Tag: #TimePiecesHistoryProject
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Time Pieces History: S4, E7: Amy Johnson
Introduction The British flying pioneer What you’ll hear 1:23: Early life 2:04: First flights 3:03: Record attempts 4:10: Life and achievements 5:19: Death Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No email needed.
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Time Pieces History: S4, E5: Agrippina
Introduction The incredible life of Agrippina, Emperor Nero’s mother What you’ll hear 1:35: Early life 2:18: Family and power struggles 5:01: Marriage to Claudius and rise to power 6:15: Exile and demise Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No email needed!
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Time Pieces History: S4, E4: Lady Hyegyeong
Introduction The peculiar life of a Korean princess What you’ll hear 1:18: The Red Queen 1:58: Background and marriage 3:00: Prince Sado’s mental decline 3:34: Lady Hyegyeong’s memoirs 4:26: Death of Sado Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No email needed.
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Time Pieces History: S4, E3: St Hilda
Introduction The seventh century abbess and founder of Whitby Abbey What you’ll hear 1:12: Hilda’s background 2:29: Introduction of Christianity 3:50: Abbesses 4:31: Hilda’s legacy This podcast was inspired by my Time Pieces History blogs on The Whitby Witches and Lindisfarne. For more on Whitby Abbey, try Visit Whitby and English Heritage Prefer to…
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Time Pieces History: S4, E2: L’Inconnue
Introduction The remarkable afterlife of a girl found in the Seine What you’ll hear 1:25: L’Inconnue & 19th century Paris 2:16: The Drowned Mona Lisa 3:19: CPR Anne 4:29: Legacy and afterthoughts Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No email needed
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Time Pieces History: S4, E1: Bessie Smith
Introduction The life and work of the Empress of the Blues What you’ll hear 0:33: Introduction to Season 4 2:00: Who was Bessie Smith? 3:48: Early life and career 4:43: Stardom 6:05: Decline and death Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No email needed!
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Time Pieces History: S3, B1: Tiana Wilson-Buys
Introduction An interview with Tiana Wilson-Buys, productivity expert and history afficianado What you’ll hear 1:08: About Tiana 2:20: Understanding history and learning its lessons 9:01: Common misunderstandings and misconceptions 15:25: Attracting visitors to heritage sites in a Covid-influenced world 23:52: Visiting historical characters Tiana’s Historiette blog can be found by clicking here. You can…
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Time Pieces History: S3, E12: Slaves and Free Men
Introduction Slavery and societal power structures in Ancient Rome What you’ll hear 1:09 Naming and societal conventions 2:11 Plebian Uprisings 2:58 Patriarchy and marriage 4:24 Slavery 5:52 Criminals Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript – no email required!
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Time Pieces History: S3, E11: Roman Chester
Introduction Deva, the Roman town we now know as Chester What you’ll hear 0:57: Chester’s origins 1:38: Strategic importance and town layout 2:40: The ampitheatre 4:19 Excavating the ampitheatre Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript. No email needed!
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Time Pieces History: S3, E10: Religion in Ancient Rome
Introduction A look at gods and religion in the Ancient Roman world What you’ll hear 1:00: Early Roman Gods 2:06: Banquet for the Gods 3:26: The Imperial Cult 5:55: Rise of Christianity Prefer to read instead? Click here for a transcript – no email required!