6.11 Gabrielle Petit (1) Born to defy
/From the orphanage to the streets of Brussels, Gabrielle Petit grew up with a healthy disdain for authority - perfect training for a budding spy.
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6.10 Edith Cavell (3) The price of defiance
/Facing a rigged trial and execution, Edith Cavell's defiance and iconic last words ignite global outrage, cementing her legacy as a true wartime hero.
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6.09 Edith Cavell (2) Under the Eagle's Shadow
/As the German occupation tightens its grip, Edith Cavell risks everything to save Allied soldiers, transforming her clinic into a clandestine lifeline under the constant threat of betrayal and arrest.
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6.08 Edith Cavell (1) Belgium's Florence Nightingale
/A vicar's daughter became the founding mother of modern Belgian nursing, but the outbreak of the First World War would change her life forever.
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6.07 Elizabeth Van Lew (3) Exhuming a hero
/If you ever find yourself in need of someone to help you dig up a dead body - Elizabeth Van Lew is your woman. As the US Civil War reaches its bloody climax, Elizabeth rises to the occasion turning the Richmond Underground into an intelligence machine. She played a significant role in winning the war, but it would cost her dearly.
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6.06 Elizabeth Van Lew (2) The Spy and the Beast
/Against an outpouring of support for the new Confederacy, Elizabeth begins her journey as a spy, establishes the Richmond Underground and helps enable one of the biggest prison breaks of the war.
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6.05 Elizabeth Van Lew (1) My country, oh my country!
/Wealthy, well-connected people rarely rebel - but Southern socialite Elizabeth van Lew would be an exception.
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6.04 Policarpa Salavarietta: The Seamstress Spy
/Revolutionary heroes can come from anywhere - and Colombia found one in their seamstress spy, Policarpa Salavarietta
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6.03 Jane Whorwood (2) Agent 409
/With her beloved king in custody, Jane does everything in her power to break him out of captivity.
6.02 Jane Whorwood (1) The gold smuggler royal
/Fleeing an unhappy marriage and filled with royalist fervour, a young Scottish courtier spies, smuggles and embezzled for her king during the English Civil War.
6.01 Sisterhood of Spies: History's greatest female secret agents
/While the image of the spy is often a suave man in a tuxedo - the history of espionage is populated by a number of talented and courageous female spies.
5.24 Cixi (3): Here we coup again
/Cixi was on the sidelines, but a bungled attempt at reform and a disastrous war with Japan would bring her back once again.
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5.23 Cixi (2) Reigning in the Regencies
/Cixi orchestrates a coup to firmly establish her as the chief power behind the throne.
5.22 Cixi (1) Entering The Great Within
/Born in relative poverty and obscurity, Cixi becomes an Imperial concubine, and rises through the ranks to become one of the most powerful voices at court.
5.21 Lola Montez (3) Whipped into shape
/More husbands, more countries, more scandal. Lola Montez embarks on a world tour, showcasing her controversial new routine: The Spider Dance
5.20 Lola Montez (2) Awakening a volcano
/Lola Montez goes up in the world, capturing the heart of a king and sparking a revolution in the process.
5.19 Lola Montez (1) Ireland, India and Infamy - RE-UPLOADED
/Lola Montez was a woman of many names, who defied societal norms and captivated Europe with her scandalous escapades, extensive travels, and enigmatic persona.
5.18 Manuela Sáenz (3) The Unburied Woman of Paita
/Manuela Saenz makes one last desperate effort to bring her lover back to power while the Liberator wastes away, trying and failing to escape his labyrinth.
5.17 Manuela Sáenz (2) The Liberator of the Liberator
/Manuela Sáenz returns to Simón Bolívar's side in Bogota as he struggles to hold his dream together and assassins close in.
5.16 Manuela Sáenz (1) La Libertadora
/Simon Bolivar is celebrated as the Liberator of five. And by his side was one of history's great forgotten female revolutionaries.