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Sarah Churchill began life as the daughter of a minor landowner, and rose to become the richest woman in England. Her influence over Queen Anne was so great she effectively ran the Queens private life, and in the process gained a lot of power, prestige and wealth. Her husband was also an impressive figure, John Churchill became one of Englands greatest military leaders and through his hard work and Sarahs relationship with the Queen they became a Duke and Duchess. Sarahs later life however was one of grievance and stress, as she fought with her family, servants and architects over anything and everything. She left two enduring legacies; Blenheim Palace, the enormous residence she constructed in honour of her husbands military victory, and her descendant Sir Winston Churchill.
Sources/Further Reading
Green, David: Sarah Duchess of Marlborough
Stewart, Terry: The South Sea Bubble https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/South-Sea-Bubble/
Spencer, Charles: The Spencers, A Personal History of an English Family
Churchill, Sarah: An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough
https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-account-of-the-conduc_marlborough-sarah-churc_1742_0
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Churchill,_Duchess_of_Marlborough
Blenheim Palace https://www.blenheimpalace.com/stories/the-first-duchess/
Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-Jennings-Duchess
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Sarah Churchill began life as the daughter of a minor landowner, and rose to become the richest woman in the country. Her influence over Queen Anne was so great she effectively ran the Queens private life, and in the process gained a lot of power, prestige and wealth. Her husband was also an impressive figure, John Churchill became one of Englands greatest military leaders and through his hard work and Sarahs relationship with the Queen they became a Duke and Duchess. Sarahs later life however was one of grievance and stress, as she fought with her family, servants and architects over anything and everything. She left two enduring legacies; Blenheim Palace, the enormous residence she constructed in honour of her husbands military victory, and her descendant Sir Winston Churchill.
Sources/Further Reading
Green, David: Sarah Duchess of Marlborough
Stewart, Terry: The South Sea Bubble https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/South-Sea-Bubble/
Spencer, Charles: The Spencers, A Personal History of an English Family
Churchill, Sarah: An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough
https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-account-of-the-conduc_marlborough-sarah-churc_1742_0
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Churchill,_Duchess_of_Marlborough
Blenheim Palace https://www.blenheimpalace.com/stories/the-first-duchess/
Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-Jennings-Duchess-of-Marlborough
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How did Amy Robsart, Lady Dudley, die? In this episode we look at several options - natural causes, accidental, suicide and murder. It’s an intriguing mystery, and in the end we can’t know for sure. The Elizabeths however were quick to point the finger at Amys husband Robert, but is there any substance to these accusation?
Sources/Further Reading
Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart
Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery
Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st
Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st
Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten
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How did Amy Robsart, Lady Dudley, die? In this episode we look at several options - natural causes, accidental, suicide and murder. It’s an intriguing mystery, and in the end we can’t know for sure. The Elizabeths however were quick to point the finger at Amys husband Robert, but is there any substance to these accusation?
Sources/Further Reading
Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart
Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery
Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st
Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st
Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten Years
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Lady Amy Dudley is famous because of her husband and the manner of her death. She died at the age of 28 in a manner that is to this day the cause of much speculation and debate. However she is more than her death - this episode looks at her life and her marriage to Robert Dudley, the man who wanted to be a king.
Sources/Further Reading
Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart
Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery
Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st
Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st
Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten Years
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Lady Amy Dudley is famous because of her husband and the manner of her death. She died at the age of 28 in a manner that is to this day the cause of much speculation and debate. However she is more than her death - this episode looks at her life and her marriage to Robert Dudley, the man who wanted to be a king.
Sources/Further Reading
Skidmore, Chris: Death and the Virgin - Elizabeth, Dudley and the mysterious fate of Amy Robsart
Watkins, Sarah-Beth: The Death of Amy Robsart, An Elizabethan Mystery
Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st
Somerset, Anne: Elizabeth 1st
Guy, John: Elizabeth, the Forgotten
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Agrippina the Younger was one of the most powerful women in the history of the Roman Empire. She was a Julio-Claudian, descended from Augustus and was the sister, wife and mother of Emperors. A consummate politician, Agrippina essentially ruled Rome for 5 years at the side of her husband (and uncle) Claudius, but when her scheming placed her son Nero on the throne she scored bit of an own goal, as Nero was not prepared to listen to his mother. Agrippina found her power and prestige began to slip away, before she was confronted with the biggest insult of all…
Sources/Further Reading
Southon, Emma: Agrippina- Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore
Holland, Tom: Pax - War and Peace in Romes Golden Age
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippina_the_Younger
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julia-Agrippina
Moan Inc: Agrippina the Younger: The Unkillable mother of Nero https://www.moaninc.co.uk/ancient-women/agrippina-the-younger
Presciuttini, Giacomo: Agrippina the Younger https://www.worldhistory.org/Agrippina_the_Younger/
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Agrippina the Younger was one of the most powerful women in the history of the Roman Empire. She was a Julio-Claudian, descended from Augustus and was the sister, wife and mother of Emperors. A consummate politician, Agrippina essentially ruled Rome for 5 years at the side of her husband (and uncle) Claudius, but when her scheming placed her son Nero on the throne she scored bit of an own goal, as Nero was not prepared to listen to his mother. Agrippina found her power and prestige began to slip away, before she was confronted with the biggest insult of all…
Sources/Further Reading
Southon, Emma: Agrippina- Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore
Holland, Tom: Pax - War and Peace in Romes Golden Age
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippina_the_Younger
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julia-Agrippina
Moan Inc: Agrippina the Younger: The Unkillable mother of Nero https://www.moaninc.co.uk/ancient-women/agrippina-the-younger
Presciuttini, Giacomo: Agrippina the Younger https://www.worldhistory.org/Agrippina_the_Younger/
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Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.
