Eleanor Cobham
In episode five of Heroine City, Lynsey Shaw is joined by Dr Euan Roger, lead curator at The National Archives, to discuss the fascinating Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester. A sad tale of love mag...
13 Feb 202345min
Notable Northern English Women
Inside the Heroine City gates for this episode we have the wonderful writer and comedian Kate Fox. Dr Kate, author of her 2022 book, 'Where There's Much, There's Bra: True Stories of the Women of the ...
30 Jan 20231h 4min
Boudicca
In this episode of Heroine City, Lynsey Shaw talks with Dr. Emma Southon about the rebellious Queen of the Iceni who took on the Roman Empire in 60AD, Boudicca. They explore the ways in which her stor...
16 Jan 202354min
Pamela Colman Smith
In this episode Lynsey is joined by Professor Elizabeth Foley O’Conner to talk about Pamela Coleman Smith. Pixie, as she was sometimes known, was an Anglo-American artist and publisher prolific in the...
2 Jan 202359min
Bess of Hardwick
We kick our first season off with the formidable Bess of Hardwick. A 16th century, Midland born squire's daughter who worked her way up to becoming a pioneering architect, dynast and the second most p...
19 Dec 202249min
Introducing Heroine City
Welcome to Heroine City, a world built of women in history. In this podcast, our host - producer, performer, and self-confessed history geek - Lynsey Shaw speaks with experts and historians about wome...
5 Sep 20223min
