
Women and War - Stories of Women in Conflict
10/01/21 • 29 min
Which British warrior queen decapitated Nero? Why did Elizabeth I meet an Irish piratess? How did England’s 17th century female spy escape from Holland? Why did Margaret Bulky become a man? Did a Hindu queen defeat the British army? Who were the suffragitsus? Hear the tragic story of the special-ops agent who won the George Cross.
Which British warrior queen decapitated Nero? Why did Elizabeth I meet an Irish piratess? How did England’s 17th century female spy escape from Holland? Why did Margaret Bulky become a man? Did a Hindu queen defeat the British army? Who were the suffragitsus? Hear the tragic story of the special-ops agent who won the George Cross.
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