewed as a romantic story - the couple who lived life on the road, outside the norms and laws of society and without any regrets. In reality, their lives were not like this at all - neither glamorous nor romantic. It was a life of campsites and small cabins, living in their car and constantly looking over their shoulders for the police who were, eventually, only one step behind them. Bonnie Parker got swept into this life of crime, and although she (probably) didn’t kill anyone herself she was definitely an accomplice to both murder and bank robbery. She was well aware that, in choosing to stand with Clyde, she was dooming herself to a short life - but she didn’t care.


Sources/Further Reading

[Letter to Alice Sheppard describing the post-mortem condition of Bonnie Parker's body.] https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/gcd/id/155/

Historynet.com: Bonnie and Clydes Revenge on Eastham https://www.historynet.com/bonnie-clydes-revenge-on-eastham/

Milner, E.R: The LIves and times of Bonnie and Clyde

Treherne, J.E: The Strange History of Bonnie and Clyde

Barrow, Blanche Caldwell: My Life with Bonnie and Clyde

Gilmore, John: On the run with Bonnie and Clyde

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde


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]]> Bonnie and Clyde are sometimes viewed as a romantic story - the couple who lived life on the road, outside the norms and laws of society and without any regrets. In reality, their lives were not like this at all - neither glamorous nor romantic. It was a life of campsites and small cabins, living in their car and constantly looking over their shoulders for the police who were, eventually, only one step behind them. Bonnie Parker got swept into this life of crime, and although she (probably) didn’t kill anyone herself she was definitely an accomplice to both murder and bank robbery. She was well aware that, in choosing to stand with Clyde, she was dooming herself to a short life - but she didn’t care.


Sources/Further Reading

[Letter to Alice Sheppard describing the post-mortem condition of Bonnie Parker's body.] https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/gcd/id/155/

Historynet.com: Bonnie and Clydes Revenge on Eastham https://www.historynet.com/bonnie-clydes-revenge-on-eastham/

Milner, E.R: The LIves and times of Bonnie and Clyde

Treherne, J.E: The Strange History of Bonnie and Clyde

Barrow, Blanche Caldwell: My Life with Bonnie and Clyde

Gilmore, John: On the run with Bonnie and Clyde

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde


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]]> Charlotte Bronte - A Literary Legacy (Minisode) Charlotte Bronte - A Literary Legacy (Minisode) Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:00:00 GMT 22:15 697dd302957c1c04b05b43b5 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/charlotte-bronte-a-literary-legacy-minisode 697dd302957c1c04b05b43b5 6761256ff444544373f2f68a charlotte-bronte-a-literary-legacy-minisode full Charlotte Bronte always considered herself plain and awkward - but behind her plain and pious exterior was an intelligent, curious and open mind. She and her sisters grew up in rural England - a literary backwater - but they produced some of the greatest English novels. Charlotte was more than just an author - her life was one of great tragedy, unexpected marriage proposals and an uneasy relationship with her newfound fame.


Sources/Further Reading


Harman, Claire: Charlotte Bronte, A Life

Watson, Graham: The Invention of Charlotte Bronte

Gaskell, Elizabeth: The Life of Charlotte Bronte

Talbot, Dean: Charlotte Bronte Statistics https://wordsrated.com/charlotte-bronte-statistics/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB

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]]> Charlotte Bronte always considered herself plain and awkward - but behind her plain and pious exterior was an intelligent, curious and open mind. She and her sisters grew up in rural England - a literary backwater - but they produced some of the greatest English novels. Charlotte was more than just an author - her life was one of great tragedy, unexpected marriage proposals and an uneasy relationship with her newfound fame.


Sources/Further Reading


Harman, Claire: Charlotte Bronte, A Life

Watson, Graham: The Invention of Charlotte Bronte

Gaskell, Elizabeth: The Life of Charlotte Bronte

Talbot, Dean: Charlotte Bronte Statistics https://wordsrated.com/charlotte-bronte-statistics/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB

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]]> Charlotte Bronte - A Literary Legacy Charlotte Bronte - A Literary Legacy Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:00:00 GMT 1:05:38 697c31a465942209533c17a0 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/charlotte-bronte-a-literary-legacy 697c31a465942209533c17a0 6761256ff444544373f2f68a charlotte-bronte-a-literary-legacy full Charlotte Bronte always considered herself plain and awkward - but behind her plain and pious exterior was an intelligent, curious and open mind. She and her sisters grew up in rural England - a literary backwater - but they produced some of the greatest English novels. Charlotte was more than just an author - her life was one of great tragedy, unexpected marriage proposals and an uneasy relationship with her newfound fame.


Sources/Further Reading


Harman, Claire: Charlotte Bronte, A Life

Watson, Graham: The Invention of Charlotte Bronte

Gaskell, Elizabeth: The Life of Charlotte Bronte

Talbot, Dean: Charlotte Bronte Statistics https://wordsrated.com/charlotte-bronte-statistics/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB

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]]> Charlotte Bronte always considered herself plain and awkward - but behind her plain and pious exterior was an intelligent, curious and open mind. She and her sisters grew up in rural England - a literary backwater - but they produced some of the greatest English novels. Charlotte was more than just an author - her life was one of great tragedy, unexpected marriage proposals and an uneasy relationship with her newfound fame.


Sources/Further Reading


Harman, Claire: Charlotte Bronte, A Life

Watson, Graham: The Invention of Charlotte Bronte

Gaskell, Elizabeth: The Life of Charlotte Bronte

Talbot, Dean: Charlotte Bronte Statistics https://wordsrated.com/charlotte-bronte-statistics/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB

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]]> Elizabeth Chudleigh - Duchess or Bigamous Countess? The Scandalous Trial of an 18th Century Noblewoman (Minisode) Elizabeth Chudleigh - Duchess or Bigamous Countess? The Scandalous Trial of an 18th Century Noblewoman (Minisode) Sun, 08 Feb 2026 21:00:00 GMT 23:28 693d38ff2bda36b35396d6fb false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/elizabeth-chudleigh-duchess-of-bigamous-countess-the-scandal 693d38ff2bda36b35396d6fb 6761256ff444544373f2f68a elizabeth-chudleigh-duchess-of-bigamous-countess-the-scandal full In 1776 the work of the English parliament and law courts paused for a week to hear the unusual case of a woman being tried for bigamy. Elizabeth Chudleigh had married the Duke of Kingston, but before that she had married - and never divorced - the Earl of Bristol. The entire country was agog to see the outcome - was she a Duchess or a Countess? For Elizabeth, there was more at stake than just a title - her husband the Duke had left her an enormous fortune, and his relatives wanted it back.


Sources/Further Reading:

Chudleigh, Elizabeth: An Authentic Detail of Particulars Relative to the Late Duchess of Kingston

Gervat, Claire: Elizabeth - the Scandalous Life of the Duchess of Kingston

Ostler, Catherine: The Duchess Countess, the Woman Who Scandalised 18th Century London

A Most Scandalous Lady https://janeaustenslondon.com/2016/01/22/a-most-scandalous-lady/

The Bigamous Duchess of Kingston https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/exhibitions/online/fromparchmenttopixels/duchessofkingston.aspx

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Pierrepont,_Duchess_of_Kingston-upon-Hull

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]]> In 1776 the work of the English parliament and law courts paused for a week to hear the unusual case of a woman being tried for bigamy. Elizabeth Chudleigh had married the Duke of Kingston, but before that she had married - and never divorced - the Earl of Bristol. The entire country was agog to see the outcome - was she a Duchess or a Countess? For Elizabeth, there was more at stake than just a title - her husband the Duke had left her an enormous fortune, and his relatives wanted it back.


Sources/Further Reading:

Chudleigh, Elizabeth: An Authentic Detail of Particulars Relative to the Late Duchess of Kingston

Gervat, Claire: Elizabeth - the Scandalous Life of the Duchess of Kingston

Ostler, Catherine: The Duchess Countess, the Woman Who Scandalised 18th Century London

A Most Scandalous Lady https://janeaustenslondon.com/2016/01/22/a-most-scandalous-lady/

The Bigamous Duchess of Kingston https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/exhibitions/online/fromparchmenttopixels/duchessofkingston.aspx

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Pierrepont,_Duchess_of_Kingston-upon-Hull

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]]> Elizabeth Chudleigh: Duchess or Bigamous Countess? - The Scandalous Trial of an 18th Century Noblewoman Elizabeth Chudleigh: Duchess or Bigamous Countess? - The Scandalous Trial of an 18th Century Noblewoman Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:00:00 GMT 1:00:30 693d369d9278bf5c1c88cc37 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/elizabeth-chudleigh-countess-or-bigamous-duchess-the-scandal 693d369d9278bf5c1c88cc37 6761256ff444544373f2f68a elizabeth-chudleigh-countess-or-bigamous-duchess-the-scandal full In 1776 the work of the English parliament and law courts paused for a week to hear the unusual case of a woman being tried for bigamy. Elizabeth Chudleigh had married the Duke of Kingston, but before that she had married - and never divorced - the Earl of Bristol. The entire country was agog to see the outcome - was she a Duchess or a Countess? For Elizabeth, there was more at stake than just a title - her husband the Duke had left her an enormous fortune, and his relatives wanted it back.


Sources/Further Reading:

Chudleigh, Elizabeth: An Authentic Detail of Particulars Relative to the Late Duchess of Kingston

Gervat, Claire: Elizabeth - the Scandalous Life of the Duchess of Kingston

Ostler, Catherine: The Duchess Countess, the Woman Who Scandalised 18th Century London

A Most Scandalous Lady https://janeaustenslondon.com/2016/01/22/a-most-scandalous-lady/

The Bigamous Duchess of Kingston https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/exhibitions/online/fromparchmenttopixels/duchessofkingston.aspx

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Pierrepont,_Duchess_of_Kingston-upon-Hull

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]]> In 1776 the work of the English parliament and law courts paused for a week to hear the unusual case of a woman being tried for bigamy. Elizabeth Chudleigh had married the Duke of Kingston, but before that she had married - and never divorced - the Earl of Bristol. The entire country was agog to see the outcome - was she a Duchess or a Countess? For Elizabeth, there was more at stake than just a title - her husband the Duke had left her an enormous fortune, and his relatives wanted it back.


Sources/Further Reading:

Chudleigh, Elizabeth: An Authentic Detail of Particulars Relative to the Late Duchess of Kingston

Gervat, Claire: Elizabeth - the Scandalous Life of the Duchess of Kingston

Ostler, Catherine: The Duchess Countess, the Woman Who Scandalised 18th Century London

A Most Scandalous Lady https://janeaustenslondon.com/2016/01/22/a-most-scandalous-lady/

The Bigamous Duchess of Kingston https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/exhibitions/online/fromparchmenttopixels/duchessofkingston.aspx

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Pierrepont,_Duchess_of_Kingston-upon-Hull

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]]> Nancy Wake - Australian Hero for the French Resistance (minisode) Nancy Wake - Australian Hero for the French Resistance (minisode) Sun, 01 Feb 2026 21:00:00 GMT 23:09 694f12ea44fae3e802c5432e false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/nancy-wake-australian-hero-for-the-french-resistance 694f12ea44fae3e802c5432e 6761256ff444544373f2f68a nancy-wake-australian-hero-for-the-french-resistance full Nancy Wake was a New Zealand born Australian journalist working in France when Germany invaded her beloved adopted country. Unwilling to watch as France became overrun with foreign soldiers, she joined up with the secret band of guerrilla fighters known as the French Resistance. Embedded with a group of fighters in the mountains of Central France, Nancy played an invaluable role in obtaining weapons and money for the Resistance as well as laying explosives and leading a charge on a machine gun station.


Sources/Further Reading

Fitzsimmons, Peter: Nancy Wake - A Biography of Our Greatest War Heroine

Wake, Nancy: The White Mouse

Braddon, Russell: Nancy Wake - SOE’s greatest Heroine

The Story of Nancy Wake https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/nancy-wake/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake

Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P332



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]]> Nancy Wake was a New Zealand born Australian journalist working in France when Germany invaded her beloved adopted country. Unwilling to watch as France became overrun with foreign soldiers, she joined up with the secret band of guerrilla fighters known as the French Resistance. Embedded with a group of fighters in the mountains of Central France, Nancy played an invaluable role in obtaining weapons and money for the Resistance as well as laying explosives and leading a charge on a machine gun station.


Sources/Further Reading

Fitzsimmons, Peter: Nancy Wake - A Biography of Our Greatest War Heroine

Wake, Nancy: The White Mouse

Braddon, Russell: Nancy Wake - SOE’s greatest Heroine

The Story of Nancy Wake https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/nancy-wake/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake

Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P332



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]]> Nancy Wake - Australian Hero of the French Resistance Nancy Wake - Australian Hero of the French Resistance Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:00 GMT 1:03:56 695633c54833761f1d88de32 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/nancy-wake-australian-hero-of-the-french-resistance 695633c54833761f1d88de32 6761256ff444544373f2f68a nancy-wake-australian-hero-of-the-french-resistance full Nancy Wake was a New Zealand born Australian journalist working in France when Germany invaded her beloved adopted country. Unwilling to watch as France became overrun with foreign soldiers, she joined up with the secret band of guerrilla fighters known as the French Resistance. Embedded with a group of fighters in the mountains of Central France, Nancy played an invaluable role in obtaining weapons and money for the Resistance as well as laying explosives and leading a charge on a machine gun station.


Sources/Further Reading

Fitzsimmons, Peter: Nancy Wake - A Biography of Our Greatest War Heroine

Wake, Nancy: The White Mouse

Braddon, Russell: Nancy Wake - SOE’s greatest Heroine

The Story of Nancy Wake https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/nancy-wake/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake

Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P332


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]]> Nancy Wake was a New Zealand born Australian journalist working in France when Germany invaded her beloved adopted country. Unwilling to watch as France became overrun with foreign soldiers, she joined up with the secret band of guerrilla fighters known as the French Resistance. Embedded with a group of fighters in the mountains of Central France, Nancy played an invaluable role in obtaining weapons and money for the Resistance as well as laying explosives and leading a charge on a machine gun station.


Sources/Further Reading

Fitzsimmons, Peter: Nancy Wake - A Biography of Our Greatest War Heroine

Wake, Nancy: The White Mouse

Braddon, Russell: Nancy Wake - SOE’s greatest Heroine

The Story of Nancy Wake https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/nancy-wake/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake

Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P332


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]]> Lady Caroline Lamb - Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know? (Minisode) Lady Caroline Lamb - Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know? (Minisode) Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:00:00 GMT 24:46 693d39acf3a6f9e20a6accfc false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/lady-caroline-lamb-mad-bad-and-dangerous-to-know-minisode 693d39acf3a6f9e20a6accfc 6761256ff444544373f2f68a lady-caroline-lamb-mad-bad-and-dangerous-to-know-minisode full Lady Caroline Lamb is famous - or infamous - for her affair with the poet Lord Byron and for being the wife of Queen Victoria’s favourite Prime Minister Lord Melbourne. But she was also a novelist in her own right, helping to create a new genre of fiction called the silver fork novel which allowed ordinary people a glimpse into the lives of the rich aristocracy. Throughout her life she suffered from mental illness, possibly bi-polar disorder, which in a time with limited understanding of mental illness and limited treatment made life difficult for herself and those around her. Her mother referred to Caroline as the ‘joy and torment of my life’ and many others probably felt the same.


Sources/Further Reading

https://scispace.com/pdf/the-madness-of-writing-lady-caroline-lamb-s-byronic-identity-28d17t2bmv.pdf

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jun/17/duke-wellington-mud-streaked-waterloo-cloak-up-for-auction

Douglass, Paul: Lady Caroline Lamb

Fraser, Antonia: Lady Caroline Lamb, A Free Spirit

Caro: The Lady Caroline Lamb Website https://sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/caro/biography

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Caroline_Lamb

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]]> Lady Caroline Lamb is famous - or infamous - for her affair with the poet Lord Byron and for being the wife of Queen Victoria’s favourite Prime Minister Lord Melbourne. But she was also a novelist in her own right, helping to create a new genre of fiction called the silver fork novel which allowed ordinary people a glimpse into the lives of the rich aristocracy. Throughout her life she suffered from mental illness, possibly bi-polar disorder, which in a time with limited understanding of mental illness and limited treatment made life difficult for herself and those around her. Her mother referred to Caroline as the ‘joy and torment of my life’ and many others probably felt the same.


Sources/Further Reading

https://scispace.com/pdf/the-madness-of-writing-lady-caroline-lamb-s-byronic-identity-28d17t2bmv.pdf

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jun/17/duke-wellington-mud-streaked-waterloo-cloak-up-for-auction

Douglass, Paul: Lady Caroline Lamb

Fraser, Antonia: Lady Caroline Lamb, A Free Spirit

Caro: The Lady Caroline Lamb Website https://sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/caro/biography

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Caroline_Lamb

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]]> Lady Caroline Lamb - Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know? Lady Caroline Lamb - Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know? Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:00:00 GMT 1:06:39 692e829e6eeb3f346496ef40 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/lady-caroline-lamb 692e829e6eeb3f346496ef40 6761256ff444544373f2f68a lady-caroline-lamb full Lady Caroline Lamb is famous - or infamous - for her affair with the poet Lord Byron and for being the wife of Queen Victoria’s favourite Prime Minister Lord Melbourne. But she was also a novelist in her own right, helping to create a new genre of fiction called the silver fork novel which allowed ordinary people a glimpse into the lives of the rich aristocracy. Throughout her life she suffered from mental illness, possibly bi-polar disorder, which in a time with limited understanding of mental illness and limited treatment made life difficult for herself and those around her. Her mother referred to Caroline as the ‘joy and torment of my life’ and many others probably felt the same.


Sources/Further Reading

https://scispace.com/pdf/the-madness-of-writing-lady-caroline-lamb-s-byronic-identity-28d17t2bmv.pdf

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jun/17/duke-wellington-mud-streaked-waterloo-cloak-up-for-auction

Douglass, Paul: Lady Caroline Lamb

Fraser, Antonia: Lady Caroline Lamb, A Free Spirit

Caro: The Lady Caroline Lamb Website https://sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/caro/biography

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Caroline_Lamb


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]]> Lady Caroline Lamb is famous - or infamous - for her affair with the poet Lord Byron and for being the wife of Queen Victoria’s favourite Prime Minister Lord Melbourne. But she was also a novelist in her own right, helping to create a new genre of fiction called the silver fork novel which allowed ordinary people a glimpse into the lives of the rich aristocracy. Throughout her life she suffered from mental illness, possibly bi-polar disorder, which in a time with limited understanding of mental illness and limited treatment made life difficult for herself and those around her. Her mother referred to Caroline as the ‘joy and torment of my life’ and many others probably felt the same.


Sources/Further Reading

https://scispace.com/pdf/the-madness-of-writing-lady-caroline-lamb-s-byronic-identity-28d17t2bmv.pdf

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jun/17/duke-wellington-mud-streaked-waterloo-cloak-up-for-auction

Douglass, Paul: Lady Caroline Lamb

Fraser, Antonia: Lady Caroline Lamb, A Free Spirit

Caro: The Lady Caroline Lamb Website https://sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/caro/biography

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Caroline_Lamb


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]]> Jadwiga of Poland - A Female King (Minisode) Jadwiga of Poland - A Female King (Minisode) Sun, 18 Jan 2026 21:00:00 GMT 23:52 695e3a1e39d31c8588880dc8 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/jadwiga-of-poland-a-female-king-minisode 695e3a1e39d31c8588880dc8 6761256ff444544373f2f68a jadwiga-of-poland-a-female-king-minisode full Jadwiga of Poland was a woman, but she ruled with the title of King. Although short lived, her reign is seen as a pivotal one in the history of Poland as it ushered in an age of increasing wealth and military might. Known for her diplomatic skills and ability to negotiate, Jadwiga was beloved by her people and venerated by her church.


Sources/Further Reading

Halecki, Oskar: A History of Poland

Zamoyski, Adam: Poland, A History

Kellogg, Charlotte: Jadwiga, Polands Great Queen

Wikipedia: Jadwiga of Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadwiga_of_Poland#Holiness

Ogrodnik-Fujcik, Katarzyna: The Four Great-Grandaughters of King Ladislaus the Elbow High https://historytheinterestingbits.com/tag/jadwiga-of-poland/

Encyclopedia.com: Jadwiga https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/jadwiga-1374-1399

A Young Girl And A Mighty Queen: The Exceptional Jadwiga of Anjou - An interview With Prof Tomasz Graf

https://polishhistory.pl/a-young-girl-and-a-mighty-queen-the-exceptional-jadwiga-of-anjou/

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]]> Jadwiga of Poland was a woman, but she ruled with the title of King. Although short lived, her reign is seen as a pivotal one in the history of Poland as it ushered in an age of increasing wealth and military might. Known for her diplomatic skills and ability to negotiate, Jadwiga was beloved by her people and venerated by her church.


Sources/Further Reading

Halecki, Oskar: A History of Poland

Zamoyski, Adam: Poland, A History

Kellogg, Charlotte: Jadwiga, Polands Great Queen

Wikipedia: Jadwiga of Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadwiga_of_Poland#Holiness

Ogrodnik-Fujcik, Katarzyna: The Four Great-Grandaughters of King Ladislaus the Elbow High https://historytheinterestingbits.com/tag/jadwiga-of-poland/

Encyclopedia.com: Jadwiga https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/jadwiga-1374-1399

A Young Girl And A Mighty Queen: The Exceptional Jadwiga of Anjou - An interview With Prof Tomasz Graf

https://polishhistory.pl/a-young-girl-and-a-mighty-queen-the-exceptional-jadwiga-of-anjou/

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]]> Jadwiga of Poland - A Female King Jadwiga of Poland - A Female King Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:00 GMT 54:14 695e38ca154465cd6055b619 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/jadwiga-of-poland-a-female-king 695e38ca154465cd6055b619 6761256ff444544373f2f68a jadwiga-of-poland-a-female-king full Jadwiga of Poland was a woman, but she ruled with the title of King. Although short lived, her reign is seen as a pivotal one in the history of Poland as it ushered in an age of increasing wealth and military might. Known for her diplomatic skills and ability to negotiate, Jadwiga was beloved by her people and venerated by her church.


Sources/Further Reading

Halecki, Oskar: A History of Poland

Zamoyski, Adam: Poland, A History

Kellogg, Charlotte: Jadwiga, Polands Great Queen

Wikipedia: Jadwiga of Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadwiga_of_Poland#Holiness

Ogrodnik-Fujcik, Katarzyna: The Four Great-Grandaughters of King Ladislaus the Elbow High https://historytheinterestingbits.com/tag/jadwiga-of-poland/

Encyclopedia.com: Jadwiga https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/jadwiga-1374-1399

A Young Girl And A Mighty Queen: The Exceptional Jadwiga of Anjou - An interview With Prof Tomasz Graf

https://polishhistory.pl/a-young-girl-and-a-mighty-queen-the-exceptional-jadwiga-of-anjou/



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]]> Jadwiga of Poland was a woman, but she ruled with the title of King. Although short lived, her reign is seen as a pivotal one in the history of Poland as it ushered in an age of increasing wealth and military might. Known for her diplomatic skills and ability to negotiate, Jadwiga was beloved by her people and venerated by her church.


Sources/Further Reading

Halecki, Oskar: A History of Poland

Zamoyski, Adam: Poland, A History

Kellogg, Charlotte: Jadwiga, Polands Great Queen

Wikipedia: Jadwiga of Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadwiga_of_Poland#Holiness

Ogrodnik-Fujcik, Katarzyna: The Four Great-Grandaughters of King Ladislaus the Elbow High https://historytheinterestingbits.com/tag/jadwiga-of-poland/

Encyclopedia.com: Jadwiga https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/jadwiga-1374-1399

A Young Girl And A Mighty Queen: The Exceptional Jadwiga of Anjou - An interview With Prof Tomasz Graf

https://polishhistory.pl/a-young-girl-and-a-mighty-queen-the-exceptional-jadwiga-of-anjou/



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]]> The Witch Trials of St Osyth - Women and Witchcraft in Elizabethan England (Minisode) The Witch Trials of St Osyth - Women and Witchcraft in Elizabethan England (Minisode) Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:00:00 GMT 21:38 695787661002b08bc82e8a90 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/the-witch-trials-of-st-osyth-women-and-witchcraft-inelizabet 695787661002b08bc82e8a90 6761256ff444544373f2f68a the-witch-trials-of-st-osyth-women-and-witchcraft-inelizabet full In 1582 a small corner of Essex in England turned in on itself, and 14 people - 13 women and 1 man - were arrested, interrogated and imprisoned for bewitching to death people and/or animals. This is a story of how grief, fear and suspicion can kill innocent people. Please note there is some discussion of infant death in this episode.


