The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages
James Boulton
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Apr 16, 2023 • 28min
5.06 Roxelana (1) Revolutionary monogamy
Sold into slavery at a young age, Roxelana would tear up the rule book in the Imperial harem in Istanbul.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2023 • 39min
5.05 Lady Nijo: The confessions of a concubine
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.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2023 • 35min
5.04 Servilia (2) The mother of an honourable man
As the Roman Republic entered its death spiral - Servilia would have to choose between her son and the man she loved.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 6, 2023 • 36min
5.03 Servilia (1) Lover of Caesar
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.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 19, 2023 • 38min
5.02 Aspasia of Miletus: Notorious woman of Athens
The teacher of Socrates and the lover of Pericles - Aspasia of Miletus came to Athens with nothing, but left quite a legacy. Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2023 • 15min
5.01 Rulers' Mistresses: History's Other Women
In the fifth season of the Other Half Podcast, we are looking at Rulers' Mistresses: a cross-cultural story of extra-marital love and lust, bringing ten women, who so often existed in the shadows, into the light.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 30, 2022 • 34min
4.26 Pascalina Lehnert (2) The powerful virgin
Pascalina helps propel Pius XII to the papacy, becoming his right-hand woman and the most powerful woman in Vatican history. Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 16, 2022 • 33min
4.25 Pascalina Lehnert (1) Dealing with devils
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.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 2, 2022 • 40min
4.24 Christina of Sweden (4) The uninvited pest
Scandal was never far from Christina but she is about to get embroiled in her most serious one to date.Pontifacts: Women and Female Power in the Vatican with The Other Half PodcastSupport the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 18, 2022 • 33min
SUPPLEMENTAL: Elizabeth to Elizabeth, British Royal Funerals since 1603
On Monday 19 September, Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest in Windsor after a state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Royal funerals have gone back hundreds of years, with the first one in the Anglican tradition occurring in 1603. What did those funerals look like, and how will they compare to the one we will watch tomorrow?Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
