Women of War

By: Women of War Podcast
  • Summary

  • A podcast by two almost historians on the women who lived, fought, loved, and died during wars throughout history, Women of War is slightly irreverent, mostly factual, and thoroughly interesting. Join Hannah and Nicola each fortnight as they explore how women navigated the complexities of living during wartime.
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Episodes
  • S3E8: The Brawling, Boisterous, Scottish Wench — Agnes Randolph and the Siege of Dunbar
    Aug 30 2022

    Poor William Montague. He thought he'd have an easy time taking control of Dunbar Castle in 1338. Sucks for him that Agnes Randolph was in charge and about to find new ways to humiliate his attempts. Join Hannah and Nicola for the Season 3 Finale as they head to Scotland to find out what one woman was doing in the Second War of Scottish Independence.

    Women of War is written and recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and any First Nations listeners today. Sovereignty was never ceded.

    This episode contains references to the crimes of English colonisation.

    For more information on the podcast, go to womenofwarpod.com or follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @womenofwarpod for updates, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes shenanigans. Sign up to our newsletter at womenofwarpod.com/subscribe to get notified of the newest episodes plus all the cool things we couldn’t fit into the episode.

    Intro and Outro Music: Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com; sound effects by ZapSplat.

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    33 mins
  • S3E7: 12 Nuns, 68.3 metres and 93 penises-The women of the Bayeux Tapestry and the Battle of Hastings
    Aug 16 2022

    Like a river flows surely to the sea, as a tapestry is actually an embroidery, we’re having a format change. This week Hannah and Nicola look at the women who created the most famous fabric art in world history, the women on the most famous fabric art in world history and the story in it. There will be Williams who conquer, Edwards who confess, and Harolds who get hit in the eye with an arrow….or was he?

    To follow along with the panels of the tapestry we reference, click this link: https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/explore-online/

    The song “1066” can be found at the link below by the YouTube channel historyteachers:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TETr5xkgTz4

    Women of War is written and recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and any First Nations listeners today. Sovereignty was never ceded.

    This episode contains references to war crimes including rape, stroke, nudity, cruelty and death of animals.

    For more information on the podcast, go to womenofwarpod.com or follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @womenofwarpod for updates, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes shenanigans. Sign up to our newsletter at womenofwarpod.com/subscribe to get notified of the newest episodes plus all the cool things we couldn’t fit into the episode.

    Intro and Outro Music: Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com; sound effects by ZapSplat.

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    47 mins
  • S3E6: Get Up, Stand Up, and Deliver — Truganini, the NOT last Indigenous Tasmanian
    Aug 2 2022

    Everything you learnt about Truganini in school is wrong. This week, join Nicola and Hannah as they look between the lines of Australian colonialism to trace the story of Nuenonne woman Truganini, a woman who lived through the unimaginable. And became a bushranger. Which was a valid life choice.

    Women of War is written and recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and any First Nations listeners today. Sovereignty was never ceded.

    This podcast contains references to violence and atrocities committed against Indigenous men, women and children in Australia over the course of the last two hundred years. It also contains references to disease, sexual coercion and sexual slavery, pedophilia, murder, execution, robbery and desecration of the dead. It also contains the names of Indigenous people who have passed away. It also contains some coarse language. It may not be suitable for all listeners.

    All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in this podcast however with the nature of historical research, there may be mistakes or inconsistencies. The views presented herein are also not reflective of our employers.

    For a far more thorough exploration of Truganini's life, read Cassandra Pybus' Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse (2020). Hannah relied heavily on this thoughtful work to bring Truganini to the front in this episode.

    For more information on the podcast, go to womenofwarpod.com or follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @womenofwarpod for updates, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes shenanigans. Sign up to our newsletter at womenofwarpod.com/subscribe to get notified of the newest episodes plus all the cool things we couldn’t fit into the episode.

    Intro and Outro Music: Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com; sound effects by ZapSplat.

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    1 hr and 41 mins

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