Brennen, Lewis: Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar: The Political and Religious Origins of the 1563 Witchcraft Act https://historyofparliament.com/2019/11/05/origins-of-1563-witchcraft-act/  

Duff, Charles: The History of Hanging https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Art-of-Hanging/

A true and iust recorde, of the information, examination and confession of all the witches, taken at S. Ofes in the countie of Essex

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A14611.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext

Gibson, Marion: The Witches of St Osyth - Persecution, Murder and Betrayal in Elizabethan England

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Osyth_Witches

St Osyth Museum: https://www.stosythmuseum.co.uk/village-tales/1579-st-osyth-witches-and-witch-trials

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]]> In 1582 a small corner of Essex in England turned in on itself, and 14 people - 13 women and 1 man - were arrested, interrogated and imprisoned for bewitching to death people and/or animals. This is a story of how grief, fear and suspicion can kill innocent people. Please note there is some discussion of infant death in this episode.


Brennen, Lewis: Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar: The Political and Religious Origins of the 1563 Witchcraft Act https://historyofparliament.com/2019/11/05/origins-of-1563-witchcraft-act/  

Duff, Charles: The History of Hanging https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Art-of-Hanging/

A true and iust recorde, of the information, examination and confession of all the witches, taken at S. Ofes in the countie of Essex

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A14611.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext

Gibson, Marion: The Witches of St Osyth - Persecution, Murder and Betrayal in Elizabethan England

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Osyth_Witches

St Osyth Museum: https://www.stosythmuseum.co.uk/village-tales/1579-st-osyth-witches-and-witch-trials

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]]> The Witch Trials of St Osyth - Women and Witchcraft in Elizabethan England The Witch Trials of St Osyth - Women and Witchcraft in Elizabethan England Sun, 11 Jan 2026 20:00:00 GMT 59:02 695786c06c77c8cb7a4ccf84 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/the-witch-trials-of-st-osyth-women-and-witchcraft-in-elizabe 695786c06c77c8cb7a4ccf84 6761256ff444544373f2f68a the-witch-trials-of-st-osyth-women-and-witchcraft-in-elizabe full In 1582 a small corner of Essex in England turned in on itself, and 14 people - 13 women and 1 man - were arrested, interrogated and imprisoned for bewitching to death people and/or animals. This is a story of how grief, fear and suspicion can kill innocent people. Please note there is some discussion of infant death in this episode.


Brennen, Lewis: Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar: The Political and Religious Origins of the 1563 Witchcraft Act https://historyofparliament.com/2019/11/05/origins-of-1563-witchcraft-act/  

Duff, Charles: The History of Hanging https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Art-of-Hanging/

A true and iust recorde, of the information, examination and confession of all the witches, taken at S. Ofes in the countie of Essex

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A14611.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext

Gibson, Marion: The Witches of St Osyth - Persecution, Murder and Betrayal in Elizabethan England

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Osyth_Witches

St Osyth Museum: https://www.stosythmuseum.co.uk/village-tales/1579-st-osyth-witches-and-witch-trials

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]]> In 1582 a small corner of Essex in England turned in on itself, and 14 people - 13 women and 1 man - were arrested, interrogated and imprisoned for bewitching to death people and/or animals. This is a story of how grief, fear and suspicion can kill innocent people. Please note there is some discussion of infant death in this episode.


Brennen, Lewis: Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar: The Political and Religious Origins of the 1563 Witchcraft Act https://historyofparliament.com/2019/11/05/origins-of-1563-witchcraft-act/  

Duff, Charles: The History of Hanging https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Art-of-Hanging/

A true and iust recorde, of the information, examination and confession of all the witches, taken at S. Ofes in the countie of Essex

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A14611.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext

Gibson, Marion: The Witches of St Osyth - Persecution, Murder and Betrayal in Elizabethan England

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Osyth_Witches

St Osyth Museum: https://www.stosythmuseum.co.uk/village-tales/1579-st-osyth-witches-and-witch-trials

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]]> Caroline of Ansbach - the Cleverest Queen Consort Caroline of Ansbach - the Cleverest Queen Consort Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:00:00 GMT 1:05:35 690c5da38cebe28c0cd34308 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/caroline-of-ansbach-the-cleverest-queen-consor 690c5da38cebe28c0cd34308 6761256ff444544373f2f68a caroline-of-ansbach-the-cleverest-queen-consor full Caroline of Ansbach, wife and queen of George 2nd, is one of the lesser known British Queens. Which is a shame, as she was one of the cleverest and most influential. Born in a small German state, she went on to wield enormous influence over her husband and his kingdom. The British First Minister would approach Caroline before her husband, and the public loved her for her style and loathed her for her influence.



Sources/Further Reading

Dennison, Matthew: The First Iron Lady

Dennison, Matthew: Caroline of Ansbach: why George II's remarkable queen was the first iron lady of British politics 

https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/caroline-of-ansbach-queen-britain-george-ii-first-iron-lady-politics-sex-symbol/

Hadlow, Janice: The strangest family - the private lives of George 3rd, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians

Worsley, Lucy: Courtiers, the Secret History of Kensington Palace

Finch, Barbara Clay: Lives of the Princesses of Wales https://archive.org/details/livesofprincesse02finc/page/284/mode/2up

Williams-McIntosh, Leah: Queen Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Queen-Caroline-Brandenburg-Ansbach/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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]]> Caroline of Ansbach, wife and queen of George 2nd, is one of the lesser known British Queens. Which is a shame, as she was one of the cleverest and most influential. Born in a small German state, she went on to wield enormous influence over her husband and his kingdom. The British First Minister would approach Caroline before her husband, and the public loved her for her style and loathed her for her influence.



Sources/Further Reading

Dennison, Matthew: The First Iron Lady

Dennison, Matthew: Caroline of Ansbach: why George II's remarkable queen was the first iron lady of British politics 

https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/caroline-of-ansbach-queen-britain-george-ii-first-iron-lady-politics-sex-symbol/

Hadlow, Janice: The strangest family - the private lives of George 3rd, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians

Worsley, Lucy: Courtiers, the Secret History of Kensington Palace

Finch, Barbara Clay: Lives of the Princesses of Wales https://archive.org/details/livesofprincesse02finc/page/284/mode/2up

Williams-McIntosh, Leah: Queen Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Queen-Caroline-Brandenburg-Ansbach/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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]]> Caroline of Ansbach - The Cleverest Queen Consort (Minisode) Caroline of Ansbach - The Cleverest Queen Consort (Minisode) Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:00:00 GMT 25:57 690b1593b27ff20ceb0024fd false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/caroline-of-ansbach-the-cleverest-queen-consort 690b1593b27ff20ceb0024fd 6761256ff444544373f2f68a caroline-of-ansbach-the-cleverest-queen-consort full Caroline of Ansbach, wife and queen of George 2nd, is one of the lesser known British Queens. Which is a shame, as she was one of the cleverest and most influential. Born in a small German state, she went on to wield enormous influence over her husband and his kingdom. The British First Minister would approach Caroline before her husband, and the public loved her for her style and loathed her for her influence.



Sources/Further Reading

Dennison, Matthew: The First Iron Lady

Dennison, Matthew: Caroline of Ansbach: why George II's remarkable queen was the first iron lady of British politics 

https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/caroline-of-ansbach-queen-britain-george-ii-first-iron-lady-politics-sex-symbol/

Hadlow, Janice: The strangest family - the private lives of George 3rd, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians

Worsley, Lucy: Courtiers, the Secret History of Kensington Palace

Finch, Barbara Clay: Lives of the Princesses of Wales https://archive.org/details/livesofprincesse02finc/page/284/mode/2up

Williams-McIntosh, Leah: Queen Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Queen-Caroline-Brandenburg-Ansbach/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz


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]]> Caroline of Ansbach, wife and queen of George 2nd, is one of the lesser known British Queens. Which is a shame, as she was one of the cleverest and most influential. Born in a small German state, she went on to wield enormous influence over her husband and his kingdom. The British First Minister would approach Caroline before her husband, and the public loved her for her style and loathed her for her influence.



Sources/Further Reading

Dennison, Matthew: The First Iron Lady

Dennison, Matthew: Caroline of Ansbach: why George II's remarkable queen was the first iron lady of British politics 

https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/caroline-of-ansbach-queen-britain-george-ii-first-iron-lady-politics-sex-symbol/

Hadlow, Janice: The strangest family - the private lives of George 3rd, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians

Worsley, Lucy: Courtiers, the Secret History of Kensington Palace

Finch, Barbara Clay: Lives of the Princesses of Wales https://archive.org/details/livesofprincesse02finc/page/284/mode/2up

Williams-McIntosh, Leah: Queen Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Queen-Caroline-Brandenburg-Ansbach/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz


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]]> Bess of Hardwick - An Empire Builder (minisode) Bess of Hardwick - An Empire Builder (minisode) Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:00:00 GMT 22:29 6901f95183424f613b44a8f0 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/bess-of-hardwick-an-empire-builder-minisode 6901f95183424f613b44a8f0 6761256ff444544373f2f68a bess-of-hardwick-an-empire-builder-minisode full Bess of Hardwick was born in Hardwick Hall as the daughter of a relatively poor local squire. She died in almost the same spot 80 years later - but in a vastly different tax bracket. At her death, she was not only a Countess but she controlled enormous swathes of lands and ran a thriving business loaning money and selling timber, slate and bricks from her extensive properties. She was the richest woman in the country after Queen Elizabeth 1st, and was first a friend and then an enemy of Elizabeths great rival Mary Queen of Scots. Bess of Hardwick was there for some of the most well known and significant moments in English history, and her story is a remarkable one.


Sources/Further Reading:

Lovell, Mary S: Bess of Hardwick - First Lady of Chatsworth

Hubbard, Kate: A Material Girl - Bess of Hardwick 1527-1608

Gristwood, Sarah: Arbella - Englands Lost Queen

Armitage, Jill: Arbella Stuart - The Uncrowned Queen

Once Upon A Time in History: A St Loe Murder https://cupboardworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-st-loe-murderer.html

English Heritage: Bess of Hardwick https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/bess-of-hardwick/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess_of_Hardwick#Death_and_burial


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]]> Bess of Hardwick was born in Hardwick Hall as the daughter of a relatively poor local squire. She died in almost the same spot 80 years later - but in a vastly different tax bracket. At her death, she was not only a Countess but she controlled enormous swathes of lands and ran a thriving business loaning money and selling timber, slate and bricks from her extensive properties. She was the richest woman in the country after Queen Elizabeth 1st, and was first a friend and then an enemy of Elizabeths great rival Mary Queen of Scots. Bess of Hardwick was there for some of the most well known and significant moments in English history, and her story is a remarkable one.


Sources/Further Reading:

Lovell, Mary S: Bess of Hardwick - First Lady of Chatsworth

Hubbard, Kate: A Material Girl - Bess of Hardwick 1527-1608

Gristwood, Sarah: Arbella - Englands Lost Queen

Armitage, Jill: Arbella Stuart - The Uncrowned Queen

Once Upon A Time in History: A St Loe Murder https://cupboardworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-st-loe-murderer.html

English Heritage: Bess of Hardwick https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/bess-of-hardwick/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess_of_Hardwick#Death_and_burial


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]]> Bess of Hardwick - An Empire Builder Bess of Hardwick - An Empire Builder Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:00 GMT 56:02 6901f8b0e5f14b4131ff3f9b false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/bess-of-hardwick-an-empire-builder 6901f8b0e5f14b4131ff3f9b 6761256ff444544373f2f68a bess-of-hardwick-an-empire-builder full Bess of Hardwick was born in Hardwick Hall as the daughter of a relatively poor local squire. She died in almost the same spot 80 years later - but in a vastly different tax bracket. At her death, she was not only a Countess but she controlled enormous swathes of lands and ran a thriving business loaning money and selling timber, slate and bricks from her extensive properties. She was the richest woman in the country after Queen Elizabeth 1st, and was first a friend and then an enemy of Elizabeths great rival Mary Queen of Scots. Bess of Hardwick was there for some of the most well known and significant moments in English history, and her story is a remarkable one.


Sources/Further Reading:

Lovell, Mary S: Bess of Hardwick - First Lady of Chatsworth

Hubbard, Kate: A Material Girl - Bess of Hardwick 1527-1608

Gristwood, Sarah: Arbella - Englands Lost Queen

Armitage, Jill: Arbella Stuart - The Uncrowned Queen

Once Upon A Time in History: A St Loe Murder https://cupboardworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-st-loe-murderer.html

English Heritage: Bess of Hardwick https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/bess-of-hardwick/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess_of_Hardwick#Death_and_burial


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]]> Bess of Hardwick was born in Hardwick Hall as the daughter of a relatively poor local squire. She died in almost the same spot 80 years later - but in a vastly different tax bracket. At her death, she was not only a Countess but she controlled enormous swathes of lands and ran a thriving business loaning money and selling timber, slate and bricks from her extensive properties. She was the richest woman in the country after Queen Elizabeth 1st, and was first a friend and then an enemy of Elizabeths great rival Mary Queen of Scots. Bess of Hardwick was there for some of the most well known and significant moments in English history, and her story is a remarkable one.


Sources/Further Reading:

Lovell, Mary S: Bess of Hardwick - First Lady of Chatsworth

Hubbard, Kate: A Material Girl - Bess of Hardwick 1527-1608

Gristwood, Sarah: Arbella - Englands Lost Queen

Armitage, Jill: Arbella Stuart - The Uncrowned Queen

Once Upon A Time in History: A St Loe Murder https://cupboardworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-st-loe-murderer.html

English Heritage: Bess of Hardwick https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/bess-of-hardwick/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess_of_Hardwick#Death_and_burial


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]]> <![CDATA[Queen Charlotte of Great Britain & Ireland (minisode)]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2025 21:00:00 GMT 25:02 690b1e1d68ccec9b8ed65acf false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/queen-charlotte-of-great-britain-ireland 690b1e1d68ccec9b8ed65acf 6761256ff444544373f2f68a queen-charlotte-of-great-britain-ireland full Queen Charlotte was hand-picked King George 3rd to be his Queen, and she proved to be a good choice. Her steady sense of duty helped keep the Kingdom together when her husband was incapacitated and her subjects were restless. Recently made more famous thanks to the series ‘Bridgerton’ Charlotte was not unlike her character on the show - dignified and keen on protocol. However she loved her husband and was highly distressed at his ongoing illness.


Sources/Further Reading


Curzon, Catherine: The Real Queen Charlotte- Inside the Real Bridgerton Court

Hadlow, Janice: The Strangest Family - the private lives of George 3rd, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians

Worsley, Lucy: Courtiers, the Secret History of Kensington Palace

Finch, Barbara Clay: Lives of the Princesses of Wales https://archive.org/details/livesofprincesse02finc/page/284/mode/2up

Historic Royal Palaces: Queen Charlotte https://www.hrp.org.uk/kew-palace/history-and-stories/queen-charlotte/

Wikipedia: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz


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]]> Queen Charlotte was hand-picked King George 3rd to be his Queen, and she proved to be a good choice. Her steady sense of duty helped keep the Kingdom together when her husband was incapacitated and her subjects were restless. Recently made more famous thanks to the series ‘Bridgerton’ Charlotte was not unlike her character on the show - dignified and keen on protocol. However she loved her husband and was highly distressed at his ongoing illness.


Sources/Further Reading


Curzon, Catherine: The Real Queen Charlotte- Inside the Real Bridgerton Court

Hadlow, Janice: The Strangest Family - the private lives of George 3rd, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians

Worsley, Lucy: Courtiers, the Secret History of Kensington Palace

Finch, Barbara Clay: Lives of the Princesses of Wales https://archive.org/details/livesofprincesse02finc/page/284/mode/2up

Historic Royal Palaces: Queen Charlotte https://www.hrp.org.uk/kew-palace/history-and-stories/queen-charlotte/

Wikipedia: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz


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]]> Queen Charlotte of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Charlotte of Great Britain and Ireland Sun, 07 Dec 2025 20:00:00 GMT 1:04:28 691056e7a1e2bd2652fd79b0 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/queen-charlotte-of-great-britain-and-ireland 691056e7a1e2bd2652fd79b0 6761256ff444544373f2f68a queen-charlotte-of-great-britain-and-ireland full Queen Charlotte was hand-picked King George 3rd to be his Queen, and she proved to be a good choice. Her steady sense of duty helped keep the Kingdom together when her husband was incapacitated and her subjects were restless. Recently made more famous thanks to the series ‘Bridgerton’ Charlotte was not unlike her character on the show - dignified and keen on protocol. However she loved her husband and was highly distressed at his ongoing illness.


Sources/Further Reading


Curzon, Catherine: The Real Queen Charlotte- Inside the Real Bridgerton Court

Hadlow, Janice: The Strangest Family - the private lives of George 3rd, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians

Worsley, Lucy: Courtiers, the Secret History of Kensington Palace

Finch, Barbara Clay: Lives of the Princesses of Wales https://archive.org/details/livesofprincesse02finc/page/284/mode/2up

Historic Royal Palaces: Queen Charlotte https://www.hrp.org.uk/kew-palace/history-and-stories/queen-charlotte/

Wikipedia: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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]]> Queen Charlotte was hand-picked King George 3rd to be his Queen, and she proved to be a good choice. Her steady sense of duty helped keep the Kingdom together when her husband was incapacitated and her subjects were restless. Recently made more famous thanks to the series ‘Bridgerton’ Charlotte was not unlike her character on the show - dignified and keen on protocol. However she loved her husband and was highly distressed at his ongoing illness.


Sources/Further Reading


Curzon, Catherine: The Real Queen Charlotte- Inside the Real Bridgerton Court

Hadlow, Janice: The Strangest Family - the private lives of George 3rd, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians

Worsley, Lucy: Courtiers, the Secret History of Kensington Palace

Finch, Barbara Clay: Lives of the Princesses of Wales https://archive.org/details/livesofprincesse02finc/page/284/mode/2up

Historic Royal Palaces: Queen Charlotte https://www.hrp.org.uk/kew-palace/history-and-stories/queen-charlotte/

Wikipedia: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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]]> Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Socialite, Medical Pioneer and Traveller (minisode) Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Socialite, Medical Pioneer and Traveller (minisode) Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:00:00 GMT 23:10 69033f0b59814a19569dd1a7 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/lady-mary-wortley-montagu-minisode 69033f0b59814a19569dd1a7 6761256ff444544373f2f68a lady-mary-wortley-montagu-minisode full Lady Mary Wortley Montagu lead an incredibly interesting life. As a young woman she eloped to marry for love, then spent time in the exotic court of the Ottoman Empire where she learnt about the process of smallpox inoculation. After introducing this medical success story to England, she separated from her husband to travel the continent, chasing down one man before settling in with another - and almost losing everything.


Grundy, Isobel: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - How Catherine the Great Defied a deadly virus

Willet, Jo: The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu, Scientist and Feminist 

The Grolier Society Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Letters: https://archive.org/details/ladymarywortleym0000mont/page/333/mode/1up

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Mary_Wortley_Montagu

Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lady-Mary-Wortley-Montagu

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]]> Lady Mary Wortley Montagu lead an incredibly interesting life. As a young woman she eloped to marry for love, then spent time in the exotic court of the Ottoman Empire where she learnt about the process of smallpox inoculation. After introducing this medical success story to England, she separated from her husband to travel the continent, chasing down one man before settling in with another - and almost losing everything.


Grundy, Isobel: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - How Catherine the Great Defied a deadly virus

Willet, Jo: The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu, Scientist and Feminist 

The Grolier Society Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Letters: https://archive.org/details/ladymarywortleym0000mont/page/333/mode/1up

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Mary_Wortley_Montagu

Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lady-Mary-Wortley-Montagu

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]]> Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Socialite, Medical Pioneer and Traveller Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Socialite, Medical Pioneer and Traveller Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:00 GMT 1:06:49 6901fface5f14b41310133ad false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/lady-mary-wortley-montagu 6901fface5f14b41310133ad 6761256ff444544373f2f68a lady-mary-wortley-montagu full Lady Mary Wortley Montagu lead an incredibly interesting life. As a young woman she eloped to marry for love, then spent time in the exotic court of the Ottoman Empire where she learnt about the process of smallpox inoculation. After introducing this medical success story to England, she separated from her husband to travel the continent, chasing down one man before settling in with another - and almost losing everything.


Grundy, Isobel: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - How Catherine the Great Defied a deadly virus

Willet, Jo: The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu, Scientist and Feminist 

The Grolier Society Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Letters: https://archive.org/details/ladymarywortleym0000mont/page/333/mode/1up

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Mary_Wortley_Montagu

Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lady-Mary-Wortley-Montagu


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]]> Lady Mary Wortley Montagu lead an incredibly interesting life. As a young woman she eloped to marry for love, then spent time in the exotic court of the Ottoman Empire where she learnt about the process of smallpox inoculation. After introducing this medical success story to England, she separated from her husband to travel the continent, chasing down one man before settling in with another - and almost losing everything.


Grundy, Isobel: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - How Catherine the Great Defied a deadly virus

Willet, Jo: The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu, Scientist and Feminist 

The Grolier Society Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Letters: https://archive.org/details/ladymarywortleym0000mont/page/333/mode/1up

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Mary_Wortley_Montagu

Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lady-Mary-Wortley-Montagu


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]]> Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly - More Than Victims of Jack the Ripper (Minisode) Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly - More Than Victims of Jack the Ripper (Minisode) Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:59:00 GMT 22:48 69244fb5a1ad6f37cdae5d75 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/elizabeth-stride-catherine-eddowes-and-mary-jane-kelly-more 69244fb5a1ad6f37cdae5d75 6761256ff444544373f2f68a elizabeth-stride-catherine-eddowes-and-mary-jane-kelly-more full Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly were all women who had fallen on hard times. Victims of the poverty and violence endemic in London’s East End, they were all vulnerable to the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. However before they died, they all lived eventful lives and had people who loved them and greatly mourned their deaths.


Sources/Further Reading:

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Five - the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Cornwall, Patricia: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed

Casebook: Jack the Ripper https://www.casebook.org/intro.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Stride

Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Eddowes

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Kelly

Jack The Ripper. Org https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/victims-of-jack-the-ripper.htm

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]]> Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly were all women who had fallen on hard times. Victims of the poverty and violence endemic in London’s East End, they were all vulnerable to the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. However before they died, they all lived eventful lives and had people who loved them and greatly mourned their deaths.


Sources/Further Reading:

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Five - the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Cornwall, Patricia: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed

Casebook: Jack the Ripper https://www.casebook.org/intro.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Stride

Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Eddowes

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Kelly

Jack The Ripper. Org https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/victims-of-jack-the-ripper.htm

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]]> <![CDATA[Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes & Mary Jane Kelly - More than Victims of Jack the Ripper]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:03:07 GMT 57:20 69241130c367efee96e9b403 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/elizabeth-stride-catherine-eddows-mary-jane-kelly-more-than 69241130c367efee96e9b403 6761256ff444544373f2f68a elizabeth-stride-catherine-eddows-mary-jane-kelly-more-than full Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly were all women who had fallen on hard times. Victims of the poverty and violence endemic in London’s East End, they were all vulnerable to the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. However before they died, they all lived eventful lives and had people who loved them and greatly mourned their deaths.


Sources/Further Reading:

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Five - the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Cornwall, Patricia: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed

Casebook: Jack the Ripper https://www.casebook.org/intro.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Stride

Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Eddowes

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Kelly

Jack The Ripper. Org https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/victims-of-jack-the-ripper.htm

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]]> Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly were all women who had fallen on hard times. Victims of the poverty and violence endemic in London’s East End, they were all vulnerable to the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. However before they died, they all lived eventful lives and had people who loved them and greatly mourned their deaths.


