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Inghen Ruaidh, the Birka Grave and Viking Warrior Women
Sep 15, 2020We touch on the mythology behind Viking shield-maidens, what we do know about Viking warrior women and how we need to address bias in archaeology. Dr Fern Riddell discusses the legend of Inghen Ruaidh...
The Chevalier d'Éon and Gender Nonconformity
Sep 22, 2020Soldier, diplomat, spy and fencing champion: the Chevalier d'Éon lived an extraordinary life. But on top of that they are also an important figure for the understanding of gender diversity throughout ...
The Night Witches and the Fighting Women of the Soviet Union
Sep 29, 2020The Night Witches were the feared, all-female military aviators of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment. Yet the Night Witches weren't the only Soviet women on the front-line during the Second World War. W...
The First Black British Football Heroes
Oct 06, 2020Uncovering the story of our pioneering Black British footballers, finding out what we can learn from their experiences, and their long history in The Beautiful Game. Dr Fern Riddell speaks to The Voic...
The Ivory Bangle Lady and Roman Britain
Oct 13, 2020What does the archaeological evidence tell us about the Ivory Bangle Lady, a wealthy woman who died in 4th Century York, and what do her grave goods tell us about material culture in the African diasp...
Allan Noel Minns the WW1 Officer and Son of Britain's First Black Mayor
Oct 20, 2020Allan Noel Minns, son of Dr Allan Glaisyer Minns, Britain's first Black mayor when elected mayor of Thetford in 1904, served in the British Army as a medical officer during the First World War. To fin...
A Tribute to Olaudah Equiano
Oct 27, 2020While Dr Fern Riddell takes a week off before we bring the final two episodes of the series, we have a special teaser for our penultimate episode. The BBC's Calypsonian-in-Residence Alexander D Great ...
Olaudah Equiano and the British Abolitionist Movement
Nov 03, 2020Olaudah Equiano's autobiography The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was one of the very first slave narratives that spawned a popular literary genre. However, while relatively fam...
The Sacred Band of Thebes
Nov 10, 2020An army of lovers seems like something from ancient myth but the story of the Sacred Band of Thebes is based on reality. This elite fighting force of the Theban army played a crucial role in ending Sp...
The Mary Rose and the People of Tudor England
Jul 19, 2019Earlier this year, analysis on the remains of eight sailors who drowned on the Mary Rose yielded some astonishing results for our perception of the people of Tudor England. In speaking to Dr Alex Hild...