The 2 Best The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages Podcast Episodes
1) 2.1 The Mothers of World War I: The Daughters and Granddaughters of Queen Victora
Introducing the second season of The Other Half podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2) 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. Hosted on Acast. S...Show More
3) 6.22 Noor Inayat Khan (1) The Pacifist Princess
Deemed "not overburdened with brains" and morally opposed to lying, Noor Inayat Khan was the last person you'd send into Nazi-occupied France.Come to the Intelligent Speech Conference. Use the code OT...Show More
4) 6.21 Christine Granville (4) The Countess Below Decks
She survived blizzards, the Gestapo and firing squads, but can Britain's first female World War II spy survive the peace?Support the show on PatreonFollow us on FacebookCome to the Intelligent Speech ...Show More
5) 6.20 Christine Granville (3) The Digne Jailbreak
Christine Granville parachutes into occupied France, trading shadows for the front lines, and risks everything on a daring bluff when all hope seems lost.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebo...Show More
6) 6.19 Christine Granville (2) Wanted: Dead or Alive
Christine trades the frozen peaks of Eastern Europe for the dusty intrigue of Cairo - where her biggest enemy wasn't the Nazis, but her own side.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on FacebookCome to...Show More
7) 6.18 Christine Granville (1) The spy who skied in from the cold
In the coldest winter in living memory, a glamorous Polish countess trades high society for high-altitude espionage, skiing into occupied territory to become Britain's first female special agent of th...Show More
8) 6.17: The Nurse, the Doctor and the Governess
Finishing up our series of episodes on First World War female espionage, we look at 3 spies from Belgium, Germany and France: Marthe Cnockeart McKenna, Elsbeth Schragmuller and Louise de Bettignies.Su...Show More
9) 6.16 Mata Hari (4) The death of two women
After weeks of relentless interrogation and Mata Hari faces a military tribunal and a trial for her life.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...Show More
10) 6.15 Mata Hari (3) Red or Black
Mata Hari makes a desperate gamble to set up a future for herself—only to discover her own handler, Captain Ladoux, has set the most devastating trap of all.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Fac...Show More