In this second episode we will look at how she raised money for the war effort and earned her Damehood, how she became the first live singer to perform on radio, and how her retirement tour took so long Australians started a saying - “more farewells than Dame Nellie Melba.”
Sources/Further Reading:
Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba
Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family Memoir
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Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.
In this second episode we will look at how she raised money for the war effort and earned her Damehood, how she became the first live singer to perform on radio, and how her retirement tour took so long Australians started a saying - “more farewells than Dame Nellie Melba.”
Sources/Further Reading:
Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba
Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family Memoir
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Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.
In this first episode we will look at her early life, and how she came to make it big in Europe and the USA
Sources/Further Reading:
Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba
Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family Memoir
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Dame Nellie Melba was born with an extraordinary talent and an equally extraordinary capacity for hard work. She sold out theatres from London to New York to Mackay in QLD Australia. For over 40 years she wowed audiences, travelling across countries in her luxurious train to perform. Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire for her efforts to fundraise during the First World War, and she was the first live singer to be heard on radio stations.
In this first episode we will look at her early life, and how she came to make it big in Europe and the USA
Sources/Further Reading:
Blainey, Ann: I Am Melba
Verney, Pamela: Melba, A Family
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Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba was a woman feared by the Portuguese. In the face of enormous opposition, she was able to hold her own against the superior numbers and weapons of the Europeans and their allies, and retain independence for her Kingdom and her people.
Sources/Further Reading
Heywood, Linda: Njinga of Angola, Africas Warrior Queen
Jordan, Jonathan & Jordan, Emily Ann: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield
How the Portuguese Fought Against African Kingdoms in Angola in the 16th – 17th Centuries
https://aristocraticfury.substack.com/p/how-the-portuguese-fought-against
South African History Online: Njinga Ana de Sousa
https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/njinga-ana-de-sousa
Wikipedia: Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzinga_of_Ndongo_and_Matamba
Wikipedia: Colonial History of Angola
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_history_of_Angola
Anne Thériault Queens of Infamy: Njinga
https://longreads.com/2019/10/03/queens-of-infamy-njinga/
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Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba was a woman feared by the Portuguese. In the face of enormous opposition, she was able to hold her own against the superior numbers and weapons of the Europeans and their allies, and retain independence for her Kingdom and her people.
Sources/Further Reading
Heywood, Linda: Njinga of Angola, Africas Warrior Queen
Jordan, Jonathan & Jordan, Emily Ann: The War Queens, Extraordinary Women who Ruled the Battlefield
How the Portuguese Fought Against African Kingdoms in Angola in the 16th – 17th Centuries
https://aristocraticfury.substack.com/p/how-the-portuguese-fought-against
South African History Online: Njinga Ana de Sousa
https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/njinga-ana-de-sousa
Wikipedia: Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzinga_of_Ndongo_and_Matamba
Wikipedia: Colonial History of Angola
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_history_of_Angola
Anne Thériault Queens of Infamy: Njinga
https://longreads.com/2019/10/03/queens-of-infamy-njinga/
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Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.
Sources/Further Reading
Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen
Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen
Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/
Wikipedia
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Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.
Sources/Further Reading
Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen
Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen
Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/
Wikipedia
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Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.
Sources/Further Reading
Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen
Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen
Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/
Wikipedia
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Isabella of Castile was not just one of the most influential women in history - she was one of the most influential people in history. She created modern Spain, and financed the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to South America. Thanks to Isabella, Spanish is one of the top 4 most widely spoken languages, and Roman Catholicism the most popular branch of Christianity.
Sources/Further Reading
Downey, Kirsten: Isabella- The Warrior Queen
Tremlett, Giles: Isabella of Castile- Europe’s First Great Queen
Reston, James Jr: Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/07/20/the-tortures-of-the-spanish-inquisition-hold-dark-lessons-for-our-time/
Wikipedia
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In 1141 there occurred a war within a war- known as the War of the Two Matildas. The main contestants of the Civil War known as The Anarchy were King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, but when Stephen was captured and imprisoned his wife the Queen Matilda kept his cause alive. For almost a year Matilda led her troops, defeating the Empress and driving her out of first London and then Winchester. A lesser known and underrated Queen, Matilda of Boulogne was a highly intelligent woman who hid her backbone of steel behind a facade of graciousness and smiles.
Sources/Further Reading
Weir, Alison: Queens of the Conquest
Bennet Connolly, Sharon: Women of the Anarchy
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In 1141 there occurred a war within a war- known as the War of the Two Matildas. The main contestants of the Civil War known as The Anarchy were King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, but when Stephen was captured and imprisoned his wife the Queen Matilda kept his cause alive. For almost a year Matilda led her troops, defeating the Empress and driving her out of first London and then Winchester. A lesser known and underrated Queen, Matilda of Boulogne was a highly intelligent woman who hid her backbone of steel behind a facade of graciousness and smiles.
Sources/Further Reading
Weir, Alison: Queens of the Conquest
Bennet Connolly, Sharon: Women of the Anarchy
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