From Lucrezia Borgia to Malinche to Marie Curie: Women’s contributions have often been downplayed or misrepresented in the history books. Duels of History (re)tells their stories.
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Ep 12023-08-30
Malinche vs Moctezuma
Could the Spanish have conquered Mexico without the help of Malinche, a Native American slave …
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Ep 22023-08-30
Marie Curie vs Jeanne Langevin
How did Marie Curie's love affair with the married physicist Paul Langevin divide France? Jeanne …
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Ep 32023-08-30
Rosa Luxembourg vs. Friedrich Ebert
Why does the figure of revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg continue to shine whilst Friedrich Ebert, …
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Ep 42023-08-30
Angela Davis vs. Ronald Reagan
How did communist activist Angela Davis become an icon in her relentless fight against Ronald …
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Ep 52023-08-30
Camille Claudel vs. Auguste Rodin
In 1913, Camille Claudel, one of the most acclaimed artists of her time, was committed …
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Ep 62023-08-30
Jiang Qing vs. Deng Xiaoping
Did the sentencing to death of Jiang Qing, the widow of Mao Zedong, founder of …
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Ep 72023-08-30
Lucrezia Borgia vs. Pope Alexander VI
Why is Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, still viewed as a Machiavellian manipulator? …
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Ep 82023-08-30
Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs
How did a simple tennis match between a woman, tennis star Billie Jean King, and …
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Ep 92023-08-30
Messalina vs. Agrippina
Two thousand years after the fact, can we really say that Messalina and Agrippina, two …
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Ep 102023-08-30
Marie-Antoinette vs. Maximilien Robespierre
Did Marie Antoinette betray her adopted country? The queen is said to be insensitive, arrogant, …