Sources/Further Reading:

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Five - the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Cornwall, Patricia: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed

Casebook: Jack the Ripper https://www.casebook.org/intro.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Stride

Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Eddowes

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Kelly

Jack The Ripper. Org https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/victims-of-jack-the-ripper.htm

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]]> Polly Nichols and Annie Chapman - More than Victims of Jack the Ripper (Minisode) Polly Nichols and Annie Chapman - More than Victims of Jack the Ripper (Minisode) Sun, 16 Nov 2025 21:00:00 GMT 22:03 69144b407728b8766c34d49b false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/polly-nichols-and-annie-chapman-more-than-victims-of-jack 69144b407728b8766c34d49b 6761256ff444544373f2f68a polly-nichols-and-annie-chapman-more-than-victims-of-jack full Polly Nichols and Annie Chapman are united in death as victims of the most famous cold-case of all time: the murders of Jack the Ripper. But they were more than just dead bodies - they had lives that deserve respect and families that grieved them. In this episode we look at the lives of two of the most famous murder victims in history.


Sources/Further Reading:

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Five - the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Cornwall, Patricia: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed

Casebook: Jack the Ripper https://www.casebook.org/intro.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Nichols

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Chapman

Jack The Ripper. Org https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/victims-of-jack-the-ripper.htm

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]]> Polly Nichols and Annie Chapman are united in death as victims of the most famous cold-case of all time: the murders of Jack the Ripper. But they were more than just dead bodies - they had lives that deserve respect and families that grieved them. In this episode we look at the lives of two of the most famous murder victims in history.


Sources/Further Reading:

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Five - the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Cornwall, Patricia: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed

Casebook: Jack the Ripper https://www.casebook.org/intro.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Nichols

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Chapman

Jack The Ripper. Org https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/victims-of-jack-the-ripper.htm

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]]> Polly Nichols and Annie Chapman - More Than Victims of Jack the Ripper Polly Nichols and Annie Chapman - More Than Victims of Jack the Ripper Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:00:00 GMT 45:22 691446e8543edcb560e90ae6 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/polly-nichols-and-annie-chapman-more-than-victims-of-jack-th 691446e8543edcb560e90ae6 6761256ff444544373f2f68a polly-nichols-and-annie-chapman-more-than-victims-of-jack-th full Polly Nichols and Annie Chapman are united in death as victims of the most famous cold-case of all time: the murders of Jack the Ripper. But they were more than just dead bodies - they had lives that deserve respect and families that grieved them. In this episode we look at the lives of two of the most famous murder victims in history.


Sources/Further Reading:

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Five - the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Cornwall, Patricia: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed

Casebook: Jack the Ripper https://www.casebook.org/intro.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Nichols

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Chapman

Jack The Ripper. Org https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/victims-of-jack-the-ripper.htm

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]]> Polly Nichols and Annie Chapman are united in death as victims of the most famous cold-case of all time: the murders of Jack the Ripper. But they were more than just dead bodies - they had lives that deserve respect and families that grieved them. In this episode we look at the lives of two of the most famous murder victims in history.


Sources/Further Reading:

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Five - the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Cornwall, Patricia: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed

Casebook: Jack the Ripper https://www.casebook.org/intro.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Nichols

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Chapman

Jack The Ripper. Org https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/victims-of-jack-the-ripper.htm

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]]> Mary Shelley (Minisode) Mary Shelley (Minisode) Sun, 02 Nov 2025 21:00:00 GMT 20:06 68aa75b373bf5b629886331f false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/mary-shelley-minisode 68aa75b373bf5b629886331f 6761256ff444544373f2f68a mary-shelley-minisode full Mary Shelley was only 19 when she wrote one of the most popular and influential books in the English language - her novel Frankenstein continues to be a bestseller 200 years after its publication. Born the daughter of two famous radical thinkers, she was highly educated and intelligent, although the subject of several blackmail attempts in her later years. Her life was one of sorrow, she lost several children and was widowed young, however she was eventually able to make a living through her writing. This is the story of a woman who was unafraid of the restrictions of Georgian society, and who sacrificed a lot for love and for independence. 


Seymour, Miranda: Mary Shelley

Brittanica: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft-Shelley

Wikipedia: Mary Shelley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication on the Rights of Women https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/wollstonecraft-mary/1792/vindication-rights-woman/introduction.htm

The Journals of Mary Shelley


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]]> Mary Shelley was only 19 when she wrote one of the most popular and influential books in the English language - her novel Frankenstein continues to be a bestseller 200 years after its publication. Born the daughter of two famous radical thinkers, she was highly educated and intelligent, although the subject of several blackmail attempts in her later years. Her life was one of sorrow, she lost several children and was widowed young, however she was eventually able to make a living through her writing. This is the story of a woman who was unafraid of the restrictions of Georgian society, and who sacrificed a lot for love and for independence. 


Seymour, Miranda: Mary Shelley

Brittanica: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft-Shelley

Wikipedia: Mary Shelley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication on the Rights of Women https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/wollstonecraft-mary/1792/vindication-rights-woman/introduction.htm

The Journals of Mary Shelley


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]]> Mary Shelley Mary Shelley Sun, 02 Nov 2025 20:00:00 GMT 1:00:44 68aa746ee2f63983a7313b97 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/mary-shelley 68aa746ee2f63983a7313b97 6761256ff444544373f2f68a mary-shelley full Mary Shelley was only 19 when she wrote one of the most popular and influential books in the English language - her novel Frankenstein continues to be a bestseller 200 years after its publication. Born the daughter of two famous radical thinkers, she was highly educated and intelligent, although the subject of several blackmail attempts in her later years. Her life was one of sorrow, she lost several children and was widowed young, however she was eventually able to make a living through her writing. This is the story of a woman who was unafraid of the restrictions of Georgian society, and who sacrificed a lot for love and for independence. 


Seymour, Miranda: Mary Shelley

Brittanica: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft-Shelley

Wikipedia: Mary Shelley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication on the Rights of Women https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/wollstonecraft-mary/1792/vindication-rights-woman/introduction.htm

The Journals of Mary Shelley


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]]> Mary Shelley was only 19 when she wrote one of the most popular and influential books in the English language - her novel Frankenstein continues to be a bestseller 200 years after its publication. Born the daughter of two famous radical thinkers, she was highly educated and intelligent, although the subject of several blackmail attempts in her later years. Her life was one of sorrow, she lost several children and was widowed young, however she was eventually able to make a living through her writing. This is the story of a woman who was unafraid of the restrictions of Georgian society, and who sacrificed a lot for love and for independence. 


Seymour, Miranda: Mary Shelley

Brittanica: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft-Shelley

Wikipedia: Mary Shelley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication on the Rights of Women https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/wollstonecraft-mary/1792/vindication-rights-woman/introduction.htm

The Journals of Mary Shelley


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]]> Catherine the Great - the Star of the North (Minisode) Catherine the Great - the Star of the North (Minisode) Sun, 26 Oct 2025 21:00:00 GMT 24:42 68c53904ac97a487df5363e3 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/catherine-the-great-the-star-of-the-north-minisode 68c53904ac97a487df5363e3 6761256ff444544373f2f68a catherine-the-great-the-star-of-the-north-minisode full Catherine the Great saw an opportunity and she took it - to overthrow her husband and assume control for herself. But in many ways gaining the throne is the easy part - the hard part is keeping power. With the help of her capable and able generals and administrators, and her lover turned right hand man Gregory Potemkin, Catherine began to reform her adopted country and turn it into an international power.


Sources/Further Reading:

Massie, Robert K: Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman

Montefiore, Simon Sebag: Catherine the Great and Potemkin - Power Love and the Russian Empire

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - how Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus

Simmons, Michael W: Catherine the Great - Last Empress of Russia

Britannica: Catherine the Great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Wikipedia: Catherine the Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great

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]]> Catherine the Great saw an opportunity and she took it - to overthrow her husband and assume control for herself. But in many ways gaining the throne is the easy part - the hard part is keeping power. With the help of her capable and able generals and administrators, and her lover turned right hand man Gregory Potemkin, Catherine began to reform her adopted country and turn it into an international power.


Sources/Further Reading:

Massie, Robert K: Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman

Montefiore, Simon Sebag: Catherine the Great and Potemkin - Power Love and the Russian Empire

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - how Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus

Simmons, Michael W: Catherine the Great - Last Empress of Russia

Britannica: Catherine the Great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Wikipedia: Catherine the Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great

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]]> Catherine the Great - the Star of the North Catherine the Great - the Star of the North Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:00:00 GMT 1:07:20 68c537ab86eb67a6f662116d false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/catherine-the-great-the-star-of-the-north 68c537ab86eb67a6f662116d 6761256ff444544373f2f68a catherine-the-great-the-star-of-the-north full Catherine the Great saw an opportunity and she took it - to overthrow her husband and assume control for herself. But in many ways gaining the throne is the easy part - the hard part is keeping power. With the help of her capable and able generals and administrators, and her lover turned right hand man Gregory Potemkin, Catherine began to reform her adopted country and turn it into an international power.


Sources/Further Reading:

Massie, Robert K: Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman

Montefiore, Simon Sebag: Catherine the Great and Potemkin - Power Love and the Russian Empire

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - how Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus

Simmons, Michael W: Catherine the Great - Last Empress of Russia

Britannica: Catherine the Great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Wikipedia: Catherine the Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great

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]]> Catherine the Great saw an opportunity and she took it - to overthrow her husband and assume control for herself. But in many ways gaining the throne is the easy part - the hard part is keeping power. With the help of her capable and able generals and administrators, and her lover turned right hand man Gregory Potemkin, Catherine began to reform her adopted country and turn it into an international power.


Sources/Further Reading:

Massie, Robert K: Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman

Montefiore, Simon Sebag: Catherine the Great and Potemkin - Power Love and the Russian Empire

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - how Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus

Simmons, Michael W: Catherine the Great - Last Empress of Russia

Britannica: Catherine the Great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Wikipedia: Catherine the Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great

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]]> Catherine the Great - From German Princess to Russian Empress Part 1 (minisode) Catherine the Great - From German Princess to Russian Empress Part 1 (minisode) Sun, 19 Oct 2025 21:00:00 GMT 22:53 68c536bf24c6e67e68026d49 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/catherine-the-great-from-german-princess-to-russianempress 68c536bf24c6e67e68026d49 6761256ff444544373f2f68a catherine-the-great-from-german-princess-to-russianempress full Catherine the Great was not born into the Russian royal family - she wasn’t even born as Catherine. Her birth name was Sophie, and she was raised in a small German principality that was no different to the many hundreds of other small countries and states that made up the Holy Roman Empire. How she ended up as the most powerful woman in Europe is a fascinating story.


Sources/Further Reading:

Massie, Robert K: Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman

Montefiore, Simon Sebag: Catherine the Great and Potemkin - Power Love and the Russian Empire

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - how Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus

Simmons, Michael W: Catherine the Great - Last Empress of Russia

Britannica: Catherine the Great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Wikipedia: Catherine the Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great

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]]> Catherine the Great was not born into the Russian royal family - she wasn’t even born as Catherine. Her birth name was Sophie, and she was raised in a small German principality that was no different to the many hundreds of other small countries and states that made up the Holy Roman Empire. How she ended up as the most powerful woman in Europe is a fascinating story.


Sources/Further Reading:

Massie, Robert K: Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman

Montefiore, Simon Sebag: Catherine the Great and Potemkin - Power Love and the Russian Empire

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - how Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus

Simmons, Michael W: Catherine the Great - Last Empress of Russia

Britannica: Catherine the Great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Wikipedia: Catherine the Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great

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]]> Catherine the Great - From German Princess to Russian Empress Episode 1 Catherine the Great - From German Princess to Russian Empress Episode 1 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 20:00:00 GMT 49:42 68c11ab00fa00b5817d3f0e2 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/catherine-the-great-from-german-princess-to-russian-empress 68c11ab00fa00b5817d3f0e2 6761256ff444544373f2f68a catherine-the-great-from-german-princess-to-russian-empress full Catherine the Great was not born into the Russian royal family - she wasn’t even born as Catherine. Her birth name was Sophie, and she was raised in a small German principality that was no different to the many hundreds of other small countries and states that made up the Holy Roman Empire. How she ended up as the most powerful woman in Europe is a fascinating story.


Sources/Further Reading:

Massie, Robert K: Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman

Montefiore, Simon Sebag: Catherine the Great and Potemkin - Power Love and the Russian Empire

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - how Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus

Simmons, Michael W: Catherine the Great - Last Empress of Russia

Britannica: Catherine the Great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Wikipedia: Catherine the Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great

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]]> Catherine the Great was not born into the Russian royal family - she wasn’t even born as Catherine. Her birth name was Sophie, and she was raised in a small German principality that was no different to the many hundreds of other small countries and states that made up the Holy Roman Empire. How she ended up as the most powerful woman in Europe is a fascinating story.


Sources/Further Reading:

Massie, Robert K: Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman

Montefiore, Simon Sebag: Catherine the Great and Potemkin - Power Love and the Russian Empire

Ward, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - how Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus

Simmons, Michael W: Catherine the Great - Last Empress of Russia

Britannica: Catherine the Great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Wikipedia: Catherine the Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great

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]]> Lucretia Jans and the Murderous Wreck of the Batavia (Minisode) Lucretia Jans and the Murderous Wreck of the Batavia (Minisode) Sun, 12 Oct 2025 21:00:00 GMT 22:39 68aa7b8073bf5b6298871e06 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/lucretia-jans-and-the-murderous-wreck-of-the-batavia-minisod 68aa7b8073bf5b6298871e06 6761256ff444544373f2f68a lucretia-jans-and-the-murderous-wreck-of-the-batavia-minisod full Please note this episode contains information about violence including murder, rape and the killing of children. It’s a fascinating but very chilling episode in history.


In the 17th Century the Dutch Republic ruled the waves. The Dutch East India Company, known as the VOC, controlled the spice trade out of the East Indies (Indonesia) and made enormous profits. In 1628 a ship left Amsterdam bound for the trading town of Batavia, modern Jakarta. Also called Batavia, the ship was wrecked off the west coast of Australia, and what followed was six months of murder and horror for the survivors.

One of these survivors was Lucretia Jans, a 28 year old woman travelling to Batavia to join up with her husband. Her story, and how she managed to survive the months trapped with a murderous psychopath, is remarkable - but also terrifying.


Sources/Further reading (and listening)

Dash, Mike: Batavia’s Graveyard - The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led Histories Bloodiest Mutiny

Fitzsimons, Peter: Batavia - Betrayal. Shipwreck. Murder. Sexual Slavery. Courage. A Spine Chilling Chapter in Australian History.

Online Dictionary of Dutch Women: Jans, Lucretia https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Jans,%20Lucretia/en

Western Australian Museum: Batavia’s History https://museum.wa.gov.au/research/research-areas/maritime-archaeology/batavia-cape-inscription/batavia

Board, Roger W: The brutal events on Houtman Abrolhos following the wreckof the Batavia in 1629

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/RogerByard/publication/342848799_The_brutal_events_on_Houtman_Abrolhos_following_the_wreck_of_the_Batavia_in_1629/links/5f1803fd45851515ef3e4700/The-brutal-events-on-Houtman-Abrolhos-following-the-wreck-of-the-Batavia-in-1629.pdf

Wyatt, Red: The Shipwreck of the Batavia: A Tale of Mutiny and Murder https://historycollection.com/shipwreck-batavia-tale-mutiny-murder/

Milligan, Mark: Heritage Daily - New Horrors Unravelled in the Story of the Batavia Shipwreck https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/05/new-horrors-unravelled-in-the-story-of-the-batavia-shipwreck/147258

Wikipedia: Lucretia Jans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretia_Jans

Wikipedia: Batavia (1628 Ship) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)


Podcasts

Dark Histories - The Disturbing Kingdom of Batavia’s Graveyard

Casefile - Case 138: The Batavia

Most Notorious - The 1629 Batavia Mutiny & Massacre w/ Mike Dash

Not Just The Tudors - Batavia: The Worst Shipwreck in History

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]]> Please note this episode contains information about violence including murder, rape and the killing of children. It’s a fascinating but very chilling episode in history.


In the 17th Century the Dutch Republic ruled the waves. The Dutch East India Company, known as the VOC, controlled the spice trade out of the East Indies (Indonesia) and made enormous profits. In 1628 a ship left Amsterdam bound for the trading town of Batavia, modern Jakarta. Also called Batavia, the ship was wrecked off the west coast of Australia, and what followed was six months of murder and horror for the survivors.

One of these survivors was Lucretia Jans, a 28 year old woman travelling to Batavia to join up with her husband. Her story, and how she managed to survive the months trapped with a murderous psychopath, is remarkable - but also terrifying.


Sources/Further reading (and listening)

Dash, Mike: Batavia’s Graveyard - The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led Histories Bloodiest Mutiny

Fitzsimons, Peter: Batavia - Betrayal. Shipwreck. Murder. Sexual Slavery. Courage. A Spine Chilling Chapter in Australian History.

Online Dictionary of Dutch Women: Jans, Lucretia https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Jans,%20Lucretia/en

Western Australian Museum: Batavia’s History https://museum.wa.gov.au/research/research-areas/maritime-archaeology/batavia-cape-inscription/batavia

Board, Roger W: The brutal events on Houtman Abrolhos following the wreckof the Batavia in 1629

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/RogerByard/publication/342848799_The_brutal_events_on_Houtman_Abrolhos_following_the_wreck_of_the_Batavia_in_1629/links/5f1803fd45851515ef3e4700/The-brutal-events-on-Houtman-Abrolhos-following-the-wreck-of-the-Batavia-in-1629.pdf

Wyatt, Red: The Shipwreck of the Batavia: A Tale of Mutiny and Murder https://historycollection.com/shipwreck-batavia-tale-mutiny-murder/

Milligan, Mark: Heritage Daily - New Horrors Unravelled in the Story of the Batavia Shipwreck https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/05/new-horrors-unravelled-in-the-story-of-the-batavia-shipwreck/147258

Wikipedia: Lucretia Jans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretia_Jans

Wikipedia: Batavia (1628 Ship) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)


Podcasts

Dark Histories - The Disturbing Kingdom of Batavia’s Graveyard

Casefile - Case 138: The Batavia

Most Notorious - The 1629 Batavia Mutiny & Massacre w/ Mike Dash

Not Just The Tudors - Batavia: The Worst Shipwreck in History

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]]> Lucretia Jans and the Murderous Wreck of the Batavia Lucretia Jans and the Murderous Wreck of the Batavia Sun, 12 Oct 2025 20:00:00 GMT 1:03:05 68aa7d1fe2f63983a732d783 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/lucretia-jans-and-the-murderous-wreck-of-the-batavia 68aa7d1fe2f63983a732d783 6761256ff444544373f2f68a lucretia-jans-and-the-murderous-wreck-of-the-batavia full Please note this episode contains information about violence including murder, rape and the killing of children. It’s a fascinating but very chilling episode in history.


In the 17th Century the Dutch Republic ruled the waves. The Dutch East India Company, known as the VOC, controlled the spice trade out of the East Indies (Indonesia) and made enormous profits. In 1628 a ship left Amsterdam bound for the trading town of Batavia, modern Jakarta. Also called Batavia, the ship was wrecked off the west coast of Australia, and what followed was six months of murder and horror for the survivors.

One of these survivors was Lucretia Jans, a 28 year old woman travelling to Batavia to join up with her husband. Her story, and how she managed to survive the months trapped with a murderous psychopath, is remarkable - but also terrifying.


Sources/Further reading (and listening)

Dash, Mike: Batavia’s Graveyard - The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led Histories Bloodiest Mutiny

Fitzsimons, Peter: Batavia - Betrayal. Shipwreck. Murder. Sexual Slavery. Courage. A Spine Chilling Chapter in Australian History.

Online Dictionary of Dutch Women: Jans, Lucretia https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Jans,%20Lucretia/en

Western Australian Museum: Batavia’s History https://museum.wa.gov.au/research/research-areas/maritime-archaeology/batavia-cape-inscription/batavia

Board, Roger W: The brutal events on Houtman Abrolhos following the wreckof the Batavia in 1629

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/RogerByard/publication/342848799_The_brutal_events_on_Houtman_Abrolhos_following_the_wreck_of_the_Batavia_in_1629/links/5f1803fd45851515ef3e4700/The-brutal-events-on-Houtman-Abrolhos-following-the-wreck-of-the-Batavia-in-1629.pdf

Wyatt, Red: The Shipwreck of the Batavia: A Tale of Mutiny and Murder https://historycollection.com/shipwreck-batavia-tale-mutiny-murder/

Milligan, Mark: Heritage Daily - New Horrors Unravelled in the Story of the Batavia Shipwreck https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/05/new-horrors-unravelled-in-the-story-of-the-batavia-shipwreck/147258

Wikipedia: Lucretia Jans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretia_Jans

Wikipedia: Batavia (1628 Ship) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)


Podcasts

Dark Histories - The Disturbing Kingdom of Batavia’s Graveyard

Casefile - Case 138: The Batavia

Most Notorious - The 1629 Batavia Mutiny & Massacre w/ Mike Dash

Not Just The Tudors - Batavia: The Worst Shipwreck in History

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]]> Please note this episode contains information about violence including murder, rape and the killing of children. It’s a fascinating but very chilling episode in history.


In the 17th Century the Dutch Republic ruled the waves. The Dutch East India Company, known as the VOC, controlled the spice trade out of the East Indies (Indonesia) and made enormous profits. In 1628 a ship left Amsterdam bound for the trading town of Batavia, modern Jakarta. Also called Batavia, the ship was wrecked off the west coast of Australia, and what followed was six months of murder and horror for the survivors.

One of these survivors was Lucretia Jans, a 28 year old woman travelling to Batavia to join up with her husband. Her story, and how she managed to survive the months trapped with a murderous psychopath, is remarkable - but also terrifying.


Sources/Further reading (and listening)

Dash, Mike: Batavia’s Graveyard - The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led Histories Bloodiest Mutiny

Fitzsimons, Peter: Batavia - Betrayal. Shipwreck. Murder. Sexual Slavery. Courage. A Spine Chilling Chapter in Australian History.

Online Dictionary of Dutch Women: Jans, Lucretia https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Jans,%20Lucretia/en

Western Australian Museum: Batavia’s History https://museum.wa.gov.au/research/research-areas/maritime-archaeology/batavia-cape-inscription/batavia

Board, Roger W: The brutal events on Houtman Abrolhos following the wreckof the Batavia in 1629

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/RogerByard/publication/342848799_The_brutal_events_on_Houtman_Abrolhos_following_the_wreck_of_the_Batavia_in_1629/links/5f1803fd45851515ef3e4700/The-brutal-events-on-Houtman-Abrolhos-following-the-wreck-of-the-Batavia-in-1629.pdf

Wyatt, Red: The Shipwreck of the Batavia: A Tale of Mutiny and Murder https://historycollection.com/shipwreck-batavia-tale-mutiny-murder/

Milligan, Mark: Heritage Daily - New Horrors Unravelled in the Story of the Batavia Shipwreck https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/05/new-horrors-unravelled-in-the-story-of-the-batavia-shipwreck/147258

Wikipedia: Lucretia Jans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretia_Jans

Wikipedia: Batavia (1628 Ship) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)


Podcasts

Dark Histories - The Disturbing Kingdom of Batavia’s Graveyard

Casefile - Case 138: The Batavia

Most Notorious - The 1629 Batavia Mutiny & Massacre w/ Mike Dash

Not Just The Tudors - Batavia: The Worst Shipwreck in History

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]]> Edda Mussolini - Daughter of a Dictator (minisode) Edda Mussolini - Daughter of a Dictator (minisode) Sun, 05 Oct 2025 21:00:00 GMT 22:32 68c2933bd842f06200e5a07e false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/edda-mussolini-daughter-of-a-dictator-minisode 68c2933bd842f06200e5a07e 6761256ff444544373f2f68a edda-mussolini-daughter-of-a-dictator-minisode full Edda Mussolini was the oldest and favourite daughter of Benito Mussolini, the Italian Fascist Dictator. She lived through her father’s rise to power and his eventual downfall, and she was instrumental in the decision to support Nazi Germany during WW2. Edda represented the new generation of Italian Fascism - sophisticated, worldly and educated. She was a key supporter of her father and his regime - until they had a massive falling out. Although she encouraged Mussolini to send Italy to war, she ended up suffering enormous personal loss as a result of this decision. She tried to blackmail two of the 20th centuries most notorious dictators and lived to tell the tale.


