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.
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Mar 27, 2022 • 49min
4.13 Caterina Sforza (3) A daughter of iniquity
Caterina takes on her most powerful yet - the BorgiasSupport the Red Cross Ukraine AppealSupport the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2022 • 40min
4.12 Caterina Sforza (2) The Tigress of Forli
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.Support the Red Cross Ukraine AppealSupport the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 27, 2022 • 39min
4.11 Caterina Sforza (1) Veni, vidi, da Vinci
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.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 13, 2022 • 37min
4.10 Catherine of Siena (2) Setting the world on fire
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.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2022 • 41min
4.09 Catherine of Siena (1) Speaking truth to power
Introducing the writer, church doctor and eventual saint, Catherine of Siena. Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 2, 2022 • 38min
CHAT: Hallie Rubenold on the victims of Jack the Ripper
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.Buy The Five The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the RipperListen to Bad Women Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 19, 2021 • 42min
4.08 Joanna of Naples (4) The new Jezebal
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?Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 5, 2021 • 41min
4.07 Joanna of Naples (3) Return of the Queen
Joanna sits in triumph back in her capital city, but her kingdom still faced three terrible foes: invaders, plague and internal foes.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 21, 2021 • 37min
4.06 Joanna of Naples (2) On trial for her life
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.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 7, 2021 • 47min
4.05 Joanna of Naples (1) Two houses both alike in dignity
We travel to fourteenth-century Naples to hear about one of the most powerful female rulers of the whole medieval period. Joanna of Naples is one of very few queens regnant in the Middle Ages - her reign was action-packed. Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
