Podcasts by The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages
Women make up half of the world's population, and yet history books often consign them to the sidelines. They are dismissed as merely the wives of powerful men; babymakers and nothing more. Yet women have been the driving force behind history for millennia, from female Pharoahs, warrior princesses and pirates, to the revolutionaries who sought to topple the male-dominated political systems of their day. From host of the popular 'Queens of England Podcast', The Other Half tells the forgotten and ignored stories of the most powerful and influential women in history.
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5.11 Madame de Pompadour (1) The little Queen from 2023-11-26T13:29:48
A mother takes her daughter to see a fortune teller, who tells her that she would grow up to sleep with the King of France.
5.10 Hortense Mancini (2) Queen of the Amazons from 2023-11-12T00:03:35
Hortense travels to England and seduces a King. And his daughter.
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5.09 Hortense Mancini (1) The runaway Mazarinette from 2023-06-04T16:02:30
A woman born in Italy, raised in the court of the Sun King and who would become the mistress of England’s most famous womanising monarch.
5.08 Roxelana (3) A tale of two princes from 2023-05-21T10:37:02
Roxelana goes to even more extraordinary lengths to protect her family, but even she would not be able to keep cracks from opening up.
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5.07 Roxelana (2) From 'sold meat' to Sultana from 2023-05-07T11:46:43
Roxelana picks a fight with a rival and has another killed. She was playing for keeps.
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5.06 Roxelana (1) Revolutionary monogamy from 2023-04-16T11:17:34
Sold into slavery at a young age, Roxelana would tear up the rule book in the Imperial harem in Istanbul.
5.05 Lady Nijo: The confessions of a concubine from 2023-04-02T14:48:44
After losing her parents at a young age, Lady Nijo is sent to be the concubine of Emperor Go-Fukakusa. But if he expected her to knuckle under, he would be sorely disappointed.
5.04 Servilia (2) The mother of an honourable man from 2023-03-19T15:43:41
As the Roman Republic entered its death spiral - Servilia would have to choose between her son and the man she loved.
5.03 Servilia (1) Lover of Caesar from 2023-03-06T21:34:55
The decline and fall of the Roman Republic is one of history's great epics - with a colourful cast of characters that have become household names. All of them men. All, except one.
5.02 Aspasia of Miletus: Notorious woman of Athens from 2023-02-19T10:23:48
The teacher of Socrates and the lover of Pericles - Aspasia of Miletus came to Athens with nothing, but left quite a legacy.
5.01 Rulers' Mistresses: History's Other Women from 2023-02-12T16:00:36
In the fifth season of the Other Half Podcast, we are looking at Rulers' Mistresses: a cross-cultural story of extra-marital love and lust, bringing ten women, who so often existed in the shadow...
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4.26 Pascalina Lehnert (2) The powerful virgin from 2022-10-30T13:24:32
Pascalina helps propel Pius XII to the papacy, becoming his right-hand woman and the most powerful woman in Vatican history.
4.25 Pascalina Lehnert (1) Dealing with devils from 2022-10-16T21:12:12
Pascalina would come a long way from her family farm in Bavaria, becoming the right-hand woman to a man who would become Pope just as Europe slipped towards war.
4.24 Christina of Sweden (4) The uninvited pest from 2022-10-02T16:20:21
Scandal was never far from Christina but she is about to get embroiled in her most serious one to date.
SUPPLEMENTAL: Elizabeth to Elizabeth, British Royal Funerals since 1603 from 2022-09-18T05:00
On Monday 19 September, Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest in Windsor after a state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Royal funerals have gone back hundreds of years, with the first one in the ...
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4.23 Christina of Sweden (3) Queen of the Flying Squadron from 2022-09-11T21:44:39
Christina arrives in Rome and makes her mark on a very different court from the one in her homeland.
4.22 Christina of Sweden (2) The road to Rome from 2022-08-28T17:32:17
One of the greatest conscious uncouplings in European royal history as Queen Christina does two unthinkable acts: give up both her throne and her faith.