Sources/Further Reading

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Sisters in Resistance - how a German Spy, a bankers wife and Mussolini’s daughter outwitted the Nazis.

Moorhead, Caroline: Edda Mussolini, the most dangerous woman in Europe

The Ciano Diaries:   https://archive.org/details/GibsonHughTheCianoDiaries19391943TheCompleteUnabridgedDiariesOfCountGaleazzoCian/page/n365/mode/2up

Mussolini, Edda: My Truth https://archive.org/details/mytruth0000cian/page/213/mode/1up

Achtner, Wolfgang: Obituary - Edda Ciano https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-edda-ciano-1616029.html

Wikipedia: Edda Mussolini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edda_Mussolini

Wikipedia: Galeazzo Ciano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeazzo_Ciano

Wikipedia: Benito Mussolini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Edda Ciano and Hilde Beetz- how the women stood up to Hitler https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/edda-mussolini-hilde-beetz-rescue-mission-ciano-resistance/

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]]> Edda Mussolini was the oldest and favourite daughter of Benito Mussolini, the Italian Fascist Dictator. She lived through her father’s rise to power and his eventual downfall, and she was instrumental in the decision to support Nazi Germany during WW2. Edda represented the new generation of Italian Fascism - sophisticated, worldly and educated. She was a key supporter of her father and his regime - until they had a massive falling out. Although she encouraged Mussolini to send Italy to war, she ended up suffering enormous personal loss as a result of this decision. She tried to blackmail two of the 20th centuries most notorious dictators and lived to tell the tale.


Sources/Further Reading

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Sisters in Resistance - how a German Spy, a bankers wife and Mussolini’s daughter outwitted the Nazis.

Moorhead, Caroline: Edda Mussolini, the most dangerous woman in Europe

The Ciano Diaries:   https://archive.org/details/GibsonHughTheCianoDiaries19391943TheCompleteUnabridgedDiariesOfCountGaleazzoCian/page/n365/mode/2up

Mussolini, Edda: My Truth https://archive.org/details/mytruth0000cian/page/213/mode/1up

Achtner, Wolfgang: Obituary - Edda Ciano https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-edda-ciano-1616029.html

Wikipedia: Edda Mussolini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edda_Mussolini

Wikipedia: Galeazzo Ciano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeazzo_Ciano

Wikipedia: Benito Mussolini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Edda Ciano and Hilde Beetz- how the women stood up to Hitler https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/edda-mussolini-hilde-beetz-rescue-mission-ciano-resistance/

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]]> Edda Mussolini - Daughter of a Dictator Edda Mussolini - Daughter of a Dictator Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:00:00 GMT 1:03:51 68c0f3fcd4a882068749645b false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/edda-mussolini-daughter-of-a-dictator 68c0f3fcd4a882068749645b 6761256ff444544373f2f68a edda-mussolini-daughter-of-a-dictator full Edda Mussolini was the oldest and favourite daughter of Benito Mussolini, the Italian Fascist Dictator. She lived through her father’s rise to power and his eventual downfall, and she was instrumental in the decision to support Nazi Germany during WW2. Edda represented the new generation of Italian Fascism - sophisticated, worldly and educated. She was a key supporter of her father and his regime - until they had a massive falling out. Although she encouraged Mussolini to send Italy to war, she ended up suffering enormous personal loss as a result of this decision. She tried to blackmail two of the 20th centuries most notorious dictators and lived to tell the tale.


Sources/Further Reading

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Sisters in Resistance - how a German Spy, a bankers wife and Mussolini’s daughter outwitted the Nazis.

Moorhead, Caroline: Edda Mussolini, the most dangerous woman in Europe

The Ciano Diaries:   https://archive.org/details/GibsonHughTheCianoDiaries19391943TheCompleteUnabridgedDiariesOfCountGaleazzoCian/page/n365/mode/2up

Mussolini, Edda: My Truth https://archive.org/details/mytruth0000cian/page/213/mode/1up

Achtner, Wolfgang: Obituary - Edda Ciano https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-edda-ciano-1616029.html

Wikipedia: Edda Mussolini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edda_Mussolini

Wikipedia: Galeazzo Ciano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeazzo_Ciano

Wikipedia: Benito Mussolini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Edda Ciano and Hilde Beetz- how the women stood up to Hitler https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/edda-mussolini-hilde-beetz-rescue-mission-ciano-resistance/


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]]> Edda Mussolini was the oldest and favourite daughter of Benito Mussolini, the Italian Fascist Dictator. She lived through her father’s rise to power and his eventual downfall, and she was instrumental in the decision to support Nazi Germany during WW2. Edda represented the new generation of Italian Fascism - sophisticated, worldly and educated. She was a key supporter of her father and his regime - until they had a massive falling out. Although she encouraged Mussolini to send Italy to war, she ended up suffering enormous personal loss as a result of this decision. She tried to blackmail two of the 20th centuries most notorious dictators and lived to tell the tale.


Sources/Further Reading

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Sisters in Resistance - how a German Spy, a bankers wife and Mussolini’s daughter outwitted the Nazis.

Moorhead, Caroline: Edda Mussolini, the most dangerous woman in Europe

The Ciano Diaries:   https://archive.org/details/GibsonHughTheCianoDiaries19391943TheCompleteUnabridgedDiariesOfCountGaleazzoCian/page/n365/mode/2up

Mussolini, Edda: My Truth https://archive.org/details/mytruth0000cian/page/213/mode/1up

Achtner, Wolfgang: Obituary - Edda Ciano https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-edda-ciano-1616029.html

Wikipedia: Edda Mussolini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edda_Mussolini

Wikipedia: Galeazzo Ciano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeazzo_Ciano

Wikipedia: Benito Mussolini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Edda Ciano and Hilde Beetz- how the women stood up to Hitler https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/edda-mussolini-hilde-beetz-rescue-mission-ciano-resistance/


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]]> Eliza Hamilton - Minisode Eliza Hamilton - Minisode Sun, 28 Sep 2025 22:00:00 GMT 20:22 68aa6f03982c36846efa1e56 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/eliza-hamilton-minisode 68aa6f03982c36846efa1e56 6761256ff444544373f2f68a eliza-hamilton-minisode full Eliza Hamilton has seen a recent burst of fame thanks to the musical Hamilton. But she was more than just the wife of Alexander - born to a prominent Dutch family in the Province of New York, she grew up amongst the conflict known as the French and Indian war. She lived to the astonishing age of 97, and saw the founding of a nation first hand - dancing at the first inaugural ball with George Washington, living with the early government in Philadelphia and witnessing the growth of Washington DC and New York City. She founded the first orphanage in New York City, and set off for a cross country adventure in her 80s. She was a remarkable lady.


Sources/Further Reading

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Eliza Hamilton, the Extraordinary Life and TImes of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton

Chernow, Ron: Alexander Hamilton

The Founders Online https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0095

The Founders Online/Alexander Hamilton: The Reynolds Pamphlet https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0138-0002

Calendar, James Thompson: The history of the United States for 1796 : including a variety of interesting particulars relative to the Federal government previous to that period

https://archive.org/details/historyofuniteds00call

Good, Cassandra: That Time When Alexander Hamilton Almost Duelled James Monroe https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/time-when-alexander-hamilton-almost-dueled-james-monroe-180957045/

Eliza’s Story https://www.elizasstory.org/

https://www.graham-windham.org/

Wikipedia: Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Schuyler_Hamilton

Wikipedia: Alexander Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton

Brittanica: French and Indian War https://www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian-War

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]]> Eliza Hamilton has seen a recent burst of fame thanks to the musical Hamilton. But she was more than just the wife of Alexander - born to a prominent Dutch family in the Province of New York, she grew up amongst the conflict known as the French and Indian war. She lived to the astonishing age of 97, and saw the founding of a nation first hand - dancing at the first inaugural ball with George Washington, living with the early government in Philadelphia and witnessing the growth of Washington DC and New York City. She founded the first orphanage in New York City, and set off for a cross country adventure in her 80s. She was a remarkable lady.


Sources/Further Reading

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Eliza Hamilton, the Extraordinary Life and TImes of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton

Chernow, Ron: Alexander Hamilton

The Founders Online https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0095

The Founders Online/Alexander Hamilton: The Reynolds Pamphlet https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0138-0002

Calendar, James Thompson: The history of the United States for 1796 : including a variety of interesting particulars relative to the Federal government previous to that period

https://archive.org/details/historyofuniteds00call

Good, Cassandra: That Time When Alexander Hamilton Almost Duelled James Monroe https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/time-when-alexander-hamilton-almost-dueled-james-monroe-180957045/

Eliza’s Story https://www.elizasstory.org/

https://www.graham-windham.org/

Wikipedia: Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Schuyler_Hamilton

Wikipedia: Alexander Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton

Brittanica: French and Indian War https://www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian-War

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]]> Eliza Hamilton Eliza Hamilton Sun, 28 Sep 2025 21:00:00 GMT 52:02 68aa6118de10ce2ec1cd1ae1 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/eliza-hamilton 68aa6118de10ce2ec1cd1ae1 6761256ff444544373f2f68a eliza-hamilton full Eliza Hamilton has seen a recent burst of fame thanks to the musical Hamilton. But she was more than just the wife of Alexander - born to a prominent Dutch family in the Province of New York, she grew up amongst the conflict known as the French and Indian war. She lived to the astonishing age of 97, and saw the founding of a nation first hand - dancing at the first inaugural ball with George Washington, living with the early government in Philadelphia and witnessing the growth of Washington DC and New York City. She founded the first orphanage in New York City, and set off for a cross country adventure in her 80s. She was a remarkable lady.


Sources/Further Reading

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Eliza Hamilton, the Extraordinary Life and TImes of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton

Chernow, Ron: Alexander Hamilton

The Founders Online https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0095

The Founders Online/Alexander Hamilton: The Reynolds Pamphlet https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0138-0002

Calendar, James Thompson: The history of the United States for 1796 : including a variety of interesting particulars relative to the Federal government previous to that period

https://archive.org/details/historyofuniteds00call

Good, Cassandra: That Time When Alexander Hamilton Almost Duelled James Monroe https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/time-when-alexander-hamilton-almost-dueled-james-monroe-180957045/

Eliza’s Story https://www.elizasstory.org/

Graham WIndham: https://www.graham-windham.org/

Wikipedia: Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Schuyler_Hamilton

Wikipedia: Alexander Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton

Brittanica: French and Indian War https://www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian-War

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]]> Eliza Hamilton has seen a recent burst of fame thanks to the musical Hamilton. But she was more than just the wife of Alexander - born to a prominent Dutch family in the Province of New York, she grew up amongst the conflict known as the French and Indian war. She lived to the astonishing age of 97, and saw the founding of a nation first hand - dancing at the first inaugural ball with George Washington, living with the early government in Philadelphia and witnessing the growth of Washington DC and New York City. She founded the first orphanage in New York City, and set off for a cross country adventure in her 80s. She was a remarkable lady.


Sources/Further Reading

Mazzeo, Tilar J: Eliza Hamilton, the Extraordinary Life and TImes of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton

Chernow, Ron: Alexander Hamilton

The Founders Online https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0095

The Founders Online/Alexander Hamilton: The Reynolds Pamphlet https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0138-0002

Calendar, James Thompson: The history of the United States for 1796 : including a variety of interesting particulars relative to the Federal government previous to that period

https://archive.org/details/historyofuniteds00call

Good, Cassandra: That Time When Alexander Hamilton Almost Duelled James Monroe https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/time-when-alexander-hamilton-almost-dueled-james-monroe-180957045/

Eliza’s Story https://www.elizasstory.org/

Graham WIndham: https://www.graham-windham.org/

Wikipedia: Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Schuyler_Hamilton

Wikipedia: Alexander Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton

Brittanica: French and Indian War https://www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian-War

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]]> Eleanor of Provence - Queen of England (Minisode) Eleanor of Provence - Queen of England (Minisode) Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:00:00 GMT 21:15 687afea70de40e9a7c76e2f6 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/eleanor-of-provence-queen-of-england-minisode 687afea70de40e9a7c76e2f6 6761256ff444544373f2f68a eleanor-of-provence-queen-of-england-minisode full Eleanor of Provence could be the most unpopular Queen of England - she is certainly the only one to be pelted with rotten eggs and cooked bones as she rowed along the Thames. Her nepotism and strong opposition to reform helped drive England to civil war. However Eleanor was also brave, resilient and intensely loyal, traits she passed along to her son Edward 1st.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: Queens of the Crusades - England’s Medieval Queens

Goldstone, Nancy: Four Queens - the Provençal Sisters who Ruled Europe

Paris, Matthew: English History from the year 1235 - 1273 https://archive.org/details/matthewparisseng03pari/page/n3/mode/2up

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Provence

Historic Royal Palaces: Eleanor of Provence, a Powerful and Political Queen https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/eleanor-of-provence/

Burt, Caroline: Eleanor of Provence, a Force to be Reckoned With https://engelsbergideas.com/portraits/eleanor-of-provence-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/

Wikipedia: Simon de Montford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort,_6th_Earl_of_Leicester

Wikipedia: Second Barons War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Barons%27_War

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]]> Eleanor of Provence could be the most unpopular Queen of England - she is certainly the only one to be pelted with rotten eggs and cooked bones as she rowed along the Thames. Her nepotism and strong opposition to reform helped drive England to civil war. However Eleanor was also brave, resilient and intensely loyal, traits she passed along to her son Edward 1st.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: Queens of the Crusades - England’s Medieval Queens

Goldstone, Nancy: Four Queens - the Provençal Sisters who Ruled Europe

Paris, Matthew: English History from the year 1235 - 1273 https://archive.org/details/matthewparisseng03pari/page/n3/mode/2up

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Provence

Historic Royal Palaces: Eleanor of Provence, a Powerful and Political Queen https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/eleanor-of-provence/

Burt, Caroline: Eleanor of Provence, a Force to be Reckoned With https://engelsbergideas.com/portraits/eleanor-of-provence-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/

Wikipedia: Simon de Montford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort,_6th_Earl_of_Leicester

Wikipedia: Second Barons War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Barons%27_War

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]]> Eleanor of Provence - Queen of England Eleanor of Provence - Queen of England Sun, 14 Sep 2025 21:00:00 GMT 55:35 687afdfa0d2a21899353b7b7 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/eleanor-of-provence-queen-of-england 687afdfa0d2a21899353b7b7 6761256ff444544373f2f68a eleanor-of-provence-queen-of-england full Eleanor of Provence could be the most unpopular Queen of England - she is certainly the only one to be pelted with rotten eggs and cooked bones as she rowed along the Thames. Her nepotism and strong opposition to reform helped drive England to civil war. However Eleanor was also brave, resilient and intensely loyal, traits she passed along to her son Edward 1st.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: Queens of the Crusades - England’s Medieval Queens

Goldstone, Nancy: Four Queens - the Provençal Sisters who Ruled Europe

Paris, Matthew: English History from the year 1235 - 1273 https://archive.org/details/matthewparisseng03pari/page/n3/mode/2up

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Provence

Historic Royal Palaces: Eleanor of Provence, a Powerful and Political Queen https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/eleanor-of-provence/

Burt, Caroline: Eleanor of Provence, a Force to be Reckoned With https://engelsbergideas.com/portraits/eleanor-of-provence-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/

Wikipedia: Simon de Montford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort,_6th_Earl_of_Leicester

Wikipedia: Second Barons War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Barons%27_War

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]]> Eleanor of Provence could be the most unpopular Queen of England - she is certainly the only one to be pelted with rotten eggs and cooked bones as she rowed along the Thames. Her nepotism and strong opposition to reform helped drive England to civil war. However Eleanor was also brave, resilient and intensely loyal, traits she passed along to her son Edward 1st.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: Queens of the Crusades - England’s Medieval Queens

Goldstone, Nancy: Four Queens - the Provençal Sisters who Ruled Europe

Paris, Matthew: English History from the year 1235 - 1273 https://archive.org/details/matthewparisseng03pari/page/n3/mode/2up

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Provence

Historic Royal Palaces: Eleanor of Provence, a Powerful and Political Queen https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/eleanor-of-provence/

Burt, Caroline: Eleanor of Provence, a Force to be Reckoned With https://engelsbergideas.com/portraits/eleanor-of-provence-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/

Wikipedia: Simon de Montford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort,_6th_Earl_of_Leicester

Wikipedia: Second Barons War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Barons%27_War

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]]> Clara Barton - Minisode Clara Barton - Minisode Sun, 07 Sep 2025 22:00:00 GMT 24:28 686cc5de8d2a216e125bb591 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/clara-barton-minisode 686cc5de8d2a216e125bb591 6761256ff444544373f2f68a clara-barton-minisode full Clara Barton spent a lot of time on the battlefields of the US civil war - but she wasn’t armed with bullets or bayonets. Instead she had bandages, food and medicine - all donations she had gathered, stored and transported to the fields of slaughter. Her interest in the care and comfort of wounded soldiers led her to push for the founding of the US Red Cross, and she became its first ever president. A truly remarkable woman, Clara Barton was known by the injured and dying soldiers she comforted as ‘The Angel of the Battlefield.


Sources/Further Reading

Oates, Stephen B: A Woman of Valour

Epler, Percy: The Life of Clara Barton https://archive.org/details/lifeofclarabarto00epleuoft/page/xii/mode/2up

Barton, William E: The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross

Charles Rivers Editors: Clara Barton - The Life and Legacy of the Civil War Nurse who Founded the American Red Cross

The Clara Barton Birthplace Museum https://www.clarabartonbirthplace.org/claras-life/

Wikipedia Clara Barton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Barton

Michals, Debra: Clara Barton https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/clara-barton

Encyclopedia Britannica: Clara Barton - American Humanitarian https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clara-Barton

American Battlefield Trust: Clara Barton https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/clara-barton

Barton, Clara: the Story of the Red Cross

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]]> Clara Barton spent a lot of time on the battlefields of the US civil war - but she wasn’t armed with bullets or bayonets. Instead she had bandages, food and medicine - all donations she had gathered, stored and transported to the fields of slaughter. Her interest in the care and comfort of wounded soldiers led her to push for the founding of the US Red Cross, and she became its first ever president. A truly remarkable woman, Clara Barton was known by the injured and dying soldiers she comforted as ‘The Angel of the Battlefield.


Sources/Further Reading

Oates, Stephen B: A Woman of Valour

Epler, Percy: The Life of Clara Barton https://archive.org/details/lifeofclarabarto00epleuoft/page/xii/mode/2up

Barton, William E: The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross

Charles Rivers Editors: Clara Barton - The Life and Legacy of the Civil War Nurse who Founded the American Red Cross

The Clara Barton Birthplace Museum https://www.clarabartonbirthplace.org/claras-life/

Wikipedia Clara Barton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Barton

Michals, Debra: Clara Barton https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/clara-barton

Encyclopedia Britannica: Clara Barton - American Humanitarian https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clara-Barton

American Battlefield Trust: Clara Barton https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/clara-barton

Barton, Clara: the Story of the Red Cross

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]]> Clara Barton Clara Barton Sun, 07 Sep 2025 21:00:00 GMT 59:21 686cc5348d2a216e125b79d3 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/clara-barton 686cc5348d2a216e125b79d3 6761256ff444544373f2f68a clara-barton full Clara Barton spent a lot of time on the battlefields of the US civil war - but she wasn’t armed with bullets or bayonets. Instead she had bandages, food and medicine - all donations she had gathered, stored and transported to the fields of slaughter. Her interest in the care and comfort of wounded soldiers led her to push for the founding of the US Red Cross, and she became its first ever president. A truly remarkable woman, Clara Barton was known by the injured and dying soldiers she comforted as ‘The Angel of the Battlefield.

Sources/Further Reading

Oates, Stephen B: A Woman of Valour

Epler, Percy: The Life of Clara Barton https://archive.org/details/lifeofclarabarto00epleuoft/page/xii/mode/2up

Barton, William E: The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross

Charles Rivers Editors: Clara Barton - The Life and Legacy of the Civil War Nurse who Founded the American Red Cross

The Clara Barton Birthplace Museum https://www.clarabartonbirthplace.org/claras-life/

Wikipedia Clara Barton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Barton

Michals, Debra: Clara Barton https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/clara-barton

Encyclopedia Britannica: Clara Barton - American Humanitarian https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clara-Barton

American Battlefield Trust: Clara Barton https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/clara-barton

Barton, Clara: the Story of the Red Cross

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]]> Clara Barton spent a lot of time on the battlefields of the US civil war - but she wasn’t armed with bullets or bayonets. Instead she had bandages, food and medicine - all donations she had gathered, stored and transported to the fields of slaughter. Her interest in the care and comfort of wounded soldiers led her to push for the founding of the US Red Cross, and she became its first ever president. A truly remarkable woman, Clara Barton was known by the injured and dying soldiers she comforted as ‘The Angel of the Battlefield.

Sources/Further Reading

Oates, Stephen B: A Woman of Valour

Epler, Percy: The Life of Clara Barton https://archive.org/details/lifeofclarabarto00epleuoft/page/xii/mode/2up

Barton, William E: The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross

Charles Rivers Editors: Clara Barton - The Life and Legacy of the Civil War Nurse who Founded the American Red Cross

The Clara Barton Birthplace Museum https://www.clarabartonbirthplace.org/claras-life/

Wikipedia Clara Barton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Barton

Michals, Debra: Clara Barton https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/clara-barton

Encyclopedia Britannica: Clara Barton - American Humanitarian https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clara-Barton

American Battlefield Trust: Clara Barton https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/clara-barton

Barton, Clara: the Story of the Red Cross

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]]> Margaret Beaufort Episode Two (Minisode) Margaret Beaufort Episode Two (Minisode) Sun, 31 Aug 2025 22:00:00 GMT 19:32 686cd7dd7254eb13354241a1 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/margaret-beaufort-episode-two-minisode 686cd7dd7254eb13354241a1 6761256ff444544373f2f68a margaret-beaufort-episode-two-minisode full Margaret Beaufort was the mother of the Tudor Dynasty - her dedication, intelligence and most importantly her bloodline helped her son win the throne as Henry 7th. In this episode we look at how she managed under the reign of Richard 3rd and then her triumph as her son became King of England. Margaret was a quite amazing woman - strong, tough and extremely pious.


Sources/Further Reading


Tallis, Nicola: Uncrowned Queen, The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Norton, Elizabeth: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty

Brain, Jessica: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Lady-Margaret-Beaufort/

Jones, Michael: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/margaret-beaufort-mother-of-the-tudors/

Wikipedia: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Margaret_Beaufort

Wikipedia: Thomas Stanley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stanley,_1st_Earl_of_Derby

Wikipedia: Henry Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stafford_(died_1471)

Wikipedia: Battle of Bosworth Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field

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]]> Margaret Beaufort was the mother of the Tudor Dynasty - her dedication, intelligence and most importantly her bloodline helped her son win the throne as Henry 7th. In this episode we look at how she managed under the reign of Richard 3rd and then her triumph as her son became King of England. Margaret was a quite amazing woman - strong, tough and extremely pious.


Sources/Further Reading


Tallis, Nicola: Uncrowned Queen, The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Norton, Elizabeth: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty

Brain, Jessica: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Lady-Margaret-Beaufort/

Jones, Michael: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/margaret-beaufort-mother-of-the-tudors/

Wikipedia: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Margaret_Beaufort

Wikipedia: Thomas Stanley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stanley,_1st_Earl_of_Derby

Wikipedia: Henry Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stafford_(died_1471)

Wikipedia: Battle of Bosworth Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field

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]]> Margaret Beaufort Episode Two Margaret Beaufort Episode Two Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:00:00 GMT 42:09 686cd64a7254eb133541dbbb false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/margaret-beaufort-episode-two 686cd64a7254eb133541dbbb 6761256ff444544373f2f68a margaret-beaufort-episode-two full Margaret Beaufort was the mother of the Tudor Dynasty - her dedication, intelligence and most importantly her bloodline helped her son win the throne as Henry 7th. In this episode we look at how she managed under the reign of Richard 3rd and then her triumph as her son became King of England. Margaret was a quite amazing woman - strong, tough and extremely pious.


