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

February 11, 2024 5.14 Sally Hemings (1) Keeping it in the family
Not all rulers are monarchs, and not all mistresses consented to sleeping with rulers. The relationship between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson is one of the most controversial in American history - this is how it starts.

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37 min
January 14, 2024 5.13 Madame de Pompadour (3) After us, the Flood
As the sexual side of her relationship with Louis XV ended, Reinette would need to find new ways to remain in power - all the while, a new enemy emerged from across the Rhine.

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35 min
December 17, 2023 5.12 Madame de Pompadour (2) The Fishes Daughter
Reinette solidifies her position as the maitresse-en-titre to Louis, but. in doing so, creates some powerful enemies.

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37 min
November 26, 2023 5.11 Madame de Pompadour (1) The little Queen
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.

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33 min
November 12, 2023 5.10 Hortense Mancini (2) Queen of the Amazons
Hortense travels to England and seduces a King. And his daughter.

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42 min
November 05, 2023 Podcast Update - I'm coming back!
The Other Half Podcast will return next weekend!
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3 min
August 13, 2023 Podcast update
I've been away for a little while. I'll be away for a little while longer. Here's why.
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3 min
June 04, 2023 5.09 Hortense Mancini (1) The runaway Mazarinette
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.

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36 min
May 21, 2023 5.08 Roxelana (3) A tale of two princes
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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30 min
May 07, 2023 5.07 Roxelana (2) From 'sold meat' to Sultana
Roxelana picks a fight with a rival and has another killed. She was playing for keeps.

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31 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…