4.21 Christina of Sweden (1) Athena of the North from 2022-08-14T08:41
Christina, Queen of Sweden, is arguably the most fascinating female monarch in Early Modern history. One of learning and science, independence and free thinking. She is Scandinavia’s Elizabeth I...
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4.20 Olimpia Maidalchini (2) Innocent's dominatrix from 2022-07-24T10:47:58
Corruption, family drama, betrayal. The pontificate of Innocent X would certainly not be a dull one with Olimpia Maidalchini at the helm.
4.19 Olimpia Maidalchini (1) Electing a female pope from 2022-07-10T15:21:01
Olimpia was very different to her Renaissance forebears, but whose partnership with her brother-in-law would see her become the true power behind the throne of St Peter.
4.18 Felice della Rovere (2) The Temporal Mother of Bracciano from 2022-06-26T10:26:09
You might expect Felice della Rovere’s place in history to more or less end with the death of her father - but in fact, she was just getting started.
4.17 Felice della Rovere (1) Aboard the matrimonial carousel from 2022-05-29T14:43:44
Fortune played very little role in Felice's impact on history - few women achieved more in the Italian Renaissance than she.
4.16 Lucrezia Borgia (3) A pearl in this world from 2022-05-16T19:10:33
Lucrezia emerges from her self-imposed isolation, starts a family and meets the next great love of her life - and I don’t mean her husband.
4.15 Lucrezia Borgia (2) Chestnuts and mares from 2022-05-01T14:00:43
Lucrezia is pulled out of mourning to get married for the third, and final, time - but not before getting embroiled in scandal.
4.14 Lucrezia Borgia (1) The loose end from 2022-04-17T17:18:38
History has many great femme fatales - but the very byword for femme fatale, the archetype for centuries, is Lucrezia Borgia.
4.13 Caterina Sforza (3) A daughter of iniquity from 2022-03-27T10:55:59
Caterina takes on her most powerful yet - the Borgias
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4.12 Caterina Sforza (2) The Tigress of Forli from 2022-03-13T14:43:57
With her husband indisposed after an illness and treasury empty, Caterina would need to work hard to prove herself once more as the regent of Imola and Forli.
4.11 Caterina Sforza (1) Veni, vidi, da Vinci from 2022-02-27T16:40:17
Caterina Sforza was married young to a scheming relative of the Pope. She would find quickly that to survive, she would need to take matters into her own hands.
4.10 Catherine of Siena (2) Setting the world on fire from 2022-02-13T14:24:27
Catherine's fame and influence grow, leading her to the papal court itself in Avignon and the heat of the ruptures that would lead to the Great Schism.
4.09 Catherine of Siena (1) Speaking truth to power from 2022-01-30T13:16:32
Introducing the writer, church doctor and eventual saint, Catherine of Siena.
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CHAT: Hallie Rubenold on the victims of Jack the Ripper from 2022-01-02T15:10:27
I speak to historian and author Hallie Rubenhold about the victims of Jack the Ripper, why they have been forgotten and the importance of social history.
4.08 Joanna of Naples (4) The new Jezebal from 2021-12-19T21:11:04
Now nearly 40, Joanna had given up hope of producing a natural heir, meaning that now she had to solve a bit of a conundrum - who should succeed her as ruler of Naples?
4.07 Joanna of Naples (3) Return of the Queen from 2021-12-05T19:06:22
Joanna sits in triumph back in her capital city, but her kingdom still faced three terrible foes: invaders, plague and internal foes.
4.06 Joanna of Naples (2) On trial for her life from 2021-11-21T15:53:21
Following the grisly murder of her husband, Joanna ends up facing war from within and without her kingdom, all of which would end up with her on trial for her life in Avignon.
4.06 Joanna of Naples (2) On trial for her life from 2021-11-21T15:53:21
Following the grisly murder of her husband, Joanna ends up facing war from within and without her kingdom, all of which would end up with her on trial for her life in Avignon.
4.05 Joanna of Naples (1) Two houses both alike in dignity from 2021-11-07T16:31:01
We travel to fourteenth-century Naples to hear about one of the most powerful female rulers of the whole medieval period. Joanna of Naples is one of very few queens regnant in the Middle Ages - ...
