Her Half of History

By: Evergreen Podcasts
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  • Why don't women's clothes have more pockets? Who are the female writers and artists my education forgot to include? How does a woman go about seizing control of her government? What was it like to be a female slave and how did the lucky ones escape? When did women get to put their own name on their credit cards? Is the life of a female spy as glamorous as Hollywood has led me to believe? In short, what were the women doing all that time? I explore these and other questions in this thematic approach to women's history.
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  • 14.6 Jane, Anne, Catherine, and Catherine: The Last Four Wives of Henry VIII

    14.6 Jane, Anne, Catherine, and Catherine: The Last Four Wives of Henry VIII
    Jan 30 2025
    Henry VIII was married to his first wife for 23 years. It took him only 15 years to blow through the next five wives. I covered the first two wives in episode 14.5. In this episode, I cover: Wife #3: Jane Seymour, who died of childbirth after providing Henry with his heir Wife #4: Anne of Cleves, who Henry called "loathsome" and was richly rewarded for going quietly Wife #5: Catherine Howard, who in modern times would be called a victim of abuse, but in Tudor times was called adulterous Wife #6: Catherine Parr, who had a head on her shoulders and managed to survive. Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures. Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction. Or make a one-time donation on Buy Me a Coffee. Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content. Visit Evergreen Podcasts to listen to more great shows. Follow me on Threads or Instagram asHer Half of History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • 14.5 Catherine and Anne: The First Two Wives of Henry VIII

    14.5 Catherine and Anne: The First Two Wives of Henry VIII
    Jan 23 2025
    If Henry had stopped at two wives, my guess is that your average person wouldn't know any more about him than they do about Henrys #1-7. But he did have six wives, and that made him so famous that people write award-winning musicals about him. Or rather about his wives. He is the connecting thread, but they are the story. This episode tells the stories of the amazing Catherine of Aragon, who was married to him for longer than the rest of the wives put together. She had every expectation of happiness: her husband was young, handsome, charming, and powerful. But she could not deliver a son, and Henry became less young, less handsome, and very considerably less charming. He remained powerful, which is why he was able to usher Catherine out and bring on wife #2. Anne Boleyn was the ultimate in 16th century glamour. Her motivations are hotly disputed and ultimately obscure, but in the end she gained the queenship, where she too failed to deliver a son. Her end was quicker and nastier than Catherine's: she was accused of adultery (though she was innocent) and beheaded. I will cover Wives #4-6 in the next episode. Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures. Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and my undying gratitude. Or make a one-time donation on Buy Me a Coffee. Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content. Visit Evergreen Podcasts to listen to more great shows. Follow me on Threads or Instagram as Her Half of History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • 14.4 Isabella I, Sponsor of Columbus

    14.4 Isabella I, Sponsor of Columbus
    Jan 16 2025
    Isabella was a force of natura before Columbus ever set foot in her court. As a teenager, she negotiated her own marriage contract, married behind her guardian's back, and seized the throne of Castile with questionable legitimacy. As queen and in partnership with her husband, she defeated first Portugal and then Granada. At a time when all of Christianity felt threated by the various Muslim countries, she made the Iberian peninsual universally Christian. It was a major victory from her point of view, and an absolute atrocity from a modern perspective. Somewhere in the middle, she made a minor gamble on a sailor named Columbus who had an idea that was incredibly unlikely to work. And it didn't work. He never made it to the Orient, but he did make Spain fabulously wealthy, just like he said he would. At the cost of yet another atrocity. Isabella's record is certainly not unblemished, but she did have a major impact on the world we live in today. Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures. Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction. Or make a one-time donation on Buy Me a Coffee. Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content. Visit Evergreen Podcasts to listen to more great shows. Follow me on Threads or Instagram as Her Half of History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins

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