Posts Tagged ‘women of history’
Time Pieces History: S4, E7: Amy Johnson
Introduction The British flying pioneer What you’ll hear 1:23: Early life 2:04: First flights 3:03: Record attempts 4:10: Life and achievements 5:19: Death Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No email needed.
Read MoreTime Pieces History: S4, E6: Boudicca
Introduction The Iceni queen who took on the Romans What you’ll hear 1:40: Background to conflict 2:30: Boudicca leads the uprising 3:35: Impact of the rebellion 4:24: Re-assertion of Roman authority Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No e-mail required.
Read MoreTime Pieces History: S4, E5: Agrippina
Introduction The incredible life of Agrippina, Emperor Nero’s mother What you’ll hear 1:35: Early life 2:18: Family and power struggles 5:01: Marriage to Claudius and rise to power 6:15: Exile and demise Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No email needed!
Read MoreTime Pieces History: S4, E4: Lady Hyegyeong
Introduction The peculiar life of a Korean princess What you’ll hear 1:18: The Red Queen 1:58: Background and marriage 3:00: Prince Sado’s mental decline 3:34: Lady Hyegyeong’s memoirs 4:26: Death of Sado Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No email needed.
Read MoreTime Pieces History: S4, E3: St Hilda
Introduction The seventh century abbess and founder of Whitby Abbey What you’ll hear 1:12: Hilda’s background 2:29: Introduction of Christianity 3:50: Abbesses 4:31: Hilda’s legacy This podcast was inspired by my Time Pieces History blogs on The Whitby Witches and Lindisfarne. For more on Whitby Abbey, try Visit Whitby and English Heritage Prefer to…
Read MoreTime Pieces History: S4, E2: L’Inconnue
Introduction The remarkable afterlife of a girl found in the Seine What you’ll hear 1:25: L’Inconnue & 19th century Paris 2:16: The Drowned Mona Lisa 3:19: CPR Anne 4:29: Legacy and afterthoughts Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No email needed
Read MoreTime Pieces History: S4, E1: Bessie Smith
Introduction The life and work of the Empress of the Blues What you’ll hear 0:33: Introduction to Season 4 2:00: Who was Bessie Smith? 3:48: Early life and career 4:43: Stardom 6:05: Decline and death Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No email needed!
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