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4.04 Marozia: Ruling the Pornocracy from 2021-10-23T23:32:18
Call it the Dark Century, Rule of the Harlots, or, as I have, the Pornocracy, the tenth century was a nadir in papal history, with powerful nobles calling the shots. And at the centre of it all ...
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4.03 Pope Joan: What is myth can never die from 2021-10-10T14:01:40
The legend of Pope Joan is quite possibly the most intriguing and enduring of Vatican myths. But how could the Papacy allow a story this astonishing, this embarrassing, to survive for centuries?...
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4.02 Pontifact's Bry Jensen on the Papacy from 2021-09-26T14:27:17
The Papacy, which is going to be a hugely important factor in this series, is a two-thousand-year institution - where do you start? Well, talking to the host best papal podcast around seems like...
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4.02 Pontifact's Bry Jensen on the Papacy from 2021-09-26T14:27:17
The Papacy, which is going to be a hugely important factor in this series, is a two-thousand-year institution - where do you start? Well, talking to the host best papal podcast around seems like...
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4.01 Popesses: Female power and the papacy from 2021-09-12T16:54:20
Introducing the topic for the fourth season of The Other Half Podcast
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In what feels to me a lifetime ago, but was actually only about 12 months, I spoke to Ellen Alspten on the podcast about her book 'Tsarina. Since then - and I can only assume because o...
3.21 The Samurai, the Wrestler and the Slave from 2021-07-04T17:26:41
To finish off the third season of The Other Half, we cover three final women: Tomoe Gozen, Khutulun and Escrava Anastacia
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3.20 Rani of Jhansi (2) Written in blood that cannot be erased from 2021-06-20T17:36:24
As rebellion sweeps India, Rani Lakshmibai fights for her nation's independence and becomes its most famous heroine.
Chat: Clare Miles, the Hisdoryan from 2021-06-06T13:28:22
Today I speak to one of my favourite history bloggers. Claire is history blogger that lives in the darkest depths of rural Mid Wales (her words). Her great belief is t...
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3.19 Rani Laksmibai of Jhansi: I will not give up my Jhansi from 2021-05-23T13:28:49
Rani Laksmibai is one of the great heroines of modern India - a warrior queen who fought against British rule of her country
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CHAT: Elodie Harper on 'The Wolf Den' from 2021-05-09T15:43:48
Elodie Harper is a reporter and presenter at ITV News Anglia. She's worked as a journalist for the past decade, including for Channel 4 News, ITN and BBC Radio with a focus on crime reporting in...
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3.18 Emilia Plater: Poland is not yet lost from 2021-04-25T13:10:12
After her country was stolen from her, a young countess from Lithuania took up arms to get it back.
3.17 Sacagawea (3): A tool of divine direction from 2021-04-11T11:17:16
Sacagawea completes her journey to the Pacific and back again - making electoral history along the way - as well as looking at how she has been remembered by generations of Americans.
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3.16 Sacagawea (2) Journey to the past from 2021-03-28T13:19:05
Sacagawea saves the Corps twice and runs into her family.
3.15 Sacagawea (1) Go west young woman from 2021-03-14T14:38:27
For me, there is only one woman in US history that truly fits the folk heroine bill, the one with more rivers, mountains and memorials in her honour than any other woman in American history - Sa...
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3.14 Njinga (3) Angolan Gloriana from 2021-02-28T19:22:29
Njinga finally achieves ultimate victory and finally rules the nation whose throne she had assumed so many years before. But could she manage to safely pass the kingdom off to her chosen success...
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3.13 Njinga (2) Life on the Run from 2021-02-14T10:05:23
Njinga's brother dying put her in pole position to become Ndongo's first queen, but the route to power for women is rarely obstacle-free.
3.12 Njinga (1): Rise of an African Queen from 2021-01-31T11:20:49
We travel to the lands that make up modern Angola into the era of European colonialism and expansion, slavery and subjugation to tell the story of one of Africa’s greatest queens.
