Warrior Women is a Royal Armouries audio series where we tell stories of women throughout history and explore what it really means to be a ‘warrior.’ We delve into the lives of complex characters, bust some myths and find out about the arms and armour these women would have used.
This podcast was funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund - Thanks to National Lottery Players.
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Warrior Women is a Royal Armouries audio series where we tell stories of women throughout history and explore what it really means to be a ‘warrior.’ We delve into the lives of complex characters, bust some myths and find out about the arms and armour these women would have used.
This podcast was funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund - Thanks to National Lottery Players.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Vera Leigh's story is a tale of rags to riches. Born in Leeds and abandoned as a baby, she was adopted by a wealthy American and became one of only 39 women chosen to work during the Second World War as a Special Operations Executive, involved in clandestine operations in France to subvert and sabotage the Nazi enemy. This episode will examine her secretive life as a special agent and her fate at the hands of the enemy.
With Dr. Kate Vigurs, historian and author of Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE and Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery, Royal Armouries.
This podcast was funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund - Thanks to National Lottery Players.
This podcast was funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund - Thanks to National Lottery Players.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.