131 episodes
The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages James Boulton
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5.0 • 42 Ratings
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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 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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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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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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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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5.06 Roxelana (1) Revolutionary monogamy
Sold into slavery at a young age, Roxelana would tear up the rule book in the Imperial harem in Istanbul.
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5.05 Lady Nijo: The confessions of a concubine
After losing her parents at a young age, Lady Nijo is sent to be the concubine of Emperor Go-Fukakusa. But if he expected her to knuckle under, he would be sorely disappointed.
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Customer Reviews
What will I do?
Oh I know… I’ll just re-listen to every single episode again while you take a break.
I’m addicted to the way you tell a story 😊
Warning: risk of addiction
I first started listening to this podcast on a backpacking trip. As I was hiking up mountains and across fields, I felt in a strange way like I was journeying and fighting along with the heroine of the story, Boudica. I’ve been hooked ever since and have currently binge watched though the first season. James Bolton does a fantastic job of finding interesting stories and relating them in a very human way. It’s incredibly refreshing to hear about the “the other half” for once, and the impact these powerful women have made on history.
My favourite listen
I'm a huge fan of both the Other Half and Queen's of England, also by James. Both shows are well-researched, comprehensively discussed, and very well analysed. I can always count on fair, well-balanced, and reasonable historic analysis backed up with solid evidence. James' love of the topic, humour, and unwitting charm make it all the better. I think I've listened to every episode of QoE at least five times over, and I'm on round two for almost every episode of the Other Half.
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