3.11 Joan of Arc (4) Ever Shining, Ever Glorious from 2021-01-17T19:00:21
After Joan's death, France triumphed in the Hundred Years War, and which led to Joan’s rebirth as a true heroine of France and of liberty all over the world.
3.10 Joan of Arc (3) Out of fear of the fire from 2020-12-20T15:07:49
Joan of Arc goes through months of penetrating and humiliating interrogation and trial as her captors seek to break her will and achieve moral as well as military victory
3.09 Joan of Arc (2) God's Will is Done from 2020-12-06T14:52:07
After winning the faith of the Dauphin, Joan travels to her date with destiny at the besieged city of Orléans.
3.08 Joan of Arc (1) The Maid of Orléans from 2020-11-22T10:00:09
Joan of Arc or Jeanne la Pucelle is the prototypical folk heroine - she is the gold standard on which they are all judged. Today we see how a teenage peasant girl persuaded a prince to let her l...
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3.07 Tamar of Georgia (2) The Lioness of the Caucasus from 2020-11-08T12:24:51
With her position at home secure, it was time for Tamar to make her mark on history, both on the battlefield and in building her cultural legacy
3.06 Tamar of Georgia (1) King of Kings, Queen of Queens from 2020-10-18T15:58:36
In twelfth century Georgia, a woman comes to the throne. Her people had never had a queen before, and the nation was surrounded by enemies. Tamar would have her work cut out to survive.
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3.05 Hua Mulan: As useful as a son from 2020-10-04T15:49:52
China has a cultural history rich in myth and legend - and none has shone quite so brightly both within and outside China than Mulan.
3.04 Trung Truc: Here come the drums from 2020-09-13T09:43:27
Across the Red River Delta came the pounding of drums. The clans of Ancient Vietnam were being called to war - and the clamour came from two sisters, the eldest of which would fight a great empi...
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3.03 Boudica (2) A woman of many faces from 2020-08-30T11:41:18
Boudica, after seeing her kingdom annexed and her daughters violated fights her final battle against the Romans. She may have lost it, but her enduring legacy has seen her attain the rank of fol...
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3.02 Boudica (1) Warrior Woman of the Iceni from 2020-08-16T16:45:46
A former ally of Rome, Boudica led one of the fiercest challenges against Roman rule of the early Empire. Since her death she has been lauded as a British hero; but who was she, and why did she ...
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3.01 Folk Heroines: The Women who Built Nations from 2020-08-09T10:59:45
Welcome to this third season of the Other Half! In this episode I set out what a folk heroine is, and why they are important.
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2.41 Ena of Battenberg (3) A Final Triumph from 2020-06-28T08:56:04
In this final episode of the second season of the Other Half, we see a political crisis in Spain force Ena and her family into exile. Stick around to the end to hear about what the next season w...
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2.40 Ena of Battenberg (2) Oh what a life for the Queen of Spain! from 2020-06-14T12:55:46
After such an inauspicious start to her time as Queen of Spain, Ena had a lot of work to make her mark on her new home.
2.39 Ena of Battenberg (1) Naming the King's Yacht from 2020-05-31T12:58:50
No one expected Victoria Eugiene of Battenburg to become Queen of Spain - but when King Alfonso turns on his charm - it's hard to resist.
2.38 Missy of Edinburgh (6) Living in memory of the past from 2020-05-17T14:27:49
We’re back with Missy, with the final chapter of her story. We see her live through some of the most tumultuous times in the Kingdom of Romania’s short history.
CHAT: Ellen Alpsten on Tsarina from 2020-05-10T17:19:44
I chat with Ellen Alpsten about her amazing new book Tsarina, the story of how a peasant girl from the Baltic became the first female ruler of Russia.
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2.37 Missy of Edinburgh (5) Mother-in-law of the Balkan from 2020-05-03T14:24:13
Missy finally crowned as queen and begins to marry her children off across Europe - but her eldest son would continue to be a thorn in her side.
2.36 Missy of Edinburgh (4) The only man in Romania from 2020-04-19T13:36:14
After pushing Romania into World War I, Missy discovers that taking on the Central Powers was somewhat harder than she had imagined.
