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Women's history

Who was Cleopatra? Her life, her love affairs and her children, plus 6 little-known facts

The face of Cleopatra: what did she look like, and was she really so beautiful?

The real story of Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte: from glittering courts to tragic decline

Princess Charlotte of Wales: the original people's princess

Was the Regency era a good time to be a woman?The truth not seen in Bridgerton

Royal enlightenmentThe intellectual life of Queen Charlotte. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Kathrine SwitzerThe shocking image from Boston Marathon in 1967. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Art, culture and science in the Restoration period. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Scandalous sisters: how three French princesses brought down the Capetian dynasty

Marriage, Middlemarch & male pseudonyms: George Eliot’s unconventional life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Women & the crusades: patronage, propaganda & prayer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Eleanor of Aquitaine’s female power network. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Madame Restell: the abortionist who shocked and fascinated 19th-century New York. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Second World War

Wrens at warLife in the Women's Royal Naval Service in WW2

Women's history podcast episodes

Njinga: queen, warrior, diplomat. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sirens, succubi & sex symbols: a history of female monsters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Who was Frida Kahlo?Her life and legacy

Sisters in armsThe Women's Liberation Movement

A brief history of International Women's Day: what is it and why do we celebrate it?

Muriel MattersThe well-spoken women’s rights hero. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval women: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Women's rights in the 20th century: what happened after the vote was won?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Breastfeeding: a cultural history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Fearless female voices of the Spanish Civil War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Female spies who forged the CIA. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Empress Wu ZetianThe only woman to rule China

What was life like for women in Edwardian Britain?

How the battle for female suffrage in Britain was won. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mavia Of TanukhWarrior queen of Arabia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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