Women Leaders, part 1: Cleopatra Was That Bit...

Anne Boleyn was the It Girl of the Tudor royal court, and her French ways caught the attention of several men. Unfortunately, one of those was Henry VIII. He set about a multi-year campaign to get to marry her, and eventually did. Everything's going so well! For now... Shop our n ...  Afficher plus

October is Anne Boleyn Month! And we're kicking things off with a discussion of Anne Boleyn's lesser-known early years. We learn about her female mentors (there are a lot, mostly named Margaret), her Emily in Paris era, and what brought her back to England in service to Queen Kat ...  Afficher plus

A re-airing of the conversation Liv had with the Partial Historians! Dr. Rad and Dr. G give Liv a history of the last pharaoh of Egypt, the Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra VII. Listen to the Partial Historians wherever you get your podcasts. PRE-ORDER THE PARTIAL HISTORIANS' NEW BOOK O ...  Afficher plus

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Welcome to The Rest Is History Cleopatra series! The release schedule of the four episodes is as follows: Young Cleopatra (Monday 13th June) Julius Caesar & Cleopatra (Tuesday 14th June) Antony & Cleopatra (Thursday 16th June) Cleopatra's Downfall (Monday 20th June) However, me ...  Afficher plus

In the latest in our series charting the contested reputations of key historical figures, Joyce Tyldesley and Catharine Edwards discuss the life and cultural afterlife of Egyptian queen Cleopatra – from her association with feminine beauty to the focus on her romantic relationshi ...  Afficher plus