The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages
Summary: 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.
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Vicky had been one of the few voices in the kingdom who had seen through Bismarck's actions But to no avail. Today, we will be taking a look at Vicky’s time as Crown Princess of Germany, particularly focussing on her relationships with her ever expanding brood of children. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Amid much opposition and celebration, Vicky, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, married Prince Fritz of Prussia. Daguerreotype image of Vicky, Victoria and Albert See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Introducing Prussia, Prince Fritz and the Princess Royal, Vicky. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Introducing the second season of The Other Half podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nero really did have a bit of a habit of stealing his friend's wives... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nero didn't do things by half - especially not with his mother's murder. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Having finally achieved her goal of getting Nero on the throne, Agrippina expected to be able to still have everything her own way. But she forgot that teenage boys hate being told what to do by their mothers Images of Agrippina on the coinage and the relief from Aphrodisias See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Agrippina had expertly used her family name and history to make herself the most powerful woman in Rome. But she couldn't have done it without also destroying her enemies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Now that she was Empress of Rome, Agrippina set about doing what she did best - getting stuff Done. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The death of her brother Caligula brought Agrippina back from exile, but she wasn't out of the woods yet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