Sources/Further Reading

Tallis, Nicola: Uncrowned Queen, The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Norton, Elizabeth: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty

Brain, Jessica: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Lady-Margaret-Beaufort/

Jones, Michael: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/margaret-beaufort-mother-of-the-tudors/

Wikipedia: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Margaret_Beaufort

Wikipedia: Thomas Stanley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stanley,_1st_Earl_of_Derby

Wikipedia: Henry Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stafford_(died_1471)

Wikipedia: Battle of Bosworth Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field

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]]> Margaret Beaufort was the mother of the Tudor Dynasty - her dedication, intelligence and most importantly her bloodline helped her son win the throne as Henry 7th. In this episode we look at how she managed under the reign of Richard 3rd and then her triumph as her son became King of England. Margaret was a quite amazing woman - strong, tough and extremely pious.


Sources/Further Reading

Tallis, Nicola: Uncrowned Queen, The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Norton, Elizabeth: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty

Brain, Jessica: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Lady-Margaret-Beaufort/

Jones, Michael: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/margaret-beaufort-mother-of-the-tudors/

Wikipedia: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Margaret_Beaufort

Wikipedia: Thomas Stanley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stanley,_1st_Earl_of_Derby

Wikipedia: Henry Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stafford_(died_1471)

Wikipedia: Battle of Bosworth Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field

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]]> Margaret Beaufort Episode One (Minisode) Margaret Beaufort Episode One (Minisode) Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:00:00 GMT 17:48 686cd43a7254eb133541409d false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/margaret-beaufort-episode-one-minisode 686cd43a7254eb133541409d 6761256ff444544373f2f68a margaret-beaufort-episode-one-minisode full Margaret Beaufort was the mother of the Tudor Dynasty - her dedication, intelligence and most importantly her bloodline helped her son win the throne as Henry 7th. In this episode we look at her early life; her first marriage at the age of only 12 and the traumatic birth of her son when she was only 13 years old.


Sources/Further Reading

Tallis, Nicola: Uncrowned Queen, The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Norton, Elizabeth: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty

Brain, Jessica: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Lady-Margaret-Beaufort/

Jones, Michael: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/margaret-beaufort-mother-of-the-tudors/

Wikipedia: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Margaret_Beaufort

Wikipedia: Thomas Stanley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stanley,_1st_Earl_of_Derby

Wikipedia: Henry Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stafford_(died_1471)

Wikipedia: Battle of Bosworth Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field

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]]> Margaret Beaufort was the mother of the Tudor Dynasty - her dedication, intelligence and most importantly her bloodline helped her son win the throne as Henry 7th. In this episode we look at her early life; her first marriage at the age of only 12 and the traumatic birth of her son when she was only 13 years old.


Sources/Further Reading

Tallis, Nicola: Uncrowned Queen, The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Norton, Elizabeth: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty

Brain, Jessica: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Lady-Margaret-Beaufort/

Jones, Michael: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/margaret-beaufort-mother-of-the-tudors/

Wikipedia: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Margaret_Beaufort

Wikipedia: Thomas Stanley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stanley,_1st_Earl_of_Derby

Wikipedia: Henry Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stafford_(died_1471)

Wikipedia: Battle of Bosworth Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field

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]]> Margaret Beaufort - Episode One Margaret Beaufort - Episode One Sun, 24 Aug 2025 21:00:00 GMT 43:25 686ccb59594dfad1a23cf74f false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/margaret-beaufort-episode-one 686ccb59594dfad1a23cf74f 6761256ff444544373f2f68a margaret-beaufort-episode-one full Margaret Beaufort was the mother of the Tudor Dynasty - her dedication, intelligence and most importantly her bloodline helped her son win the throne as Henry 7th. In this episode we look at her early life; her first marriage at the age of only 12 and the traumatic birth of her son when she was only 13 years old.


Sources/Further Reading

Tallis, Nicola: Uncrowned Queen, The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Norton, Elizabeth: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty

Brain, Jessica: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Lady-Margaret-Beaufort/

Jones, Michael: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/margaret-beaufort-mother-of-the-tudors/

Wikipedia: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Margaret_Beaufort

Wikipedia: Thomas Stanley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stanley,_1st_Earl_of_Derby

Wikipedia: Henry Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stafford_(died_1471)

Wikipedia: Battle of Bosworth Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field

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]]> Margaret Beaufort was the mother of the Tudor Dynasty - her dedication, intelligence and most importantly her bloodline helped her son win the throne as Henry 7th. In this episode we look at her early life; her first marriage at the age of only 12 and the traumatic birth of her son when she was only 13 years old.


Sources/Further Reading

Tallis, Nicola: Uncrowned Queen, The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch

Amin, Nathan: The House of Beaufort, the Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Norton, Elizabeth: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty

Brain, Jessica: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Lady-Margaret-Beaufort/

Jones, Michael: Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/margaret-beaufort-mother-of-the-tudors/

Wikipedia: Lady Margaret Beaufort https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Margaret_Beaufort

Wikipedia: Thomas Stanley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stanley,_1st_Earl_of_Derby

Wikipedia: Henry Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stafford_(died_1471)

Wikipedia: Battle of Bosworth Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field

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]]> Tituba and the Salem Witch Trials (Minisode) Tituba and the Salem Witch Trials (Minisode) Sun, 17 Aug 2025 22:00:00 GMT 16:31 6853927d68b0c25e385587fa false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/tituba-and-the-salem-witch-trials 6853927d68b0c25e385587fa 6761256ff444544373f2f68a tituba-and-the-salem-witch-trials full In Salem 1692 a young woman became embroiled in America’s most famous witch trial. Tituba was an enslaved woman who was both accused and an accuser, and her role in the events of 1692 has led to her being labelled America’s most famous witch. However in her own time she was neither famous nor a witch, but a woman dragged from her home and family and sent to live a hard life in a foreign land. In this episode we look at her possible origins and her role in the Salem witch trials.


Sources/Further Reading

Gibson, Marion: Witchcraft, a History in 13 trials

Breslaw, Elaine G: Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem - Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies

Schiff, Stacey: The Witches, Salem 1692 - A History

Newell, Margaret Ellen: Brethren by Nature

Hourly History: Salem Witch Trials: A History from Beginning to End

Lewis, Jone Johnson. "Salem Witch Trials Timeline." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, https://www.thoughtco.com/salem-witch-trials-timeline-3530778

Beckles, Sir Hilary: On Barbados, the First Black Slave Society https://www.aaihs.org/on-barbados-the-first-black-slave-society/

Called, Robert: Giving the Devil her Due: The Neglected History of Tituba, Salems First Witch https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/tag/robert-calef/#_ftn6

Newell, Margaret Ellen: The Changing Nature of Indian Slavery in New England 1670-1720 https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1397 The Changing Nature of Indian Slavery in New England, 1670–1720

The Salem Witchcraft Papers https://web.archive.org/web/20161121163203/http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/texts/tei/swp?div_id=n125&term=tituba&name=

Baker, Jordan: Native-American Slavery in New England https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/native-american-slavery-in-new-england/

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]]> In Salem 1692 a young woman became embroiled in America’s most famous witch trial. Tituba was an enslaved woman who was both accused and an accuser, and her role in the events of 1692 has led to her being labelled America’s most famous witch. However in her own time she was neither famous nor a witch, but a woman dragged from her home and family and sent to live a hard life in a foreign land. In this episode we look at her possible origins and her role in the Salem witch trials.


Sources/Further Reading

Gibson, Marion: Witchcraft, a History in 13 trials

Breslaw, Elaine G: Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem - Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies

Schiff, Stacey: The Witches, Salem 1692 - A History

Newell, Margaret Ellen: Brethren by Nature

Hourly History: Salem Witch Trials: A History from Beginning to End

Lewis, Jone Johnson. "Salem Witch Trials Timeline." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, https://www.thoughtco.com/salem-witch-trials-timeline-3530778

Beckles, Sir Hilary: On Barbados, the First Black Slave Society https://www.aaihs.org/on-barbados-the-first-black-slave-society/

Called, Robert: Giving the Devil her Due: The Neglected History of Tituba, Salems First Witch https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/tag/robert-calef/#_ftn6

Newell, Margaret Ellen: The Changing Nature of Indian Slavery in New England 1670-1720 https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1397 The Changing Nature of Indian Slavery in New England, 1670–1720

The Salem Witchcraft Papers https://web.archive.org/web/20161121163203/http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/texts/tei/swp?div_id=n125&term=tituba&name=

Baker, Jordan: Native-American Slavery in New England https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/native-american-slavery-in-new-england/

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]]> Tituba and the Salem Witch Trials. Tituba and the Salem Witch Trials. Sun, 17 Aug 2025 21:00:00 GMT 47:28 686cd90c594dfad1a2415a5a false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/tituba-and-the-salem-witch-trials-1692 686cd90c594dfad1a2415a5a 6761256ff444544373f2f68a tituba-and-the-salem-witch-trials-1692 full In Salem 1692 a young woman became embroiled in America’s most famous witch trial. Tituba was an enslaved woman who was both accused and an accuser, and her role in the events of 1692 has led to her being labelled America’s most famous witch. However in her own time she was neither famous nor a witch, but a woman dragged from her home and family and sent to live a hard life in a foreign land. In this episode we look at her possible origins and her role in the Salem witch trials.


Sources/Further Reading

Gibson, Marion: Witchcraft, a History in 13 trials

Breslaw, Elaine G: Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem - Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies

Schiff, Stacey: The Witches, Salem 1692 - A History

Newell, Margaret Ellen: Brethren by Nature

Hourly History: Salem Witch Trials: A History from Beginning to End

Lewis, Jone Johnson. "Salem Witch Trials Timeline." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, https://www.thoughtco.com/salem-witch-trials-timeline-3530778

Beckles, Sir Hilary: On Barbados, the First Black Slave Society https://www.aaihs.org/on-barbados-the-first-black-slave-society/

Called, Robert: Giving the Devil her Due: The Neglected History of Tituba, Salems First Witch https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/tag/robert-calef/#_ftn6

Newell, Margaret Ellen: The Changing Nature of Indian Slavery in New England 1670-1720 https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1397 The Changing Nature of Indian Slavery in New England, 1670–1720

The Salem Witchcraft Papers https://web.archive.org/web/20161121163203/http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/texts/tei/swp?div_id=n125&term=tituba&name=

Baker, Jordan: Native-American Slavery in New England https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/native-american-slavery-in-new-england/

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]]> In Salem 1692 a young woman became embroiled in America’s most famous witch trial. Tituba was an enslaved woman who was both accused and an accuser, and her role in the events of 1692 has led to her being labelled America’s most famous witch. However in her own time she was neither famous nor a witch, but a woman dragged from her home and family and sent to live a hard life in a foreign land. In this episode we look at her possible origins and her role in the Salem witch trials.


Sources/Further Reading

Gibson, Marion: Witchcraft, a History in 13 trials

Breslaw, Elaine G: Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem - Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies

Schiff, Stacey: The Witches, Salem 1692 - A History

Newell, Margaret Ellen: Brethren by Nature

Hourly History: Salem Witch Trials: A History from Beginning to End

Lewis, Jone Johnson. "Salem Witch Trials Timeline." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, https://www.thoughtco.com/salem-witch-trials-timeline-3530778

Beckles, Sir Hilary: On Barbados, the First Black Slave Society https://www.aaihs.org/on-barbados-the-first-black-slave-society/

Called, Robert: Giving the Devil her Due: The Neglected History of Tituba, Salems First Witch https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/tag/robert-calef/#_ftn6

Newell, Margaret Ellen: The Changing Nature of Indian Slavery in New England 1670-1720 https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1397 The Changing Nature of Indian Slavery in New England, 1670–1720

The Salem Witchcraft Papers https://web.archive.org/web/20161121163203/http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/texts/tei/swp?div_id=n125&term=tituba&name=

Baker, Jordan: Native-American Slavery in New England https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/native-american-slavery-in-new-england/

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]]> Seymour, Lady Worsley (minisode) Seymour, Lady Worsley (minisode) Sun, 10 Aug 2025 22:00:00 GMT 25:13 6875d659610560d3ef63a2ef false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/seymour-lady-worsley-minisode 6875d659610560d3ef63a2ef 6761256ff444544373f2f68a seymour-lady-worsley-minisode full Seymour, Lady Worsley, was the subject of one of the bigger scandals in Georgian Britain. Born as a wealthy heiress, she married a baronet and entered London high society. Her dream of a romantic marriage was soon quashed, and with an indifferent husband whose mind was more on politics than love, she looked elsewhere for affection. Soon, she was faced with a stark choice - remain in an unhappy marriage, or throw it all away for love.


Sources/Further Reading

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Scandalous Lady W - An Eighteenth Century Tale of Sex, Scandal and Divorce

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Fleming

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Worsley,_7th_Baronet

The trial, with the whole of the evidence, between the Right Hon. Sir Richard Worsley and George Maurice Bissett, esq. defendant, for criminal conversation with the Plaintiffs Wife 1782. https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_the-trial-with-the-whol_bisset-maurice-george_1782/mode/2up

 An epistle from L-y W-y to S-r R-d W-y, Bart. 1782

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-epistle-from-l-y-w-y-_worsley-seymour-dorothy_1782/page/n1/mode/2up

Memoirs of Sir Finical Whimsy and his lady. Interspersed with a variety of authentic anecdotes and characters 1782

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_memoirs-of-sir-finical-w_1782/page/n21/mode/2up

Kinchin-Smith, Sam: Lady Worsleys scandalous story

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/blog/blog-posts/lady-worsley/

Women’s history Network: Seymour Dorothy Fleming

https://womenshistorynetwork.org/seymour-dorothy-fleming-1757-1818-part-1/ 



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]]> Seymour, Lady Worsley, was the subject of one of the bigger scandals in Georgian Britain. Born as a wealthy heiress, she married a baronet and entered London high society. Her dream of a romantic marriage was soon quashed, and with an indifferent husband whose mind was more on politics than love, she looked elsewhere for affection. Soon, she was faced with a stark choice - remain in an unhappy marriage, or throw it all away for love.


Sources/Further Reading

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Scandalous Lady W - An Eighteenth Century Tale of Sex, Scandal and Divorce

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Fleming

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Worsley,_7th_Baronet

The trial, with the whole of the evidence, between the Right Hon. Sir Richard Worsley and George Maurice Bissett, esq. defendant, for criminal conversation with the Plaintiffs Wife 1782. https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_the-trial-with-the-whol_bisset-maurice-george_1782/mode/2up

 An epistle from L-y W-y to S-r R-d W-y, Bart. 1782

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-epistle-from-l-y-w-y-_worsley-seymour-dorothy_1782/page/n1/mode/2up

Memoirs of Sir Finical Whimsy and his lady. Interspersed with a variety of authentic anecdotes and characters 1782

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_memoirs-of-sir-finical-w_1782/page/n21/mode/2up

Kinchin-Smith, Sam: Lady Worsleys scandalous story

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/blog/blog-posts/lady-worsley/

Women’s history Network: Seymour Dorothy Fleming

https://womenshistorynetwork.org/seymour-dorothy-fleming-1757-1818-part-1/ 



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]]> Seymour, Lady Worsley Seymour, Lady Worsley Sun, 10 Aug 2025 21:00:00 GMT 1:00:50 686e357bfe0897380e0ac1c4 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/seymour-lady-worsley 686e357bfe0897380e0ac1c4 6761256ff444544373f2f68a seymour-lady-worsley full Seymour, Lady Worsley, was the subject of one of the bigger scandals in Georgian Britain. Born as a wealthy heiress, she married a baronet and entered London high society. Her dream of a romantic marriage was soon quashed, and with an indifferent husband whose mind was more on politics than love, she looked elsewhere for affection. Soon, she was faced with a stark choice - remain in an unhappy marriage, or throw it all away for love.


Sources/Further Reading

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Scandalous Lady W - An Eighteenth Century Tale of Sex, Scandal and Divorce

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Fleming

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Worsley,_7th_Baronet

The trial, with the whole of the evidence, between the Right Hon. Sir Richard Worsley and George Maurice Bissett, esq. defendant, for criminal conversation with the Plaintiffs Wife 1782. https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_the-trial-with-the-whol_bisset-maurice-george_1782/mode/2up

 An epistle from L-y W-y to S-r R-d W-y, Bart. 1782

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-epistle-from-l-y-w-y-_worsley-seymour-dorothy_1782/page/n1/mode/2up

Memoirs of Sir Finical Whimsy and his lady. Interspersed with a variety of authentic anecdotes and characters 1782

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_memoirs-of-sir-finical-w_1782/page/n21/mode/2up

Kinchin-Smith, Sam: Lady Worsleys scandalous story

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/blog/blog-posts/lady-worsley/

Women’s history Network: Seymour Dorothy Fleming

https://womenshistorynetwork.org/seymour-dorothy-fleming-1757-1818-part-1/ 



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]]> Seymour, Lady Worsley, was the subject of one of the bigger scandals in Georgian Britain. Born as a wealthy heiress, she married a baronet and entered London high society. Her dream of a romantic marriage was soon quashed, and with an indifferent husband whose mind was more on politics than love, she looked elsewhere for affection. Soon, she was faced with a stark choice - remain in an unhappy marriage, or throw it all away for love.


Sources/Further Reading

Rubenhold, Hallie: The Scandalous Lady W - An Eighteenth Century Tale of Sex, Scandal and Divorce

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Fleming

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Worsley,_7th_Baronet

The trial, with the whole of the evidence, between the Right Hon. Sir Richard Worsley and George Maurice Bissett, esq. defendant, for criminal conversation with the Plaintiffs Wife 1782. https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_the-trial-with-the-whol_bisset-maurice-george_1782/mode/2up

 An epistle from L-y W-y to S-r R-d W-y, Bart. 1782

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-epistle-from-l-y-w-y-_worsley-seymour-dorothy_1782/page/n1/mode/2up

Memoirs of Sir Finical Whimsy and his lady. Interspersed with a variety of authentic anecdotes and characters 1782

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_memoirs-of-sir-finical-w_1782/page/n21/mode/2up

Kinchin-Smith, Sam: Lady Worsleys scandalous story

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/blog/blog-posts/lady-worsley/

Women’s history Network: Seymour Dorothy Fleming

https://womenshistorynetwork.org/seymour-dorothy-fleming-1757-1818-part-1/ 



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]]> Emma, Lady Hamilton Episode Two (minisode) Emma, Lady Hamilton Episode Two (minisode) Sun, 27 Jul 2025 22:00:00 GMT 17:58 685105df259ce49e3ede281e false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/emma-lady-hamilton-episode-two-minisode 685105df259ce49e3ede281e 6761256ff444544373f2f68a emma-lady-hamilton-episode-two-minisode full Emma, Lady Hamilton was the wife of the British ambassador to Naples. In this role she met Admiral Horatio Nelson, and oversaw the evacuation of the British out of Naples following a revolution there. Whilst in Naples, she became a central figure on the social scene and a good friend to Queen Maria Carolina.

It was on Sicily that she began her affair with the legendary English war hero Admiral Horatio Nelson, a relationship that continued when they were back in London. For many years she entertained Princes and the leaders of British society, however she eventually burnt through all of her money and was reduced to poverty again.


Sources/Further Reading

Williams, Kate: Englands Mistress, the Infamous Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton

Hardwicke, Mollie: Emma, Lady Hamilton

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume 1 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15469/pg15469-images.html

 The letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume II https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15437/pg15437-images.html

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma,_Lady_Hamilton

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_(diplomat)

Art UK: From poverty to painter's muse: the remarkable life of Emma Hamilton Posted 17 Oct 2024, by Kate Williams

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/from-poverty-to-painters-muse-the-remarkable-life-of-emma-hamilton

Portraits of Emma in National Portrait Gallery London https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp01999/emma-nee-lyon-lady-hamilton

Cavendish, Richard: Emma, Lady Hamilton Dies in Calais  https://www.historytoday.com/archive/emma-lady-hamilton-dies-calais

Johnson, Ben: Emma Lady Hamiltonhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Emma-Lady-Hamilton/

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]]> Emma, Lady Hamilton was the wife of the British ambassador to Naples. In this role she met Admiral Horatio Nelson, and oversaw the evacuation of the British out of Naples following a revolution there. Whilst in Naples, she became a central figure on the social scene and a good friend to Queen Maria Carolina.

It was on Sicily that she began her affair with the legendary English war hero Admiral Horatio Nelson, a relationship that continued when they were back in London. For many years she entertained Princes and the leaders of British society, however she eventually burnt through all of her money and was reduced to poverty again.


Sources/Further Reading

Williams, Kate: Englands Mistress, the Infamous Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton

Hardwicke, Mollie: Emma, Lady Hamilton

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume 1 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15469/pg15469-images.html

 The letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume II https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15437/pg15437-images.html

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma,_Lady_Hamilton

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_(diplomat)

Art UK: From poverty to painter's muse: the remarkable life of Emma Hamilton Posted 17 Oct 2024, by Kate Williams

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/from-poverty-to-painters-muse-the-remarkable-life-of-emma-hamilton

Portraits of Emma in National Portrait Gallery London https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp01999/emma-nee-lyon-lady-hamilton

Cavendish, Richard: Emma, Lady Hamilton Dies in Calais  https://www.historytoday.com/archive/emma-lady-hamilton-dies-calais

Johnson, Ben: Emma Lady Hamiltonhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Emma-Lady-Hamilton/

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]]> Emma, Lady Hamilton Episode Two Emma, Lady Hamilton Episode Two Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:00:00 GMT 37:48 685105319692e2d8d741548f false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/emma-lady-hamilton-episode-two 685105319692e2d8d741548f 6761256ff444544373f2f68a emma-lady-hamilton-episode-two full Emma, Lady Hamilton was the wife of the British ambassador to Naples. In this role she met Admiral Horatio Nelson, and oversaw the evacuation of the British out of Naples following a revolution there. Whilst in Naples, she became a central figure on the social scene and a good friend to Queen Maria Carolina.

It was on Sicily that she began her affair with the legendary English war hero Admiral Horatio Nelson, a relationship that continued when they were back in London. For many years she entertained Princes and the leaders of British society, however she eventually burnt through all of her money and was reduced to poverty again.


Sources/Further Reading

Williams, Kate: Englands Mistress, the Infamous Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton

Hardwicke, Mollie: Emma, Lady Hamilton

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume 1 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15469/pg15469-images.html

 The letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume II https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15437/pg15437-images.html

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma,_Lady_Hamilton

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_(diplomat)

Art UK: From poverty to painter's muse: the remarkable life of Emma Hamilton Posted 17 Oct 2024, by Kate Williams

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/from-poverty-to-painters-muse-the-remarkable-life-of-emma-hamilton

Portraits of Emma in National Portrait Gallery London https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp01999/emma-nee-lyon-lady-hamilton

Cavendish, Richard: Emma, Lady Hamilton Dies in Calais  https://www.historytoday.com/archive/emma-lady-hamilton-dies-calais

Johnson, Ben: Emma Lady Hamiltonhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Emma-Lady-Hamilton/

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]]> Emma, Lady Hamilton was the wife of the British ambassador to Naples. In this role she met Admiral Horatio Nelson, and oversaw the evacuation of the British out of Naples following a revolution there. Whilst in Naples, she became a central figure on the social scene and a good friend to Queen Maria Carolina.

It was on Sicily that she began her affair with the legendary English war hero Admiral Horatio Nelson, a relationship that continued when they were back in London. For many years she entertained Princes and the leaders of British society, however she eventually burnt through all of her money and was reduced to poverty again.


