The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

By James BoultonSociety & Culture Education History

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The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages episodes

December 06, 2020 3.09 Joan of Arc (2) God's Will is Done
After winning the faith of the Dauphin, Joan travels to her date with destiny at the besieged city of Orléans.

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47 min
November 22, 2020 3.08 Joan of Arc (1) The Maid of Orléans
Joan of Arc or Jeanne la Pucelle is the prototypical folk heroine - she is the gold standard on which they are all judged. Today we see how a teenage peasant girl persuaded a prince to let her lead his armies against the old enemy.

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42 min
November 08, 2020 3.07 Tamar of Georgia (2) The Lioness of the Caucasus
With her position at home secure, it was time for Tamar to make her mark on history, both on the battlefield and in building her cultural legacy

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38 min
October 18, 2020 3.06 Tamar of Georgia (1) King of Kings, Queen of Queens
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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29 min
October 04, 2020 3.05 Hua Mulan: As useful as a son
China has a cultural history rich in myth and legend - and none has shone quite so brightly both within and outside China than Mulan.

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September 13, 2020 3.04 Trung Truc: Here come the drums
Across the Red River Delta came the pounding of drums. The clans of Ancient Vietnam were being called to war - and the clamour came from two sisters, the eldest of which would fight a great empire in the cause of Vietnamese freedom.

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43 min
August 30, 2020 3.03 Boudica (2) A woman of many faces
Boudica, after seeing her kingdom annexed and her daughters violated fights her final battle against the Romans. She may have lost it, but her enduring legacy has seen her attain the rank of folk heroinehood in England.

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August 16, 2020 3.02 Boudica (1) Warrior Woman of the Iceni
A former ally of Rome, Boudica led one of the fiercest challenges against Roman rule of the early Empire. Since her death she has been lauded as a British hero; but who was she, and why did she rebel?

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37 min
August 09, 2020 3.01 Folk Heroines: The Women who Built Nations
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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12 min
June 28, 2020 2.41 Ena of Battenberg (3) A Final Triumph
In this final episode of the second season of the Other Half, we see a political crisis in Spain force Ena and her family into exile. Stick around to the end to hear about what the next season will be about.

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38 min

About The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

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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…