Episodios

  • Ep 177 - Goddess Isis and Mama Thames - a duo of damp deities

    Ep 177 - Goddess Isis and Mama Thames - a duo of damp deities
    Jun 21 2024
    We're off travelling this week, from London to Oxford, via Greece and Egypt, to find out about the female manifestations of the rivers Thames and Isis. How did the Thames get its name? Is it as simple as it sounds? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 m
  • Ep 176 - How to lose the World Cup

    Ep 176 - How to lose the World Cup
    Jun 11 2024
    1966. A year that lives on in the memory of the English as the year that England won the World Cup. But it's also the year that England LOST the World Cup too. Huh? Alex delves into the last topic she thought she would ever discuss, which is FOOTBALL. Not her natural home, but there's a good reason why, on this one. Because, like everything, there is a fantastic story behind the story of how the world cup trophy, the Jules Rimet, was stolen while on show in a stamp exhibition in London in March of 1966. Who took it and why? Most people know that it was found by a dog called Pickles, but how did that come about? Join us for a romp through south London to find the cup, as well as a little secret about a replica as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 m
  • Ep 175 - fish, chips, gooseberries & mulberries - a D-Day special

    Ep 175 - fish, chips, gooseberries & mulberries - a D-Day special
    Jun 5 2024
    What does the 6th June have in common this year? It is both D-Day and national fish and chip day. So we are spreading two themes in one here, which have a bit of an odd link. We are not just talking f&c, but we are looking at how it links in to WW2, as well as seeing how the very unlikely gooseberries and mulberries fit into the picture. Confused? Yeah, we thought you might be. We're not, however, talking fruit, but talking mulberry harbours, which helped hugely in the aftermath of D-Day to disembark troop and kit into Normandy, and how the London docks played a very big part in that impressive feat of engineering. Come find out more in this week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h
  • Ep 173 - Mary Wortley Montague, mother's marvellous medicine

    Ep 173 - Mary Wortley Montague, mother's marvellous medicine
    May 30 2024
    Fiona is back, and cracking out a fantastic story, picking up a loose thread from a few weeks ago, Mary Wortley Montague. An intriguing woman, Mary disappeared to Italy after her marriage went a bit wonky, and also took up the mantle of innoculating children well ahead of the UK more generally, and showed people how it could be done, and how it could help by publicly innoculating her own daughter. This is the fascinating story of one woman who broke boundaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 3 m
  • Ep 173 - Dido Belle - society and slavery

    Ep 173 - Dido Belle - society and slavery
    May 22 2024
    Alex is flying solo this week, as we take on the story of Dido Belle, the young mixed race woman, born to am enslaved woman, and brought up in British high society. Born to a British ship's captain, and an enslaved woman being transported to Jamaica, Dido was brought back to the UK and entrusted to one of the highest Judges in the land. Her story was hidden until the 1990s, and we are taking a look at her story, her glorious portrait, and also her uncle, Lord Mansfield, in this week's episode. Join us for a truly intriguing story of a woman of colour in Georgian society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 m
  • Ep 172 - Operation Umbrella - Over, under, through

    Ep 172 - Operation Umbrella - Over, under, through
    May 14 2024
    We don't half love an Operation here at the Ladies Who London podcast! This, however, is no military operation, although it is no less audacious or finnickity. How do you build huge infrastructure when the place you need to build is one of the busiest spots in London? Well, that is the question. Operation Umbrella was the answer to this exact question. While needing to use the space but also redevelop the space, an ingenious plan took over Oxford Circus, which would require planning engineering before the real engineering took place. And yes, it was very painstaking. Come and find out all about this impressive project on this week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 6 m
  • Ep 171 - Emma Hamilton - rags to riches & maid to mistress, the story you never knew

    Ep 171 - Emma Hamilton - rags to riches & maid to mistress, the story you never knew
    May 7 2024
    Heave ho me'hearties, this week we are setting sail aboard the good ship Hamilton, as we take a look at one of history's most famous mistresses, Emma Hamilton. But does she deserve such a reductive title? Surely there is more to her than we think we know? Boy are you in for a treat! We careen from the Temple of Health and the Celestial Bed (remember that?!) to the glamorous streets of Naples, the top deck of a warship and a Queen's court, as we tell the bits of Emma Hamilton's story that you may not know. Sure, she did fall in love with Nelson, and of course that was never sealed with marriage. But she is so much more than that headline. Join us here to explore the fascinating history of Amy Lyons, better known as "That Hamilton Woman" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 6 m
  • Ep 170 - A mad medley of Montagus

    Ep 170 - A mad medley of Montagus
    May 2 2024
    Well this is an episode, kids. Fiona has seen a squirrel and gone on a mad goose chase through the annals of history, chasing down the elusive Montagus. Where will we end up?! Heaven only knows...Alex certainly doesn't! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 m