Sources/Further Reading

Williams, Kate: Englands Mistress, the Infamous Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton

Hardwicke, Mollie: Emma, Lady Hamilton

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume 1 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15469/pg15469-images.html

 The letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume II https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15437/pg15437-images.html

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma,_Lady_Hamilton

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_(diplomat)

Art UK: From poverty to painter's muse: the remarkable life of Emma Hamilton Posted 17 Oct 2024, by Kate Williams

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/from-poverty-to-painters-muse-the-remarkable-life-of-emma-hamilton

Portraits of Emma in National Portrait Gallery London https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp01999/emma-nee-lyon-lady-hamilton

Cavendish, Richard: Emma, Lady Hamilton Dies in Calais  https://www.historytoday.com/archive/emma-lady-hamilton-dies-calais

Johnson, Ben: Emma Lady Hamiltonhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Emma-Lady-Hamilton/

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]]> Emma, Lady Hamilton Episode 1 (minisode) Emma, Lady Hamilton Episode 1 (minisode) Sun, 20 Jul 2025 22:00:00 GMT 16:33 68510320d6277269083a0116 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/emma-lady-hamilton-episode-1-minisode 68510320d6277269083a0116 6761256ff444544373f2f68a emma-lady-hamilton-episode-1-minisode full Emma, Lady Hamilton was born as Amy Lyons in a Welsh mining village. At the age of only 12 she moved to London, managing to avoid the pickpocket and pimps that lined the route. In London, she worked as a maid, theatre assistant, sex worker and dancing sales girl before becoming a high level courtesan. Somehow, from all of this, she ended up married to the British Ambassador to Naples. Her story is extraordinary, and she is the epitome of the saying ‘rags to riches.’


Sources/Further Reading

Williams, Kate: Englands Mistress, the Infamous Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton

Hardwicke, Mollie: Emma, Lady Hamilton

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume 1 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15469/pg15469-images.html

 The letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume II https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15437/pg15437-images.html

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma,_Lady_Hamilton

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_(diplomat)

Art UK: From poverty to painter's muse: the remarkable life of Emma Hamilton Posted 17 Oct 2024, by Kate Williams

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/from-poverty-to-painters-muse-the-remarkable-life-of-emma-hamilton

Portraits of Emma in National Portrait Gallery London https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp01999/emma-nee-lyon-lady-hamilton

Cavendish, Richard: Emma, Lady Hamilton Dies in Calais  https://www.historytoday.com/archive/emma-lady-hamilton-dies-calais

Johnson, Ben: Emma Lady Hamiltonhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Emma-Lady-Hamilton/

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]]> Emma, Lady Hamilton was born as Amy Lyons in a Welsh mining village. At the age of only 12 she moved to London, managing to avoid the pickpocket and pimps that lined the route. In London, she worked as a maid, theatre assistant, sex worker and dancing sales girl before becoming a high level courtesan. Somehow, from all of this, she ended up married to the British Ambassador to Naples. Her story is extraordinary, and she is the epitome of the saying ‘rags to riches.’


Sources/Further Reading

Williams, Kate: Englands Mistress, the Infamous Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton

Hardwicke, Mollie: Emma, Lady Hamilton

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume 1 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15469/pg15469-images.html

 The letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume II https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15437/pg15437-images.html

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma,_Lady_Hamilton

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_(diplomat)

Art UK: From poverty to painter's muse: the remarkable life of Emma Hamilton Posted 17 Oct 2024, by Kate Williams

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/from-poverty-to-painters-muse-the-remarkable-life-of-emma-hamilton

Portraits of Emma in National Portrait Gallery London https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp01999/emma-nee-lyon-lady-hamilton

Cavendish, Richard: Emma, Lady Hamilton Dies in Calais  https://www.historytoday.com/archive/emma-lady-hamilton-dies-calais

Johnson, Ben: Emma Lady Hamiltonhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Emma-Lady-Hamilton/

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]]> Emma, Lady Hamilton Episode 1 Emma, Lady Hamilton Episode 1 Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:00:00 GMT 35:35 68510240259ce49e3edd5f53 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/emma-lady-hamilton-episode-1 68510240259ce49e3edd5f53 6761256ff444544373f2f68a emma-lady-hamilton-episode-1 full Emma, Lady Hamilton was born as Amy Lyons in a Welsh mining village. At the age of only 12 she moved to London, managing to avoid the pickpocket and pimps that lined the route. In London, she worked as a maid, theatre assistant, sex worker and dancing sales girl before becoming a high level courtesan. Somehow, from all of this, she ended up married to the British Ambassador to Naples. Her story is extraordinary, and she is the epitome of the saying ‘rags to riches.’


Sources/Further Reading

Williams, Kate: Englands Mistress, the Infamous Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton

Hardwicke, Mollie: Emma, Lady Hamilton

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume 1 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15469/pg15469-images.html

 The letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume II https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15437/pg15437-images.html

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma,_Lady_Hamilton

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_(diplomat)

Art UK: From poverty to painter's muse: the remarkable life of Emma Hamilton Posted 17 Oct 2024, by Kate Williams

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/from-poverty-to-painters-muse-the-remarkable-life-of-emma-hamilton

Portraits of Emma in National Portrait Gallery London https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp01999/emma-nee-lyon-lady-hamilton

Cavendish, Richard: Emma, Lady Hamilton Dies in Calais  https://www.historytoday.com/archive/emma-lady-hamilton-dies-calais

Johnson, Ben: Emma Lady Hamiltonhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Emma-Lady-Hamilton/

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]]> Emma, Lady Hamilton was born as Amy Lyons in a Welsh mining village. At the age of only 12 she moved to London, managing to avoid the pickpocket and pimps that lined the route. In London, she worked as a maid, theatre assistant, sex worker and dancing sales girl before becoming a high level courtesan. Somehow, from all of this, she ended up married to the British Ambassador to Naples. Her story is extraordinary, and she is the epitome of the saying ‘rags to riches.’


Sources/Further Reading

Williams, Kate: Englands Mistress, the Infamous Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton

Hardwicke, Mollie: Emma, Lady Hamilton

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume 1 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15469/pg15469-images.html

 The letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton Volume II https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15437/pg15437-images.html

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma,_Lady_Hamilton

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_(diplomat)

Art UK: From poverty to painter's muse: the remarkable life of Emma Hamilton Posted 17 Oct 2024, by Kate Williams

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/from-poverty-to-painters-muse-the-remarkable-life-of-emma-hamilton

Portraits of Emma in National Portrait Gallery London https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp01999/emma-nee-lyon-lady-hamilton

Cavendish, Richard: Emma, Lady Hamilton Dies in Calais  https://www.historytoday.com/archive/emma-lady-hamilton-dies-calais

Johnson, Ben: Emma Lady Hamiltonhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Emma-Lady-Hamilton/

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]]> Vivian Bullwinkle Minisode Vivian Bullwinkle Minisode Sun, 13 Jul 2025 22:00:00 GMT 24:36 680da852d844aaafbff6f583 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/vivian-bullwinkle-minisode 680da852d844aaafbff6f583 6761256ff444544373f2f68a vivian-bullwinkle-minisode full Vivian Bullwinkle survived one of the most brutal massacres in Australian history. On 16th February 1942, along with 22 other unarmed women, she was told to wade into the water on Radji Beach in modern Indonesia and was then fired on with a machine gun by Japanese soldiers. Vivian was a nurse with the Australian army stationed in Singapore and Malaya when the Japanese army invaded the Malay peninsula, and she was on one of the final boats to evacuate Singapore. She managed to survive the sinking of her ship, the brutal massacre and then 3 and a half years as a POW. Her story is one of bravery and determination.


Sources/Further reading:

Kieza, Grantlee: Sister Viv

Banks, Georgina - Back to Bangka, Searching For the Truth About A Wartime Massacre

Burgess, Colin - Sisters in Captivity

Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/vyner-brooke-and-banka-island

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Bullwinkel

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]]> Vivian Bullwinkle survived one of the most brutal massacres in Australian history. On 16th February 1942, along with 22 other unarmed women, she was told to wade into the water on Radji Beach in modern Indonesia and was then fired on with a machine gun by Japanese soldiers. Vivian was a nurse with the Australian army stationed in Singapore and Malaya when the Japanese army invaded the Malay peninsula, and she was on one of the final boats to evacuate Singapore. She managed to survive the sinking of her ship, the brutal massacre and then 3 and a half years as a POW. Her story is one of bravery and determination.


Sources/Further reading:

Kieza, Grantlee: Sister Viv

Banks, Georgina - Back to Bangka, Searching For the Truth About A Wartime Massacre

Burgess, Colin - Sisters in Captivity

Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/vyner-brooke-and-banka-island

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Bullwinkel

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]]> Vivian Bullwinkle Vivian Bullwinkle Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:00:00 GMT 1:06:43 680cc0472e4e0a1b46fcd66e false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/vivien-bullwinkle 680cc0472e4e0a1b46fcd66e 6761256ff444544373f2f68a vivien-bullwinkle full Vivian Bullwinkle survived one of the most brutal massacres in Australian history. On 16th February 1942, along with 21 other unarmed women, she was told to wade into the water on Radji Beach in modern Indonesia and was then fired on with a machine gun by Japanese soldiers. Vivian was a nurse with the Australian army stationed in Singapore and Malaya when the Japanese army invaded the Malay peninsula, and she was on one of the final boats to evacuate Singapore. She managed to survive the sinking of her ship, the brutal massacre and then 3 and a half years as a POW. Her story is one of bravery and determination.


Sources/Further reading:

Kieza, Grantlee: Sister Viv

Banks, Georgina - Back to Bangka, Searching For the Truth About A Wartime Massacre

Burgess, Colin - Sisters in Captivity

Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/vyner-brooke-and-banka-island

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Bullwinkel

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]]> Vivian Bullwinkle survived one of the most brutal massacres in Australian history. On 16th February 1942, along with 21 other unarmed women, she was told to wade into the water on Radji Beach in modern Indonesia and was then fired on with a machine gun by Japanese soldiers. Vivian was a nurse with the Australian army stationed in Singapore and Malaya when the Japanese army invaded the Malay peninsula, and she was on one of the final boats to evacuate Singapore. She managed to survive the sinking of her ship, the brutal massacre and then 3 and a half years as a POW. Her story is one of bravery and determination.


Sources/Further reading:

Kieza, Grantlee: Sister Viv

Banks, Georgina - Back to Bangka, Searching For the Truth About A Wartime Massacre

Burgess, Colin - Sisters in Captivity

Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/vyner-brooke-and-banka-island

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Bullwinkel

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]]> Parysatis - The Kings Wife and the Kings Mother of Persia (Minisode) Parysatis - The Kings Wife and the Kings Mother of Persia (Minisode) Sun, 06 Jul 2025 22:00:00 GMT 18:45 6818a067f30c20bff733ea8a false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/parysatis-the-kings-wife-and-the-kings-mother-of-persia 6818a067f30c20bff733ea8a 6761256ff444544373f2f68a parysatis-the-kings-wife-and-the-kings-mother-of-persia full Parysatis, the Kings Wife and then the Kings Mother of Persia, was a truly formidable woman. You really, really didn’t want to get on her bad side. The Persians had perfected the art of execution by inventive and brutal ways, and Parysatis made use of these. As well as being violent however, she was also intelligent and extremely capable, becoming an indispensable advisor to her son Artaxerxes 2nd. The Persians ruled over an enormous empire, at one point controlling 44% of the world’s population - still the largest empire ever by percentage of population.


Sources/Further Reading

Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd: The Persians, the Age of the Great Kings

Briant, Pierre: From Cyrus to Alexander, A History of the Persian Empire

https://www.eavartravel.com/blog/2022/10/24/130563/persian-empire/

https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/11/27/did-women-have-real-power-in-the-achaemenid-court/

Hyland, John: Pharnabazos, Cyrus’ Rebellion, and the Spartan War of 399 http://www.achemenet.com/pdf/arta/2008.003-Hyland.pdf

Schmitt, Rudiger: Cyrus the Younger: https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cyrus-vi-younger/

Greenwalt, William: Parysatis 1 https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/parysatis-i-fl-440-385-bce

Soteriou, Eleonora: Did women have real power in the Achaemenid court?https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/11/27/did-women-have-real-power-in-the-achaemenid-court/

Price, Massoume: Women's lives in ancient Persia https://www.iranchamber.com/history/articles/women_in_ancient_persia.php


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]]> Parysatis, the Kings Wife and then the Kings Mother of Persia, was a truly formidable woman. You really, really didn’t want to get on her bad side. The Persians had perfected the art of execution by inventive and brutal ways, and Parysatis made use of these. As well as being violent however, she was also intelligent and extremely capable, becoming an indispensable advisor to her son Artaxerxes 2nd. The Persians ruled over an enormous empire, at one point controlling 44% of the world’s population - still the largest empire ever by percentage of population.


Sources/Further Reading

Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd: The Persians, the Age of the Great Kings

Briant, Pierre: From Cyrus to Alexander, A History of the Persian Empire

https://www.eavartravel.com/blog/2022/10/24/130563/persian-empire/

https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/11/27/did-women-have-real-power-in-the-achaemenid-court/

Hyland, John: Pharnabazos, Cyrus’ Rebellion, and the Spartan War of 399 http://www.achemenet.com/pdf/arta/2008.003-Hyland.pdf

Schmitt, Rudiger: Cyrus the Younger: https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cyrus-vi-younger/

Greenwalt, William: Parysatis 1 https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/parysatis-i-fl-440-385-bce

Soteriou, Eleonora: Did women have real power in the Achaemenid court?https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/11/27/did-women-have-real-power-in-the-achaemenid-court/

Price, Massoume: Women's lives in ancient Persia https://www.iranchamber.com/history/articles/women_in_ancient_persia.php


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]]> Parysatis - The Kings Wife and Kings Mother of Persia Parysatis - The Kings Wife and Kings Mother of Persia Sun, 06 Jul 2025 21:00:00 GMT 51:46 681c7810bdc602414052fbbb false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/parysatis-the-kings-wife-and-kings-mother-of-persia 681c7810bdc602414052fbbb 6761256ff444544373f2f68a parysatis-the-kings-wife-and-kings-mother-of-persia full Parysatis, the Kings Wife and then the Kings Mother of Persia, was a truly formidable woman. You really, really didn’t want to get on her bad side. The Persians had perfected the art of execution by inventive and brutal ways, and Parysatis made use of these. As well as being violent however, she was also intelligent and extremely capable, becoming an indispensable advisor to her son Artaxerxes 2nd. The Persians ruled over an enormous empire, at one point controlling 44% of the world’s population - still the largest empire ever by percentage of population.


Sources/Further Reading

Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd: The Persians, the Age of the Great Kings

Briant, Pierre: From Cyrus to Alexander, A History of the Persian Empire

https://www.eavartravel.com/blog/2022/10/24/130563/persian-empire/

https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/11/27/did-women-have-real-power-in-the-achaemenid-court/

Hyland, John: Pharnabazos, Cyrus’ Rebellion, and the Spartan War of 399 http://www.achemenet.com/pdf/arta/2008.003-Hyland.pdf

Schmitt, Rudiger: Cyrus the Younger: https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cyrus-vi-younger/

Greenwalt, William: Parysatis 1 https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/parysatis-i-fl-440-385-bce

Soteriou, Eleonora: Did women have real power in the Achaemenid court?https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/11/27/did-women-have-real-power-in-the-achaemenid-court/

Price, Massoume: Women's lives in ancient Persia https://www.iranchamber.com/history/articles/women_in_ancient_persia.php



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]]> Parysatis, the Kings Wife and then the Kings Mother of Persia, was a truly formidable woman. You really, really didn’t want to get on her bad side. The Persians had perfected the art of execution by inventive and brutal ways, and Parysatis made use of these. As well as being violent however, she was also intelligent and extremely capable, becoming an indispensable advisor to her son Artaxerxes 2nd. The Persians ruled over an enormous empire, at one point controlling 44% of the world’s population - still the largest empire ever by percentage of population.


Sources/Further Reading

Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd: The Persians, the Age of the Great Kings

Briant, Pierre: From Cyrus to Alexander, A History of the Persian Empire

https://www.eavartravel.com/blog/2022/10/24/130563/persian-empire/

https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/11/27/did-women-have-real-power-in-the-achaemenid-court/

Hyland, John: Pharnabazos, Cyrus’ Rebellion, and the Spartan War of 399 http://www.achemenet.com/pdf/arta/2008.003-Hyland.pdf

Schmitt, Rudiger: Cyrus the Younger: https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cyrus-vi-younger/

Greenwalt, William: Parysatis 1 https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/parysatis-i-fl-440-385-bce

Soteriou, Eleonora: Did women have real power in the Achaemenid court?https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/11/27/did-women-have-real-power-in-the-achaemenid-court/

Price, Massoume: Women's lives in ancient Persia https://www.iranchamber.com/history/articles/women_in_ancient_persia.php



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]]> Caterina Sforza Episode 2 (minisode) Caterina Sforza Episode 2 (minisode) Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT 25:38 68148ca99704d99f84ec4164 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/caterina-sforza-episode-2-minisode 68148ca99704d99f84ec4164 6761256ff444544373f2f68a caterina-sforza-episode-2-minisode full Following the murder of her husband, Caterina Sforza had to move quickly to cement control of her territories. After successfully seeing off a coup, she fell in love with a handsome young stablehand who would become her secret second husband. However many people were not happy with her relationship with the young man, and events would boil over into violence and treachery. Caterina would face down the Pope and his son, and then spend a year in a dungeon before emerging to end her days in one of the most famous cities and times of history - Renaissance Florence. She met Leonardo Da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Nicolo Machiavelli and is immortalised on the walls of the Sistine Chapel in a painting by Botticelli.


Sources/Further Reading

Lev, Elizabeth: Tigress of Forli, The Fascinating Biography of The Ultimate Renaissance Woman

Jordan, Jonathan and Jordan, Emily Anne: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield

Fraser, Antonia: Warrior Queens Boadicea’s Chariot

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_Sforza

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caterina-Sforza

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]]> Following the murder of her husband, Caterina Sforza had to move quickly to cement control of her territories. After successfully seeing off a coup, she fell in love with a handsome young stablehand who would become her secret second husband. However many people were not happy with her relationship with the young man, and events would boil over into violence and treachery. Caterina would face down the Pope and his son, and then spend a year in a dungeon before emerging to end her days in one of the most famous cities and times of history - Renaissance Florence. She met Leonardo Da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Nicolo Machiavelli and is immortalised on the walls of the Sistine Chapel in a painting by Botticelli.


Sources/Further Reading

Lev, Elizabeth: Tigress of Forli, The Fascinating Biography of The Ultimate Renaissance Woman

Jordan, Jonathan and Jordan, Emily Anne: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield

Fraser, Antonia: Warrior Queens Boadicea’s Chariot

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_Sforza

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caterina-Sforza

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]]> Caterina Sforza episode 2 Caterina Sforza episode 2 Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:00:00 GMT 1:04:28 68118869f7d552efdc1385fb false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/caterina-sforza-episode-2 68118869f7d552efdc1385fb 6761256ff444544373f2f68a caterina-sforza-episode-2 full Following the murder of her husband, Caterina Sforza had to move quickly to cement control of her territories. After successfully seeing off a coup, she fell in love with a handsome young stablehand who would become her secret second husband. However many people were not happy with her relationship with the young man, and events would boil over into violence and treachery. Caterina would face down the Pope and his son, and then spend a year in a dungeon before emerging to end her days in one of the most famous cities and times of history - Renaissance Florence. She met Leonardo Da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Nicolo Machiavelli and is immortalised on the walls of the Sistine Chapel in a painting by Botticelli.


Sources/Further Reading

Lev, Elizabeth: Tigress of Forli, The Fascinating Biography of The Ultimate Renaissance Woman

Jordan, Jonathan and Jordan, Emily Anne: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield

Fraser, Antonia: Warrior Queens Boadicea’s Chariot

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_Sforza

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caterina-Sforza

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]]> Following the murder of her husband, Caterina Sforza had to move quickly to cement control of her territories. After successfully seeing off a coup, she fell in love with a handsome young stablehand who would become her secret second husband. However many people were not happy with her relationship with the young man, and events would boil over into violence and treachery. Caterina would face down the Pope and his son, and then spend a year in a dungeon before emerging to end her days in one of the most famous cities and times of history - Renaissance Florence. She met Leonardo Da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Nicolo Machiavelli and is immortalised on the walls of the Sistine Chapel in a painting by Botticelli.


Sources/Further Reading

Lev, Elizabeth: Tigress of Forli, The Fascinating Biography of The Ultimate Renaissance Woman

Jordan, Jonathan and Jordan, Emily Anne: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield

Fraser, Antonia: Warrior Queens Boadicea’s Chariot

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_Sforza

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caterina-Sforza

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]]> Caterina Sforza - Minisode (episode 1) Caterina Sforza - Minisode (episode 1) Sun, 22 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT 20:46 680cc226c96a934141e276ca false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/caterina-sforza-minisode-episode-1 680cc226c96a934141e276ca 6761256ff444544373f2f68a caterina-sforza-minisode-episode-1 full Caterina Sforza Riario Feo de Medici had many surnames, but she also had an incredibly interesting life - one that was quite unusual for a 15th century woman. Daughter of a duke, wife of a count and niece to a Pope, Caterina had impeccable connections and for several years was one of Romes key social players. She would prove to be more than a socialite however, physically taking up arms to fight her opponents on several occasions - and usually winning. Caterina met some of the most famous people in history - Leonardo da Vinci, Nicolo Machiavelli, Lorenzo de Medici - and is immortalised on the walls of the Sistine chapel. She would have three husbands and seven sons, but would prove to be the most capable military organiser of her family. She held the entire Catholic Church to ransom, faced down coups, avenged her two murdered husbands and stood strong against the feared Cesare Borgia when he invaded her territory. She was a true Renaissance woman


Sources/Further Reading

Lev, Elizabeth: Tigress of Forli, The Fascinating Biography of The Ultimate Renaissance Woman

Jordan, Jonathan and Jordan, Emily Anne: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield

Fraser, Antonia: Warrior Queens Boadicea’s Chariot

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_Sforza

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caterina-Sforza

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]]> Caterina Sforza Riario Feo de Medici had many surnames, but she also had an incredibly interesting life - one that was quite unusual for a 15th century woman. Daughter of a duke, wife of a count and niece to a Pope, Caterina had impeccable connections and for several years was one of Romes key social players. She would prove to be more than a socialite however, physically taking up arms to fight her opponents on several occasions - and usually winning. Caterina met some of the most famous people in history - Leonardo da Vinci, Nicolo Machiavelli, Lorenzo de Medici - and is immortalised on the walls of the Sistine chapel. She would have three husbands and seven sons, but would prove to be the most capable military organiser of her family. She held the entire Catholic Church to ransom, faced down coups, avenged her two murdered husbands and stood strong against the feared Cesare Borgia when he invaded her territory. She was a true Renaissance woman


Sources/Further Reading

Lev, Elizabeth: Tigress of Forli, The Fascinating Biography of The Ultimate Renaissance Woman

Jordan, Jonathan and Jordan, Emily Anne: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield

Fraser, Antonia: Warrior Queens Boadicea’s Chariot

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_Sforza

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caterina-Sforza

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]]> Caterina Sforza Episode 1 Caterina Sforza Episode 1 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:00:00 GMT 54:25 680d9125d844aaafbff34828 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/caterina-sforza-episode-1 680d9125d844aaafbff34828 6761256ff444544373f2f68a caterina-sforza-episode-1 full Caterina Sforza Riario Feo de Medici had many surnames, but she also had an incredibly interesting life - one that was quite unusual for a 15th century woman. Daughter of a duke, wife of a count and niece to a Pope, Caterina had impeccable connections and for several years was one of Romes key social players. She would prove to be more than a socialite however, physically taking up arms to fight her opponents on several occasions - and usually winning. Caterina met some of the most famous people in history - Leonardo da Vinci, Nicolo Machiavelli, Lorenzo de Medici - and is immortalised on the walls of the Sistine chapel. She would have three husbands and seven sons, but would prove to be the most capable military organiser of her family. She held the entire Catholic Church to ransom, faced down coups, avenged her two murdered husbands and stood strong against the feared Cesare Borgia when he invaded her territory. She was a true Renaissance woman


Sources/Further Reading:

Lev, Elizabeth: Tigress of Forli, The Fascinating Biography of The Ultimate Renaissance Woman

Jordan, Jonathan and Jordan, Emily Anne: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield

Fraser, Antonia: Warrior Queens Boadicea’s Chariot

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_Sforza

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caterina-Sforza

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]]> Caterina Sforza Riario Feo de Medici had many surnames, but she also had an incredibly interesting life - one that was quite unusual for a 15th century woman. Daughter of a duke, wife of a count and niece to a Pope, Caterina had impeccable connections and for several years was one of Romes key social players. She would prove to be more than a socialite however, physically taking up arms to fight her opponents on several occasions - and usually winning. Caterina met some of the most famous people in history - Leonardo da Vinci, Nicolo Machiavelli, Lorenzo de Medici - and is immortalised on the walls of the Sistine chapel. She would have three husbands and seven sons, but would prove to be the most capable military organiser of her family. She held the entire Catholic Church to ransom, faced down coups, avenged her two murdered husbands and stood strong against the feared Cesare Borgia when he invaded her territory. She was a true Renaissance woman


Sources/Further Reading:

Lev, Elizabeth: Tigress of Forli, The Fascinating Biography of The Ultimate Renaissance Woman

Jordan, Jonathan and Jordan, Emily Anne: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield

Fraser, Antonia: Warrior Queens Boadicea’s Chariot

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_Sforza

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caterina-Sforza

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]]> Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (Minisode) Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (Minisode) Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT 20:10 6847eebdb0b18fac07b0b306 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/sarah-churchill-duchess-of-marlborough-minisode 6847eebdb0b18fac07b0b306 6761256ff444544373f2f68a sarah-churchill-duchess-of-marlborough-minisode full Sarah Churchill began life as the daughter of a minor landowner, and rose to become the richest woman in England. Her influence over Queen Anne was so great she effectively ran the Queens private life, and in the process gained a lot of power, prestige and wealth. Her husband was also an impressive figure, John Churchill became one of Englands greatest military leaders and through his hard work and Sarahs relationship with the Queen they became a Duke and Duchess. Sarahs later life however was one of grievance and stress, as she fought with her family, servants and architects over anything and everything. She left two enduring legacies; Blenheim Palace, the enormous residence she constructed in honour of her husbands military victory, and her descendant Sir Winston Churchill.


