by The History Chicks | Mar 26, 2017 | Biography Episode, Episode, Podcasts, Shownotes
You voted for Eleanor of Aquitaine in our last Guaranteed Content Poll. Excellent choice! The Queen of both France and England, and the mother of royalty, she contributed more than looking pretty in a crown – she ruled. And by that we mean, she RULED!

Eleanor’s seal
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by The History Chicks | Mar 4, 2017 | Biography Episode, Episode, Podcasts, Shownotes
There are people who define Artemisia’s life by the trauma she endured, it’s where they begin her story and where they return time and time again.
We aren’t those people. While her rape as a teenager must have influenced her, what this Master Baroque painter did after that is where we spend most of this episode. (We do suggest that an adult preview the audio of this episode before letting kids listen.)

Self Portrait as the Allegory of Painting
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