2.35 Missy of Edinburgh (3) Queen at last from 2020-04-05T10:40:05
With war on the horizon, King Carol will prepare Romania for the succession, identifying Missy as one of the future leaders of this proud new nation-state.
2.34 Missy of Edinburgh (2) Isolation and Scandal from 2020-03-22T15:03:32
Missy struggles to adapt to her new life with a husband she barely knew and in a country she didn’t much understand.
2.33 Missy of Edinburgh (1) Quitting the Old Harbour from 2020-03-08T15:20:03
Missy is one of the most badass modern queens that you have never heard of. A woman who dominated a kingdom - a controversial figure whose life and legacy shaped the history of Balkans in the fi...
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MOVIE NIGHT: Nicholas and Alexandra from 2020-02-23T10:39:56
A three hour epic in this movie night as we review the 1971 film 'Nicholas and Alexandra', as well as discussing our recent trip to see SIX.
2.32 Alix of Hesse (7) The House of Special Purpose from 2020-02-09T21:52:20
After the February Revolution toppled the Romanov dynasty, Alix found herself under house arrest with the rest of her family ultimately ending up meeting her end in Yekaterinburg.
2.31 Alix of Hesse (6) The Shadow of Rasputin from 2020-01-26T16:17:42
Alix, a woman who hated elite society, was put in charge of Russia's capital city in a time of war. What could possibly go wrong?
2.30 Alix of Hesse (5) Sister Alexandra from 2020-01-12T10:33:08
As the Romanovs prepare to celebrate the 300th anniversary of their dynasty, the storm clouds of revolution and war lie just over the horizon.
MOVIE NIGHT: Anastasia from 2019-12-24T11:07:46
Christmas is a time for sitting down and watching a fun film - preferably something romantic with plenty of snow. The 1997 animated film Anastasia hits the mark perfectly. Kaitlyn and I discuss ...
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2.29 Alix of Hesse (4) The acquaintance of man of God from 2019-12-08T12:23:37
In 1905, Gregory Rasputin was introduced to Alix and Nicky. Nothing would ever be the same afterwards.
2.28 Alix of Hesse (3) A terrible Damoclean uncertainty from 2019-11-24T15:07:48
Alix settles into her position as Empress of Russia and has a bunch of kids. Unfortunately, she kept having daughters...
Supplemental - Anna Guerin: The Poppy Lady from France from 2019-11-10T19:21:11
On Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, millions of people pin a poppy to their clothing to remember the glorious dead. But who was it that made that happen? In this special episode, we discove...
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2.27 Alix of Hesse (2) The truly believing Alexandra Feodorovna from 2019-11-03T15:54:40
Alix of Hesse had finally agreed to marry the love of her life. They thought that they had years ahead of them before Nicky would have to take the throne, but that was not to be.
2.26 Alix of Hesse (1): Love, faith and conscience from 2019-10-20T11:32:59
The story of the First World War has many characters, but almost all the key figures in your history books from this period are men. But there were some women behind the scenes that did exe...
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2.25 Ella (4) The darkness in the midst of a storm from 2019-10-06T14:13:34
Up until now her life in Russia had been one of unimaginable luxury - but now, Ella decided to make a change.
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2.24 Ella (3) The First Lady of Moscow from 2019-09-08T14:30:50
Ella's worldview comes into conflict with that of Sergei’s as they moved from their home in St Petersburg to the ancient Russian metropolis of Moscow. Meanwhile, conflict at home and abroad causes ...
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2.23 Ella (2) Coronation and conversion from 2019-08-26T10:32:25
Ella leaves her (relatively) upbringing in Darmstadt for the opulence and rampant excesses of life in St Petersburg as the wife of a Romanov.
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2.22 Ella (1) Hesse's Helen from 2019-08-11T14:30:42
No country was more profoundly changed by World War I than Russia, and at the centre of its revolutionary story are two Hessian princesses.
2.21 Maud of Wales (2) The reluctant queen from 2019-07-28T16:12:55
Maud of Wales became queen of a newly formed country in one of the most turbulent times in modern European history.
