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Daughters Of Britannia

By: Katie Hickman
Narrated by: Full Cast, Katie Hickman
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 In this fascinating BBC Radio series, Katie Hickman examines the lives of 'diplomatic women' through their letters and diaries. From the first exploratory expeditions into foreign lands, through the heyday of the British Empire and still today, the foreign service has been shaped and run behind the scenes by the wives of ambassadors and minor civil servants. Accompanying their spouses in the most extraordinary, tough, sometimes terrifying circumstances, they have struggled to bring their civilization with them. Their stories - from ambassadresses downwards - never before told, are a feast of eccentricity, genuine hardship and genuine heroism, and make for a hilarious and compelling series. Europe Gender Studies Great Britain Social Sciences Western Europe Imperialism British Empire England Africa Witty Funny Middle Ages Imperial Japan
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