The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

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

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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3.18 Emilia Plater: Poland is not yet lost Apr 25, 2021

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After her country was stolen from her, a young countess from Lithuania took up arms to get it back.

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3.17 Sacagawea (3): A tool of divine direction Apr 11, 2021

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Sacagawea completes her journey to the Pacific and back again - making electoral history along the way - as well as looking at how she has been remembered by generations of Americans.

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3.16 Sacagawea (2) Journey to the past Mar 28, 2021

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Sacagawea saves the Corps twice and runs into her family.

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3.15 Sacagawea (1) Go west young woman Mar 14, 2021

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For me, there is only one woman in US history that truly fits the folk heroine bill, the one with more rivers, mountains and memorials in her honour than any other woman in American history - Sacagawea.

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3.14 Njinga (3) Angolan Gloriana Feb 28, 2021

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Njinga finally achieves ultimate victory and finally rules the nation whose throne she had assumed so many years before. But could she manage to safely pass the kingdom off to her chosen successor.

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3.13 Njinga (2) Life on the Run Feb 14, 2021

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Njinga's brother dying put her in pole position to become Ndongo's first queen, but the route to power for women is rarely obstacle-free.

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3.12 Njinga (1): Rise of an African Queen Jan 31, 2021

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We travel to the lands that make up modern Angola into the era of European colonialism and expansion, slavery and subjugation to tell the story of one of Africa’s greatest queens.

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3.11 Joan of Arc (4) Ever Shining, Ever Glorious Jan 17, 2021

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After Joan's death, France triumphed in the Hundred Years War, and which led to Joan’s rebirth as a true heroine of France and of liberty all over the world.

Joan of Arc at the Pantheon

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3.10 Joan of Arc (3) Out of fear of the fire Dec 20, 2020

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Joan of Arc goes through months of penetrating and humiliating interrogation and trial as her captors seek to break her will and achieve moral as well as military victory

The full court record of Joan's trial

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3.09 Joan of Arc (2) God's Will is Done Dec 06, 2020

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After winning the faith of the Dauphin, Joan travels to her date with destiny at the besieged city of Orléans.

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