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2.20 Maud of Wales (1) Princess Harry from 2019-07-14T15:59:49
Today we look at a woman who married into a kingdom that doesn’t get much coverage in mainstream history - Maud, a daughter of Bertie, the Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII.
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2.19 Sophia (4) Triumph and disaster from 2019-06-30T21:10:35
We last left Sophia on a boat into exile. She would end up in Switzerland, but she wouldn't be there for long.
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2.14 Beatrice (3) A long retirement from 2019-04-07T17:03:59
Following the death of her husband, Beatrice began a long retirement that involved, amongst other things, a stunning act of historical vandalism
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MOVIE NIGHT: Mrs Brown from 2019-03-17T11:20:56
In which we talk about the 1997 film Mrs Brown with My other half, Kaitlyn.
State of the Podcast Address from 2019-01-27T12:37:49
A little update on the podcast.
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Princes Alice was Queen Victoria’s most underrated child, whose influence both intended and not intended was every bit as important as that of Vicky and Bertie and she packed it into a sadly short ...
2.8 Vicky (6) The 99 Day Empress from 2018-12-02T19:02:31
Things didn’t go great for Vicky in the last episode. And it’s about to get a whole lot worse.
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2.7 Vicky (5) The Fear of What Might Happen from 2018-11-18T15:36:35
Vicky had been one of the few voices in the kingdom who had seen through Bismarck's actions But to no avail.
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2.6 Vicky (4) Iron, Blood and Unification from 2018-11-04T16:45:59
Albert’s death meant that Vicky had to press on without her guide and mentor. How would she cope without him in the many crises of the 1860s.
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2.5 Vicky (3) Meet the Hohenzollerns from 2018-10-21T16:47:46
Vicky had grown up into a warm and loving family, to two parents that adored each other. Therefore it was quite the culture shock when she joined the Hohenzollern dynasty.
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1.20 Statilia Messalina from 2018-07-22T14:30
Nero really did have a bit of a habit of stealing his friend's wives...
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Claudia Octavia had a husband who hated her, a mother-in-law who out-shadowed her, and a love rival who wanted her gone. It was never going to end well for her... Hosted on Acast. See
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1.13 Agrippina Minor (2): In Want of a Husband from 2018-05-20T16:07:20
The death of her brother Caligula brought Agrippina back from exile, but she wasn't out of the woods yet.
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Somewhere deep in the recesses of the world there is a list of the world's crappiest husbands. Caligula is on that list, and four women: Junia Claudilla, Livia Orestilla, Lollia Paulina and Milonia...
1.8 Livia Drusilla (6) Princeps Femina from 2018-04-01T14:30:18
The reign of Tiberius is most frequently described as being one of cruelty, depravity and neglect, but in actual fact, there was one elderly woman who was helping to keep it all together. Livia had...
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1.7 Livia Drusilla (5): Julia Augusta from 2018-03-25T19:47:03
As Augustus final years, Livia took steps to make sure her son Tiberius took the throne.
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1.5 Livia Drusilla (3): Ulysses in a Petticoat from 2018-03-04T15:30
Livia was the first Empress of Rome, and few others would exert so much influence.
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1.4 Livia Drusilla (2): The Anti-Cleopatra from 2018-02-25T15:30:32
By marrying Octavian, Livia had married a hugely powerful man - but he was not yet the Emperor. To win control of the Empire, he needed to vilify Antony and Cleopatra - and he used his wife and ...
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1.3 Livia Drusilla (1): The Whims of Fate from 2018-02-18T15:30:24
Born into one of Rome's most noble families, Livia was married to a man below her station and who made terrible decisions - but she would soon catch the eye of the most powerful man in Rome.
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1.2 The Fall of the Roman Republic from 2018-02-11T15:44:33
The Roman Republic had managed to squash all its enemies - but then it turn in on itself. How did it happen? And who were the women in the centre of the action
1.1 The First First Ladies of Rome from 2018-02-04T15:30
Ancient Rome was a highly patriarchal place - but did it mean to be a woman in that society? How were they viewed at the time? And what happened when they tried to become powerful?