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Stones & Bones

Stones & Bones

Written by: Deborah Brezina
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A thousand years ago Emma of Normandy was on trial for adultery, treason and murder. The Stones & Bones podcast tells the tale of the first woman styled Queen of England who stood at the center of a dark era of history. And changed it. Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • The Lady
    Sep 16 2021

    A scholar, a fighter, a passionate lover and a cunning political manipulator. The very model of a medieval ruler. But this medieval ruler was not a man. This power player was a woman. And England was her chessboard.

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    11 mins
  • Gravediggers
    Sep 22 2021

    They sought her blood. They readied the rope. They dug her grave. What would remain as cold death beckoned her to churchyards filled with stones and bones?

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    12 mins
  • Put Away the Playthings
    Sep 29 2021

    For a half century she bent history to her will. Everything that turned touched her. And she turned everything she touched. But first, she had to put away her playthings.

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    11 mins
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