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

November 04, 2018 2.6 Vicky (4) Iron, Blood and Unification
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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40 min
October 21, 2018 2.5 Vicky (3) Meet the Hohenzollerns
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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43 min
October 07, 2018 2.4 Vicky (2): Her Special Mission
Amid much opposition and celebration, Vicky, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, married Prince Fritz of Prussia.

Daguerreotype image of Vicky, Victoria and Albert
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35 min
September 23, 2018 2.3 Vicky (1) The British Princess Royal and the Prussian Prince
Introducing Prussia, Prince Fritz and the Princess Royal, Vicky.
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43 min
September 09, 2018 2.2 The Matriarch of Europe
Queen Victoria was, until very recently, the longest reigning monarch in British history and a towering figure in the story of 19th century Europe. This is, very briefly, her story.
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44 min
August 26, 2018 2.1 The Mothers of World War I: The Daughters and Granddaughters of Queen Victora
Introducing the second season of The Other Half podcast.
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17 min
July 22, 2018 1.20 Statilia Messalina
Nero really did have a bit of a habit of stealing his friend's wives...
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31 min
July 08, 2018 1.19 Poppaea Sabina: A Cruel and Devious Woman
The quintessential Other Woman, Poppaea Sabina has been villified as an ambitious whore for nearly 2,000 years, in everywhere from Hollywood to Doctor Who. But who was she really?
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48 min
July 01, 2018 1.18 Claudia Octavia: A Wife's Ruin
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...
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35 min
June 24, 2018 1.17 Agrippina Minor (6): Smite My Womb
Nero didn't do things by half - especially not with his mother's murder.
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34 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…