Sources/Further Reading

Green, David: Sarah Duchess of Marlborough

Stewart, Terry: The South Sea Bubble https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/South-Sea-Bubble/

Spencer, Charles: The Spencers, A Personal History of an English Family

Churchill, Sarah: An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-account-of-the-conduc_marlborough-sarah-churc_1742_0

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Churchill,_Duchess_of_Marlborough

Blenheim Palace https://www.blenheimpalace.com/stories/the-first-duchess/

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-Jennings-Duchess

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]]> Sarah Churchill began life as the daughter of a minor landowner, and rose to become the richest woman in England. Her influence over Queen Anne was so great she effectively ran the Queens private life, and in the process gained a lot of power, prestige and wealth. Her husband was also an impressive figure, John Churchill became one of Englands greatest military leaders and through his hard work and Sarahs relationship with the Queen they became a Duke and Duchess. Sarahs later life however was one of grievance and stress, as she fought with her family, servants and architects over anything and everything. She left two enduring legacies; Blenheim Palace, the enormous residence she constructed in honour of her husbands military victory, and her descendant Sir Winston Churchill.


Sources/Further Reading

Green, David: Sarah Duchess of Marlborough

Stewart, Terry: The South Sea Bubble https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/South-Sea-Bubble/

Spencer, Charles: The Spencers, A Personal History of an English Family

Churchill, Sarah: An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-account-of-the-conduc_marlborough-sarah-churc_1742_0

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Churchill,_Duchess_of_Marlborough

Blenheim Palace https://www.blenheimpalace.com/stories/the-first-duchess/

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-Jennings-Duchess

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]]> Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:00:00 GMT 53:50 68479615d911dedd652948d8 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/sarah-churchill-duchess-of-marlborough 68479615d911dedd652948d8 6761256ff444544373f2f68a sarah-churchill-duchess-of-marlborough full Sarah Churchill began life as the daughter of a minor landowner, and rose to become the richest woman in the country. Her influence over Queen Anne was so great she effectively ran the Queens private life, and in the process gained a lot of power, prestige and wealth. Her husband was also an impressive figure, John Churchill became one of Englands greatest military leaders and through his hard work and Sarahs relationship with the Queen they became a Duke and Duchess. Sarahs later life however was one of grievance and stress, as she fought with her family, servants and architects over anything and everything. She left two enduring legacies; Blenheim Palace, the enormous residence she constructed in honour of her husbands military victory, and her descendant Sir Winston Churchill.


Sources/Further Reading

Green, David: Sarah Duchess of Marlborough

Stewart, Terry: The South Sea Bubble https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/South-Sea-Bubble/

Spencer, Charles: The Spencers, A Personal History of an English Family

Churchill, Sarah: An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-account-of-the-conduc_marlborough-sarah-churc_1742_0

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Churchill,_Duchess_of_Marlborough

Blenheim Palace https://www.blenheimpalace.com/stories/the-first-duchess/

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-Jennings-Duchess-of-Marlborough


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]]> Sarah Churchill began life as the daughter of a minor landowner, and rose to become the richest woman in the country. Her influence over Queen Anne was so great she effectively ran the Queens private life, and in the process gained a lot of power, prestige and wealth. Her husband was also an impressive figure, John Churchill became one of Englands greatest military leaders and through his hard work and Sarahs relationship with the Queen they became a Duke and Duchess. Sarahs later life however was one of grievance and stress, as she fought with her family, servants and architects over anything and everything. She left two enduring legacies; Blenheim Palace, the enormous residence she constructed in honour of her husbands military victory, and her descendant Sir Winston Churchill.


Sources/Further Reading

Green, David: Sarah Duchess of Marlborough

Stewart, Terry: The South Sea Bubble https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/South-Sea-Bubble/

Spencer, Charles: The Spencers, A Personal History of an English Family

Churchill, Sarah: An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough

https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-account-of-the-conduc_marlborough-sarah-churc_1742_0

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Churchill,_Duchess_of_Marlborough

Blenheim Palace https://www.blenheimpalace.com/stories/the-first-duchess/

Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-Jennings-Duchess-of-Marlborough


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]]> Amy Robsart, Lady Amy Dudley - Minisode (Episode 2) Amy Robsart, Lady Amy Dudley - Minisode (Episode 2) Sun, 01 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT 17:54 67ea3f93f6fbf2719362ccbd false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/amy-robsart-lady-amy-dudley-minisode-episode-two 67ea3f93f6fbf2719362ccbd 6761256ff444544373f2f68a amy-robsart-lady-amy-dudley-minisode-episode-two full How did Amy Robsart, Lady Dudley, die? In this episode we look at several options - natural causes, accidental, suicide and murder. It’s an intriguing mystery, and in the end we can’t know for sure. The Elizabeths however were quick to point the finger at Amys husband Robert, but is there any substance to these accusation?



Sources/Further Reading

Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart

Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st

Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten

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]]> How did Amy Robsart, Lady Dudley, die? In this episode we look at several options - natural causes, accidental, suicide and murder. It’s an intriguing mystery, and in the end we can’t know for sure. The Elizabeths however were quick to point the finger at Amys husband Robert, but is there any substance to these accusation?



Sources/Further Reading

Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart

Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st

Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten

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]]> Amy Robsart, Lady Amy Dudley Episode Two Amy Robsart, Lady Amy Dudley Episode Two Sun, 01 Jun 2025 21:00:00 GMT 1:03:32 67ddf4bb1eb5b2f42382ff62 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/amy-robsart-lady-amy-dudley-episode-two 67ddf4bb1eb5b2f42382ff62 6761256ff444544373f2f68a amy-robsart-lady-amy-dudley-episode-two full How did Amy Robsart, Lady Dudley, die? In this episode we look at several options - natural causes, accidental, suicide and murder. It’s an intriguing mystery, and in the end we can’t know for sure. The Elizabeths however were quick to point the finger at Amys husband Robert, but is there any substance to these accusation?



Sources/Further Reading

Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart

Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st

Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten Years

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]]> How did Amy Robsart, Lady Dudley, die? In this episode we look at several options - natural causes, accidental, suicide and murder. It’s an intriguing mystery, and in the end we can’t know for sure. The Elizabeths however were quick to point the finger at Amys husband Robert, but is there any substance to these accusation?



Sources/Further Reading

Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart

Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st

Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten Years

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]]> Amy Robsart, Lady Dudley - Episode One Amy Robsart, Lady Dudley - Episode One Sun, 25 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT 40:13 67ddf39a1eb5b2f42382bd5f false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/amy-robsart-lady-dudley-episode-one 67ddf39a1eb5b2f42382bd5f 6761256ff444544373f2f68a amy-robsart-lady-dudley-episode-one full Lady Amy Dudley is famous because of her husband and the manner of her death. She died at the age of 28 in a manner that is to this day the cause of much speculation and debate. However she is more than her death - this episode looks at her life and her marriage to Robert Dudley, the man who wanted to be a king.


Sources/Further Reading

Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart

Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st

Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten Years

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]]> Lady Amy Dudley is famous because of her husband and the manner of her death. She died at the age of 28 in a manner that is to this day the cause of much speculation and debate. However she is more than her death - this episode looks at her life and her marriage to Robert Dudley, the man who wanted to be a king.


Sources/Further Reading

Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart

Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st

Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten Years

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]]> Amy Robsart, Lady Amy Dudley - Minisode (episode 1) Amy Robsart, Lady Amy Dudley - Minisode (episode 1) Sun, 25 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT 13:15 67ea3e345fb59eadfc88efe5 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/amy-robsart-lady-amy-dudley-minisode-episode-1 67ea3e345fb59eadfc88efe5 6761256ff444544373f2f68a amy-robsart-lady-amy-dudley-minisode-episode-1 full Lady Amy Dudley is famous because of her husband and the manner of her death. She died at the age of 28 in a manner that is to this day the cause of much speculation and debate. However she is more than her death - this episode looks at her life and her marriage to Robert Dudley, the man who wanted to be a king.


Sources/Further Reading

Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart

Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st

Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten

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]]> Lady Amy Dudley is famous because of her husband and the manner of her death. She died at the age of 28 in a manner that is to this day the cause of much speculation and debate. However she is more than her death - this episode looks at her life and her marriage to Robert Dudley, the man who wanted to be a king.


Sources/Further Reading

Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart

Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st

Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten

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]]> Agrippina the Younger Agrippina the Younger Sun, 18 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT 58:40 67f86b5ee5a54523b3cb53ef false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/agrippina-the-younger 67f86b5ee5a54523b3cb53ef 6761256ff444544373f2f68a agrippina-the-younger full Agrippina the Younger was one of the most powerful women in the history of the Roman Empire. She was a Julio-Claudian, descended from Augustus and was the sister, wife and mother of Emperors. A consummate politician, Agrippina essentially ruled Rome for 5 years at the side of her husband (and uncle) Claudius, but when her scheming placed her son Nero on the throne she scored bit of an own goal, as Nero was not prepared to listen to his mother. Agrippina found her power and prestige began to slip away, before she was confronted with the biggest insult of all…


Sources/Further Reading

Southon, Emma: Agrippina- Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore

Holland, Tom: Pax - War and Peace in Romes Golden Age

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippina_the_Younger

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julia-Agrippina

Moan Inc: Agrippina the Younger: The Unkillable mother of Nero https://www.moaninc.co.uk/ancient-women/agrippina-the-younger

Presciuttini, Giacomo: Agrippina the Younger https://www.worldhistory.org/Agrippina_the_Younger/

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]]> Agrippina the Younger was one of the most powerful women in the history of the Roman Empire. She was a Julio-Claudian, descended from Augustus and was the sister, wife and mother of Emperors. A consummate politician, Agrippina essentially ruled Rome for 5 years at the side of her husband (and uncle) Claudius, but when her scheming placed her son Nero on the throne she scored bit of an own goal, as Nero was not prepared to listen to his mother. Agrippina found her power and prestige began to slip away, before she was confronted with the biggest insult of all…


Sources/Further Reading

Southon, Emma: Agrippina- Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore

Holland, Tom: Pax - War and Peace in Romes Golden Age

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippina_the_Younger

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julia-Agrippina

Moan Inc: Agrippina the Younger: The Unkillable mother of Nero https://www.moaninc.co.uk/ancient-women/agrippina-the-younger

Presciuttini, Giacomo: Agrippina the Younger https://www.worldhistory.org/Agrippina_the_Younger/

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]]> Agrippina the Younger - Minisode Agrippina the Younger - Minisode Sun, 18 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT 22:05 67f86c0e2d3c275cad46b055 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/agrippina-the-younger-minisode 67f86c0e2d3c275cad46b055 6761256ff444544373f2f68a agrippina-the-younger-minisode full Agrippina the Younger was one of the most powerful women in the history of the Roman Empire. She was a Julio-Claudian, descended from Augustus and was the sister, wife and mother of Emperors. A consummate politician, Agrippina essentially ruled Rome for 5 years at the side of her husband (and uncle) Claudius, but when her scheming placed her son Nero on the throne she scored bit of an own goal, as Nero was not prepared to listen to his mother. Agrippina found her power and prestige began to slip away, before she was confronted with the biggest insult of all…


Sources/Further Reading

Southon, Emma: Agrippina- Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore

Holland, Tom: Pax - War and Peace in Romes Golden Age

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippina_the_Younger

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julia-Agrippina

Moan Inc: Agrippina the Younger: The Unkillable mother of Nero https://www.moaninc.co.uk/ancient-women/agrippina-the-younger

Presciuttini, Giacomo: Agrippina the Younger https://www.worldhistory.org/Agrippina_the_Younger/

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]]> Agrippina the Younger was one of the most powerful women in the history of the Roman Empire. She was a Julio-Claudian, descended from Augustus and was the sister, wife and mother of Emperors. A consummate politician, Agrippina essentially ruled Rome for 5 years at the side of her husband (and uncle) Claudius, but when her scheming placed her son Nero on the throne she scored bit of an own goal, as Nero was not prepared to listen to his mother. Agrippina found her power and prestige began to slip away, before she was confronted with the biggest insult of all…


Sources/Further Reading

Southon, Emma: Agrippina- Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore

Holland, Tom: Pax - War and Peace in Romes Golden Age

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippina_the_Younger

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julia-Agrippina

Moan Inc: Agrippina the Younger: The Unkillable mother of Nero https://www.moaninc.co.uk/ancient-women/agrippina-the-younger

Presciuttini, Giacomo: Agrippina the Younger https://www.worldhistory.org/Agrippina_the_Younger/

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]]> Dame Nellie Melba - Minisode (Episode 2) Dame Nellie Melba - Minisode (Episode 2) Sun, 11 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT 21:42 67eccc1e95247131328cc740 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/dame-nellie-melba-minisode-episode-2 67eccc1e95247131328cc740 6761256ff444544373f2f68a dame-nellie-melba-minisode-episode-2 full Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.


In this second episode we will look at how she raised money for the war effort and earned her Damehood, how she became the first live singer to perform on radio, and how her retirement tour took so long Australians started a saying - “more farewells than Dame Nellie Melba.”


Sources/Further Reading:

Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba

Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family Memoir

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]]> Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.


In this second episode we will look at how she raised money for the war effort and earned her Damehood, how she became the first live singer to perform on radio, and how her retirement tour took so long Australians started a saying - “more farewells than Dame Nellie Melba.”


Sources/Further Reading:

Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba

Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family Memoir

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]]> Dame Nellie Melba Episode 2 Dame Nellie Melba Episode 2 Sun, 11 May 2025 21:00:00 GMT 41:16 67f1e988e0f1f8da2754d3cc false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/dame-nellie-melba-episode-2 67f1e988e0f1f8da2754d3cc 6761256ff444544373f2f68a dame-nellie-melba-episode-2 full Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.


In this second episode we will look at how she raised money for the war effort and earned her Damehood, how she became the first live singer to perform on radio, and how her retirement tour took so long Australians started a saying - “more farewells than Dame Nellie Melba.”


Sources/Further Reading:

Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba

Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family Memoir

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]]> Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.


In this second episode we will look at how she raised money for the war effort and earned her Damehood, how she became the first live singer to perform on radio, and how her retirement tour took so long Australians started a saying - “more farewells than Dame Nellie Melba.”


Sources/Further Reading:

Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba

Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family Memoir

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]]> Dame Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba Sun, 04 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT 56:33 67ecca7595247131328c594b false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/dame-nellie-melba 67ecca7595247131328c594b 6761256ff444544373f2f68a dame-nellie-melba full Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.


In this first episode we will look at her early life, and how she came to make it big in Europe and the USA


Sources/Further Reading:

Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba

Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family Memoir

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]]> Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.


In this first episode we will look at her early life, and how she came to make it big in Europe and the USA


Sources/Further Reading:

Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba

Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family Memoir

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]]> Dame Nellie Melba - Minisode (1) Dame Nellie Melba - Minisode (1) Sun, 04 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT 15:58 67ef3f8374019617290f33c1 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/dame-nellie-melba-minisode-1 67ef3f8374019617290f33c1 6761256ff444544373f2f68a dame-nellie-melba-minisode-1 full Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.


In this first episode we will look at her early life, and how she came to make it big in Europe and the USA


Sources/Further Reading:

Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba

Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family

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]]> Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.


In this first episode we will look at her early life, and how she came to make it big in Europe and the USA


Sources/Further Reading:

Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba

Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family

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]]> Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba - Minisode Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba - Minisode Sun, 27 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT 18:52 67e08f87067e9e9914c4c8c3 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/njinga-of-ndongo-and-matamba-minisode 67e08f87067e9e9914c4c8c3 6761256ff444544373f2f68a njinga-of-ndongo-and-matamba-minisode full Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba was a woman feared by the Portuguese. In the face of enormous opposition, she was able to hold her own against the superior numbers and weapons of the Europeans and their allies, and retain independence for her Kingdom and her people.


Sources/Further Reading

Heywood, Linda: Njinga of Angola, Africas Warrior Queen

Jordan, Jonathan & Jordan, Emily Ann: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield


How the Portuguese Fought Against African Kingdoms in Angola in the 16th – 17th Centuries

https://aristocraticfury.substack.com/p/how-the-portuguese-fought-against


South African History Online: Njinga Ana de Sousa

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/njinga-ana-de-sousa


Wikipedia: Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzinga_of_Ndongo_and_Matamba


Wikipedia: Colonial History of Angola

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_history_of_Angola


Anne Thériault Queens of Infamy: Njinga

https://longreads.com/2019/10/03/queens-of-infamy-njinga/

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]]> Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba was a woman feared by the Portuguese. In the face of enormous opposition, she was able to hold her own against the superior numbers and weapons of the Europeans and their allies, and retain independence for her Kingdom and her people.


Sources/Further Reading

Heywood, Linda: Njinga of Angola, Africas Warrior Queen

Jordan, Jonathan & Jordan, Emily Ann: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield


How the Portuguese Fought Against African Kingdoms in Angola in the 16th – 17th Centuries

https://aristocraticfury.substack.com/p/how-the-portuguese-fought-against


South African History Online: Njinga Ana de Sousa

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/njinga-ana-de-sousa


Wikipedia: Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzinga_of_Ndongo_and_Matamba


Wikipedia: Colonial History of Angola

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_history_of_Angola


Anne Thériault Queens of Infamy: Njinga

https://longreads.com/2019/10/03/queens-of-infamy-njinga/

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]]> Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:00:00 GMT 49:44 67e08eb2511f1304b0ede6a8 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/njinga-of-ndongo-and-matamba 67e08eb2511f1304b0ede6a8 6761256ff444544373f2f68a njinga-of-ndongo-and-matamba full Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba was a woman feared by the Portuguese. In the face of enormous opposition, she was able to hold her own against the superior numbers and weapons of the Europeans and their allies, and retain independence for her Kingdom and her people.


Sources/Further Reading

Heywood, Linda: Njinga of Angola, Africas Warrior Queen

Jordan, Jonathan & Jordan, Emily Ann: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield


How the Portuguese Fought Against African Kingdoms in Angola in the 16th – 17th Centuries

https://aristocraticfury.substack.com/p/how-the-portuguese-fought-against


South African History Online: Njinga Ana de Sousa

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/njinga-ana-de-sousa


Wikipedia: Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzinga_of_Ndongo_and_Matamba


Wikipedia: Colonial History of Angola

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_history_of_Angola


Anne Thériault Queens of Infamy: Njinga

https://longreads.com/2019/10/03/queens-of-infamy-njinga/


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]]> Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba was a woman feared by the Portuguese. In the face of enormous opposition, she was able to hold her own against the superior numbers and weapons of the Europeans and their allies, and retain independence for her Kingdom and her people.


Sources/Further Reading

Heywood, Linda: Njinga of Angola, Africas Warrior Queen

Jordan, Jonathan & Jordan, Emily Ann: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield


How the Portuguese Fought Against African Kingdoms in Angola in the 16th – 17th Centuries

https://aristocraticfury.substack.com/p/how-the-portuguese-fought-against


South African History Online: Njinga Ana de Sousa

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/njinga-ana-de-sousa


Wikipedia: Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzinga_of_Ndongo_and_Matamba


Wikipedia: Colonial History of Angola

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_history_of_Angola


Anne Thériault Queens of Infamy: Njinga

https://longreads.com/2019/10/03/queens-of-infamy-njinga/


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]]> Isabella of Castile (Two) Isabella of Castile (Two) Sun, 13 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT 1:08:09 67adaf23e54c8d17286853dc false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/isabella-of-castile-two 67adaf23e54c8d17286853dc 6761256ff444544373f2f68a isabella-of-castile-two full Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.


Sources/Further Reading

Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen

Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen

Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/

Wikipedia

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]]> Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.


Sources/Further Reading

Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen

Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen

Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/

Wikipedia

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]]> Isabella of Castile - Minisode (Episode 2) Isabella of Castile - Minisode (Episode 2) Sun, 13 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT 21:30 67ea4211544f2943b0a3fc27 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/isabella-of-castile-minisode-episode-2 67ea4211544f2943b0a3fc27 6761256ff444544373f2f68a isabella-of-castile-minisode-episode-2 full Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.


Sources/Further Reading

Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen

Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen

Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/

Wikipedia

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]]> Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.


Sources/Further Reading

Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen

Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen

Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/

Wikipedia

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]]> Isabella of Castile (One) Isabella of Castile (One) Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:00:00 GMT 50:56 67adae499b1efd490260fac0 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/isabella-of-castile-one 67adae499b1efd490260fac0 6761256ff444544373f2f68a isabella-of-castile-one full Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.


Sources/Further Reading

Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen

Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen

Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/

Wikipedia

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]]> Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.


Sources/Further Reading

Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen

Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen

Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/

Wikipedia

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]]> Isabella of Castile Minisode (One) Isabella of Castile Minisode (One) Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:00:00 GMT 14:36 67d4e15db3ef7ea352a01be5 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/isabella-of-castile-minisode-1 67d4e15db3ef7ea352a01be5 6761256ff444544373f2f68a isabella-of-castile-minisode-1 full Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.


Sources/Further Reading

Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen

Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen

Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/

Wikipedia

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]]> Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.


Sources/Further Reading

Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen

Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen

Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/

Wikipedia

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]]> Matilda of Boulogne Minisode Matilda of Boulogne Minisode Sun, 30 Mar 2025 21:00:00 GMT 19:21 67cbd0a055101d9644ee873c false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/matilda-of-boulogne-minisode 67cbd0a055101d9644ee873c 6761256ff444544373f2f68a matilda-of-boulogne-minisode full In 1141 there occurred a war within a war- known as the War of the Two Matildas. The main contestants of the Civil War known as The Anarchy were King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, but when Stephen was captured and imprisoned his wife the Queen Matilda kept his cause alive. For almost a year Matilda led her troops, defeating the Empress and driving her out of first London and then Winchester. A lesser known and underrated Queen, Matilda of Boulogne was a highly intelligent woman who hid her backbone of steel behind a facade of graciousness and smiles.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: Queens of the Conquest

Bennet Connolly, Sharon: Women of the Anarchy

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]]> In 1141 there occurred a war within a war- known as the War of the Two Matildas. The main contestants of the Civil War known as The Anarchy were King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, but when Stephen was captured and imprisoned his wife the Queen Matilda kept his cause alive. For almost a year Matilda led her troops, defeating the Empress and driving her out of first London and then Winchester. A lesser known and underrated Queen, Matilda of Boulogne was a highly intelligent woman who hid her backbone of steel behind a facade of graciousness and smiles.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: Queens of the Conquest

Bennet Connolly, Sharon: Women of the Anarchy

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]]> Matilda of Boulogne Matilda of Boulogne Sun, 30 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT 1:13:29 67cbd00dffae9c0f4e89a51a false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/matilda-of-boulogne 67cbd00dffae9c0f4e89a51a 6761256ff444544373f2f68a matilda-of-boulogne full In 1141 there occurred a war within a war- known as the War of the Two Matildas. The main contestants of the Civil War known as The Anarchy were King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, but when Stephen was captured and imprisoned his wife the Queen Matilda kept his cause alive. For almost a year Matilda led her troops, defeating the Empress and driving her out of first London and then Winchester. A lesser known and underrated Queen, Matilda of Boulogne was a highly intelligent woman who hid her backbone of steel behind a facade of graciousness and smiles.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: Queens of the Conquest

Bennet Connolly, Sharon: Women of the Anarchy

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]]> In 1141 there occurred a war within a war- known as the War of the Two Matildas. The main contestants of the Civil War known as The Anarchy were King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, but when Stephen was captured and imprisoned his wife the Queen Matilda kept his cause alive. For almost a year Matilda led her troops, defeating the Empress and driving her out of first London and then Winchester. A lesser known and underrated Queen, Matilda of Boulogne was a highly intelligent woman who hid her backbone of steel behind a facade of graciousness and smiles.


Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: Queens of the Conquest

Bennet Connolly, Sharon: Women of the Anarchy

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]]> Mandukhai Khatun Minisode Mandukhai Khatun Minisode Sun, 23 Mar 2025 21:00:00 GMT 19:28 67cbcd458c2cf351b1d3be4f false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/mandukhai-khatun-minisode 67cbcd458c2cf351b1d3be4f 6761256ff444544373f2f68a mandukhai-khatun-minisode full We’ve all heard of the Great Wall of China, one of the wonders of the world, but did you know part of it was built to keep out a warrior Queen? Mandukhai the Wise led the Mongols for almost 40 years - the first 10 as an independent regent and the next 30 alongside her young husband who looked to her for advice. She instilled fear into the Chinese Ming Court and defeated powerful male warlords, working to forge a united Mongol nation.


Sources/Further Reading

Weatherford, Jack: The Secret History of The Mongol Queens

Morton, Nicholas: The Mongol Storm

Man, John: The Mongol Empire

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]]> We’ve all heard of the Great Wall of China, one of the wonders of the world, but did you know part of it was built to keep out a warrior Queen? Mandukhai the Wise led the Mongols for almost 40 years - the first 10 as an independent regent and the next 30 alongside her young husband who looked to her for advice. She instilled fear into the Chinese Ming Court and defeated powerful male warlords, working to forge a united Mongol nation.


Sources/Further Reading

Weatherford, Jack: The Secret History of The Mongol Queens

Morton, Nicholas: The Mongol Storm

Man, John: The Mongol Empire

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]]> Mandukhai Khatun Mandukhai Khatun Sun, 23 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT 47:39 67cbcc6ebaaeff02dc1c9e60 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/mandukhai-khatun 67cbcc6ebaaeff02dc1c9e60 6761256ff444544373f2f68a mandukhai-khatun full We’ve all heard of the Great Wall of China, one of the wonders of the world, but did you know part of it was built to keep out a warrior Queen? Mandukhai the Wise led the Mongols for almost 40 years - the first 10 as an independent regent and the next 30 alongside her young husband who looked to her for advice. She instilled fear into the Chinese Ming Court and defeated powerful male warlords, working to forge a united Mongol nation.


Sources/Further Reading

Weatherford, Jack: The Secret History of The Mongol Queens

Morton, Nicholas: The Mongol Storm

Man, John: The Mongol Empire

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]]> We’ve all heard of the Great Wall of China, one of the wonders of the world, but did you know part of it was built to keep out a warrior Queen? Mandukhai the Wise led the Mongols for almost 40 years - the first 10 as an independent regent and the next 30 alongside her young husband who looked to her for advice. She instilled fear into the Chinese Ming Court and defeated powerful male warlords, working to forge a united Mongol nation.


Sources/Further Reading

Weatherford, Jack: The Secret History of The Mongol Queens

Morton, Nicholas: The Mongol Storm

Man, John: The Mongol Empire

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]]> Sibylla of Jerusalem (minisode) Sibylla of Jerusalem (minisode) Sun, 16 Mar 2025 21:00:00 GMT 16:51 67bedad803ca0341bdb816e4 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/sibylla-of-jerusalem-minisode 67bedad803ca0341bdb816e4 6761256ff444544373f2f68a sibylla-of-jerusalem-minisode full Sibylla of Jerusalem was the third of five reigning Queens of Jerusalem - but she was also the one who lost the city of Jerusalem. She was not born or raised to rule, and she struggled to maintain control of her Kingdom.


Sources/Further Reading

Pangonis, Katherine: Queens of Jerusalem- The Women Who Dared To Rule

Montefiore, Simon Sebastian: Jerusalem - The Biography

Jones, Dan: Crusaders- An Epic War for the History of the Holy Lands

Wikipedia

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]]> Sibylla of Jerusalem was the third of five reigning Queens of Jerusalem - but she was also the one who lost the city of Jerusalem. She was not born or raised to rule, and she struggled to maintain control of her Kingdom.


Sources/Further Reading

Pangonis, Katherine: Queens of Jerusalem- The Women Who Dared To Rule

Montefiore, Simon Sebastian: Jerusalem - The Biography

Jones, Dan: Crusaders- An Epic War for the History of the Holy Lands

Wikipedia

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]]> Sibylla of Jerusalem Sibylla of Jerusalem Sun, 16 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT 55:12 67beda5603ca0341bdb7f6ba false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/sibylla-of-jerusalem 67beda5603ca0341bdb7f6ba 6761256ff444544373f2f68a sibylla-of-jerusalem full Sibylla of Jerusalem was the third of five reigning Queens of Jerusalem - but she was also the one who lost the city of Jerusalem. She was not born or raised to rule, and she struggled to maintain control of her Kingdom.


Sources/Further Reading

Pangonis, Katherine: Queens of Jerusalem- The Women Who Dared To Rule

Montefiore, Simon Sebastian: Jerusalem - The Biography

Jones, Dan: Crusaders- An Epic War for the History of the Holy Lands

Wikipedia

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]]> Sibylla of Jerusalem was the third of five reigning Queens of Jerusalem - but she was also the one who lost the city of Jerusalem. She was not born or raised to rule, and she struggled to maintain control of her Kingdom.


Sources/Further Reading

Pangonis, Katherine: Queens of Jerusalem- The Women Who Dared To Rule

Montefiore, Simon Sebastian: Jerusalem - The Biography

Jones, Dan: Crusaders- An Epic War for the History of the Holy Lands

Wikipedia

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]]> Jane Austen (Minisode) Jane Austen (Minisode) Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:00:00 GMT 16:26 67baf3ffc665638d47cb1706 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/jane-austen-minisode 67baf3ffc665638d47cb1706 6761256ff444544373f2f68a jane-austen-minisode full Recently voted Britains best author, and with more than 30 million books sold, Jane Austen is a literary giant. However wealth and success in her own lifetime was elusive, as as an unmarried women from a lower gentry family money was a constant problem for her and her family.


Sources/Further reading

Worsley, Lucy: Jane Austen At Home - A Biography

Nokes, David: Jane Austen

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]]> Recently voted Britains best author, and with more than 30 million books sold, Jane Austen is a literary giant. However wealth and success in her own lifetime was elusive, as as an unmarried women from a lower gentry family money was a constant problem for her and her family.


Sources/Further reading

Worsley, Lucy: Jane Austen At Home - A Biography

Nokes, David: Jane Austen

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]]> Jane Austen Jane Austen Sun, 09 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT 1:12:37 67baf3cb86a56284d0ddfc9a false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/jane-austen 67baf3cb86a56284d0ddfc9a 6761256ff444544373f2f68a jane-austen full Recently voted Britains best author, and with more than 30 million books sold, Jane Austen is a literary giant. However wealth and success in her own lifetime was elusive, as as an unmarried women from a lower gentry family money was a constant problem for her and her family.


Sources/Further reading

Worsley, Lucy: Jane Austen At Home - A Biography

Nokes, David: Jane Austen

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]]> Recently voted Britains best author, and with more than 30 million books sold, Jane Austen is a literary giant. However wealth and success in her own lifetime was elusive, as as an unmarried women from a lower gentry family money was a constant problem for her and her family.


Sources/Further reading

Worsley, Lucy: Jane Austen At Home - A Biography

Nokes, David: Jane Austen

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]]> Ellen Kelly Two (Minisode) Ellen Kelly Two (Minisode) Sun, 23 Feb 2025 21:00:00 GMT 12:53 679b65f474564c41949c198e false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/ellen-kelly-two-minisode 679b65f474564c41949c198e 6761256ff444544373f2f68a ellen-kelly-two-minisode full Ellen Kelly has found life in Australia a struggle - now her sons are going to make life even more stressful. Somehow, she has to navigate life as mother to two of the most notorious bushrangers in Australian history.


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Kieza, Grantlee: Mrs Kelly

Jones, Ian: Ned Kelly - [A Short Life]

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]]> Ellen Kelly has found life in Australia a struggle - now her sons are going to make life even more stressful. Somehow, she has to navigate life as mother to two of the most notorious bushrangers in Australian history.


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Kieza, Grantlee: Mrs Kelly

Jones, Ian: Ned Kelly - [A Short Life]

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]]> Ellen Kelly Two Ellen Kelly Two Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:00:00 GMT 50:12 679b6ab22dc6067fdd2ea82e false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/ellen-kelly-two 679b6ab22dc6067fdd2ea82e 6761256ff444544373f2f68a ellen-kelly-two full Ellen Kelly has found life in Australia a struggle - now her sons are going to make life even more stressful. Somehow, she has to navigate life as mother to two of the most notorious bushrangers in Australian history.


Sources/Further Reading:

Kieza, Grantlee: Mrs Kelly

Jones, Ian: Ned Kelly - [A Short Life]

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]]> Ellen Kelly has found life in Australia a struggle - now her sons are going to make life even more stressful. Somehow, she has to navigate life as mother to two of the most notorious bushrangers in Australian history.


Sources/Further Reading:

Kieza, Grantlee: Mrs Kelly

Jones, Ian: Ned Kelly - [A Short Life]

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]]> Ellen Kelly One (Minisode) Ellen Kelly One (Minisode) Sun, 16 Feb 2025 21:00:00 GMT 10:24 679b703f2dc6067fdd2fdf62 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/ellen-kelly-1-minisode 679b703f2dc6067fdd2fdf62 6761256ff444544373f2f68a ellen-kelly-1-minisode full Ellen Kelly was a true survivor - born to poor parents in Ireland, she emigrated to Australia at the age of ten and made a life for herself, living until the age of 91. It was hard work, and there were many challenges - not least of all her children.


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Kieza, Grantlee: Mrs Kelly

Jones, Ian: Ned Kelly - [A Short Life]

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]]> Ellen Kelly was a true survivor - born to poor parents in Ireland, she emigrated to Australia at the age of ten and made a life for herself, living until the age of 91. It was hard work, and there were many challenges - not least of all her children.


Sources/Further Reading:

Kieza, Grantlee: Mrs Kelly

Jones, Ian: Ned Kelly - [A Short Life]

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]]> Ellen Kelly One Ellen Kelly One Sun, 16 Feb 2025 20:00:00 GMT 42:22 679b6d355ab37be0df9c7991 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/ellen-kelly 679b6d355ab37be0df9c7991 6761256ff444544373f2f68a ellen-kelly full Ellen Kelly was a true survivor - born to poor parents in Ireland, she emigrated to Australia at the age of ten and made a life for herself, living until the age of 91. It was hard work, and there were many challenges - not least of all her children.


Sources/Further Reading:

Kieza, Grantlee: Mrs Kelly

Jones, Ian: Ned Kelly - [A Short Life]

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]]> Ellen Kelly was a true survivor - born to poor parents in Ireland, she emigrated to Australia at the age of ten and made a life for herself, living until the age of 91. It was hard work, and there were many challenges - not least of all her children.


Sources/Further Reading:

Kieza, Grantlee: Mrs Kelly

Jones, Ian: Ned Kelly - [A Short Life]

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]]> Melisende of Jerusalem (minisode) Melisende of Jerusalem (minisode) Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:00:00 GMT 13:35 679c2d7974564c4194d7a0fc false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/melisende-of-jerusalem-minisode 679c2d7974564c4194d7a0fc 6761256ff444544373f2f68a melisende-of-jerusalem-minisode full Melisende of Jerusalem was one of those rare characters in history - a Queen Regnant. She ruled the Kingdom of Jerusalem for over 20 years, and somehow managed to hold it together in the face of enormous opposition.


Sources/Further Reading

Pangonis, Katherine: Queens of Jerusalem- The Women Who Dared To Rule

Montefiore, Simon Sebastian: Jerusalem - The Biography

Jones, Dan: Crusaders- An Epic War for the History of the Holy Lands

Wikipedia

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]]> Melisende of Jerusalem was one of those rare characters in history - a Queen Regnant. She ruled the Kingdom of Jerusalem for over 20 years, and somehow managed to hold it together in the face of enormous opposition.


Sources/Further Reading

Pangonis, Katherine: Queens of Jerusalem- The Women Who Dared To Rule

Montefiore, Simon Sebastian: Jerusalem - The Biography

Jones, Dan: Crusaders- An Epic War for the History of the Holy Lands

Wikipedia

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]]> Melisende of Jerusalem Melisende of Jerusalem Sun, 09 Feb 2025 20:00:00 GMT 47:44 679c1d18d8ce1ea6bb1c7cb1 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/melisende-of-jerusalem 679c1d18d8ce1ea6bb1c7cb1 6761256ff444544373f2f68a melisende-of-jerusalem full Melisende of Jerusalem was one of those rare characters in history - a Queen Regnant. She ruled the Kingdom of Jerusalem for over 20 years, and somehow managed to hold it together in the face of enormous opposition.


Sources/Further Reading

Pangonis, Katherine: Queens of Jerusalem- The Women Who Dared To Rule

Montefiore, Simon Sebastian: Jerusalem - The Biography

Jones, Dan: Crusaders- An Epic War for the History of the Holy Lands

Wikipedia

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]]> Melisende of Jerusalem was one of those rare characters in history - a Queen Regnant. She ruled the Kingdom of Jerusalem for over 20 years, and somehow managed to hold it together in the face of enormous opposition.


Sources/Further Reading

Pangonis, Katherine: Queens of Jerusalem- The Women Who Dared To Rule

Montefiore, Simon Sebastian: Jerusalem - The Biography

Jones, Dan: Crusaders- An Epic War for the History of the Holy Lands

Wikipedia

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]]> Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire (minisode) Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire (minisode) Sun, 02 Feb 2025 21:00:00 GMT 14:53 679ca0ad96b4e02287d99a6f false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/georgiana-duchess-of-devonshire-minisode 679ca0ad96b4e02287d99a6f 6761256ff444544373f2f68a georgiana-duchess-of-devonshire-minisode full Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, was one of the first modern celebrities. If she lived today, she would have millions of social media followers and probably her own fashion line or fragrance. As well as being a leader of society, she was also a talented political operator and extremely intelligent, with an interest in chemistry and mineralogy that was unusual for women of her time and class. On the surface, she had it all: looks, money, title - but in reality she was often stressed and unhappy.


Sources/Further Reading

Foreman, Amanda: ‘Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire”

Spencer, Charles: “The Spencer Family”

Moll, Heather: “Regency Income - 500 versus 10,000 per Year https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/regency-income-500-versus-10-000-per-year

https://www.chatsworth.org/

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]]> Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, was one of the first modern celebrities. If she lived today, she would have millions of social media followers and probably her own fashion line or fragrance. As well as being a leader of society, she was also a talented political operator and extremely intelligent, with an interest in chemistry and mineralogy that was unusual for women of her time and class. On the surface, she had it all: looks, money, title - but in reality she was often stressed and unhappy.


Sources/Further Reading

Foreman, Amanda: ‘Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire”

Spencer, Charles: “The Spencer Family”

Moll, Heather: “Regency Income - 500 versus 10,000 per Year https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/regency-income-500-versus-10-000-per-year

https://www.chatsworth.org/

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]]> Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire Sun, 02 Feb 2025 20:00:00 GMT 1:03:57 6787336ec1c1ddd57c575330 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/georgiana-duchess-of-devonshire 6787336ec1c1ddd57c575330 6761256ff444544373f2f68a georgiana-duchess-of-devonshire full Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, was one of the first modern celebrities. If she lived today, she would have millions of social media followers and probably her own fashion line or fragrance. As well as being a leader of society, she was also a talented political operator and extremely intelligent, with an interest in chemistry and mineralogy that was unusual for women of her time and class. On the surface, she had it all: looks, money, title - but in reality she was often stressed and unhappy.


Sources/Further Reading

Foreman, Amanda: ‘Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire”

Spencer, Charles: “The Spencer Family”

Moll, Heather: “Regency Income - 500 versus 10,000 per Year https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/regency-income-500-versus-10-000-per-year

https://www.chatsworth.org/

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]]> Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, was one of the first modern celebrities. If she lived today, she would have millions of social media followers and probably her own fashion line or fragrance. As well as being a leader of society, she was also a talented political operator and extremely intelligent, with an interest in chemistry and mineralogy that was unusual for women of her time and class. On the surface, she had it all: looks, money, title - but in reality she was often stressed and unhappy.


Sources/Further Reading

Foreman, Amanda: ‘Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire”

Spencer, Charles: “The Spencer Family”

Moll, Heather: “Regency Income - 500 versus 10,000 per Year https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/regency-income-500-versus-10-000-per-year

https://www.chatsworth.org/

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]]> Hildegard of Bingen Minisode Hildegard of Bingen Minisode Sun, 26 Jan 2025 21:00:00 GMT 10:51 679627c164a671b4e136329d false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/hildegard-of-bingen-minisode 679627c164a671b4e136329d 6761256ff444544373f2f68a hildegard-of-bingen-minisode full ldegard of Bingen was a 12th Century nun and mystic who wrote several books, plays and songs. She was also interested in natural science and medicine, and corresponded with some of the most important figures of her day.


Sources/Further Reading

Armstrong, Darcy: ‘Powerful Women of the Medieval World” (Audible The Great Courses)

Doucet, Lynn Holly: “Hildegard of Bingen: Discovering the woman of Light” (podcast edition)

Ramirez, Janina: “Femina”

Romana, Jorge: “The Causes and Cures of Skin Disease in the Work of Hildegard Von Bingen”

Wikipedia

In our Time Podcast (26th June

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]]> ldegard of Bingen was a 12th Century nun and mystic who wrote several books, plays and songs. She was also interested in natural science and medicine, and corresponded with some of the most important figures of her day.


Sources/Further Reading

Armstrong, Darcy: ‘Powerful Women of the Medieval World” (Audible The Great Courses)

Doucet, Lynn Holly: “Hildegard of Bingen: Discovering the woman of Light” (podcast edition)

Ramirez, Janina: “Femina”

Romana, Jorge: “The Causes and Cures of Skin Disease in the Work of Hildegard Von Bingen”

Wikipedia

In our Time Podcast (26th June

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]]> Hildegard of Bingen Hildegard of Bingen Sun, 26 Jan 2025 20:00:00 GMT 38:31 676e2147659d6af597200460 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/hildegard-of-bingen 676e2147659d6af597200460 6761256ff444544373f2f68a hildegard-of-bingen full Hildegard of Bingen was a 12th Century nun and mystic who wrote several books, plays and songs. She was also interested in natural science and medicine, and corresponded with some of the most important figures of her day.


Sources/Further Reading

Armstrong, Darcy: ‘Powerful Women of the Medieval World” (Audible The Great Courses)

Doucet, Lynn Holly: “Hildegard of Bingen: Discovering the woman of Light” (podcast edition)

Ramirez, Janina: “Femina”

Romana, Jorge: “The Causes and Cures of Skin Disease in the Work of Hildegard Von Bingen”

Wikipedia

In our Time Podcast (26th June 2015)

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]]> Hildegard of Bingen was a 12th Century nun and mystic who wrote several books, plays and songs. She was also interested in natural science and medicine, and corresponded with some of the most important figures of her day.


Sources/Further Reading

Armstrong, Darcy: ‘Powerful Women of the Medieval World” (Audible The Great Courses)

Doucet, Lynn Holly: “Hildegard of Bingen: Discovering the woman of Light” (podcast edition)

Ramirez, Janina: “Femina”

Romana, Jorge: “The Causes and Cures of Skin Disease in the Work of Hildegard Von Bingen”

Wikipedia

In our Time Podcast (26th June 2015)

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]]> Athelflaed: Lady of the Mercians (Minisode) Athelflaed: Lady of the Mercians (Minisode) Sun, 19 Jan 2025 21:00:00 GMT 8:38 678cf0b5d186489b14d293bb false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/athelflaed-lady-of-the-mercians-minisode 678cf0b5d186489b14d293bb 6761256ff444544373f2f68a athelflaed-lady-of-the-mercians-minisode full This is the ‘minisode’ - ideal if you don’t feel like listening to the full length version. Athelflaed was a fascinating woman who lived in late 9th Century England. Her father Alfred the Great and her nephew Athelstan get much of the credit for the foundation of the nation of England, however Athelflaed also played an important role in this. She ruled her kingdom of Mercia in her own right, and led the defeat of several Viking armies.


Sources/Reading List:


Adams, Max: ‘The Viking Wars’

Arman, Joanna: ‘Athelflaed: The Warrior Queen’

Armstrong, Darcy: ‘Powerful Women of the Medieval World’ (Audible The Great Courses)

Fleming, Robin: ‘Life After Rome’

Holland, Tom: ‘Athelstan’

Jarman, Cat: ‘The Bone Chests’

Morris, Mark: ‘The Anglo Saxons’

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]]> This is the ‘minisode’ - ideal if you don’t feel like listening to the full length version. Athelflaed was a fascinating woman who lived in late 9th Century England. Her father Alfred the Great and her nephew Athelstan get much of the credit for the foundation of the nation of England, however Athelflaed also played an important role in this. She ruled her kingdom of Mercia in her own right, and led the defeat of several Viking armies.


Sources/Reading List:


Adams, Max: ‘The Viking Wars’

Arman, Joanna: ‘Athelflaed: The Warrior Queen’

Armstrong, Darcy: ‘Powerful Women of the Medieval World’ (Audible The Great Courses)

Fleming, Robin: ‘Life After Rome’

Holland, Tom: ‘Athelstan’

Jarman, Cat: ‘The Bone Chests’

Morris, Mark: ‘The Anglo Saxons’

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]]> Athelflaed: Lady of the Mercians Athelflaed: Lady of the Mercians Sun, 19 Jan 2025 20:00:00 GMT 41:18 67872f91c1c1ddd57c56ac58 false https://shows.acast.com/matildas-top-women-in-history/episodes/athelflaed-lady-of-the-mercians 67872f91c1c1ddd57c56ac58 6761256ff444544373f2f68a athelflaed-lady-of-the-mercians full Athelflaed was a fascinating woman who lived in late 9th Century England. Her father Alfred the Great and her nephew Athelstan get much of the credit for the foundation of the nation of England, however Athelflaed also played an important role in this. She ruled her kingdom of Mercia in her own right, and led the defeat of several Viking armies.


Sources/Reading List:


Adams, Max: ‘The Viking Wars’

Arman, Joanna: ‘Athelflaed: The Warrior Queen’

Armstrong, Darcy: ‘Powerful Women of the Medieval World’ (Audible The Great Courses)

Fleming, Robin: ‘Life After Rome’

Holland, Tom: ‘Athelstan’

Jarman, Cat: ‘The Bone Chests’

Morris, Mark: ‘The Anglo Saxons’

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]]> Athelflaed was a fascinating woman who lived in late 9th Century England. Her father Alfred the Great and her nephew Athelstan get much of the credit for the foundation of the nation of England, however Athelflaed also played an important role in this. She ruled her kingdom of Mercia in her own right, and led the defeat of several Viking armies.


Sources/Reading List:


Adams, Max: ‘The Viking Wars’

Arman, Joanna: ‘Athelflaed: The Warrior Queen’

Armstrong, Darcy: ‘Powerful Women of the Medieval World’ (Audible The Great Courses)

Fleming, Robin: ‘Life After Rome’

Holland, Tom: ‘Athelstan’

Jarman, Cat: ‘The Bone Chests’

Morris, Mark: ‘The Anglo Saxons’

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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