2.22 Ella (1) Hesse's Helen
/No country was more profoundly changed by World War I than Russia, and at the centre of its revolutionary story are two Hessian princesses
2.21 Maud of Wales (2) The reluctant queen
/Maud of Wales became queen of a newly formed country in one of the most turbulent times in modern European history.
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Newsreels
2.20 Maud of Wales (1) Princess Harry
/Today we look at a woman who married into a kingdom that doesn’t get much coverage in mainstream history - Maud, a daughter of Bertie, the Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII.
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2.19 Sophia (4) Triumph and disaster
/We last left Sophia on a boat into exile. She would end up in Switzerland, but she wouldn't be there for long.
2.18 Sophia (3) Stabbed in the back
/Sophia became Queen of Greece at a great tipping point in its history. It would be a very turbulent reign.
2.17 Sophia (2) The Great Idea
/Sophia of Prussia settles into her kingdom, which was new in more ways than one.
2.16 Sophia (1) Fulfilling the prophecy
/The daughters of Queen Victoria grew up at the height of the Victorian era - their granddaughters would be left to pick up the pieces. Today, we begin the second half of this season with Princess Sophia of Prussia.
2.15 Helena and Louise: The other daughters
/A brief (well not really) telling of the lives of Victoria's other two daughters.
2.14 Beatrice (3) A long retirement
/Following the death of her husband, Beatrice began a long retirement that involved, amongst other things, a stunning act of historical vandalism.
Videos of Beatrice
MOVIE NIGHT: Mrs Brown
/In which we talk about the 1997 film Mrs Brown with My other half, Kaitlyn.
2.13 Beatrice (2) The Last Princess
/Today we will see Beatrice find love and get married, despite the obstacles that her mother placed in her path.
2.12 Beatrice (1) The Flower of the Flock
/In this third part of The Mothers of World War I, we are introduced to Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria's youngest daughter and constant companion.
2.11 Alice (3) A Life Cut Short
/Alice continues her efforts to improve the lives of her people but personal tragedy and a deterioration in relations with her husband marred the final decade of her life.
State of the Podcast Address 2019
/A little update on the podcast.
2.10 Alice (2): The Hessian Nightingale
/In which Alice gets married and moves to Hesse, opening up a whole new period in her life where she would leave a huge lasting impact on the lives of countless men and women in the grand duchy.
2.9 Alice (1) Her Father's Daughter
/Princes Alice was Queen Victoria’s most underrated child, whose influence both intended and not intended was every bit as important as that of Vicky and Bertie and she packed it into a sadly short life full of ambition, courage, tragedy and determination.
2.8 Vicky (6) The 99 Day Empress
/Things didn’t go great for Vicky in the last episode. And it’s about to get a whole lot worse.
2.7 Vicky (5) The Fear of What Might Happen
/Vicky had been one of the few voices in the kingdom who had seen through Bismarck's actions But to no avail.
Today, we will be taking a look at Vicky’s time as Crown Princess of Germany, particularly focussing on her relationships with her ever expanding brood of children.
2.6 Vicky (4) Iron, Blood and Unification
/Albert’s death meant that Vicky had to press on without her guide and mentor. How would she cope without him in the many crises of the 1860s.
2.5 Vicky (3) Meet the Hohenzollerns
/Vicky had grown up into a warm and loving family, to two parents that adored each other. Therefore it was quite the culture shock when she joined the Hohenzollern dynasty.