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Latest podcast episodes about Helen Rappaport

History Extra podcast
The princess who fled Romanov Russia

History Extra podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 34:50


Born in 1781, Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld grew up in a world convulsed by the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. And her life proved to be as tempestuous as the age she inhabited. Wed to Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia when she was just 14, her deeply unhappy marriage pushed Julie to make an audacious bid for freedom, in defiance of the social expectations placed on women of her social status. Now, her little-known story has been brought to life in a new book by historian Helen Rappaport, who speaks to Danny Bird about the unconventional life of Queen Victoria's trailblazing aunt. (Ad) Helen Rappaport is the author of The Rebel Romanov (Simon & Schuster, 2025). Buy it now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rebel-Romanov-Helen-Rappaport/dp/1398525960/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
Final Days of the Romanovs (Part 2)

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 34:55


(2/2) We join the captive Romanovs as they are moved from The Alexander Palace to Siberia and then to Ekaterinburg, where their dreadful murder awaits them. It's a story that still has the power to shock us. Guiding us through is returning guest Helen Rappaport, author of "Ekaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs".Edited by Freddy Chick. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.  You can take part in our listener survey here.All music from Epidemic Sounds.After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
Final Days of the Romanovs (Part 1)

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 43:29


(1/2) As Russia collapses, the Romanovs find themselves trapped by delusions and failed ideals; by revolution and Russian geography. Helen Rappaport joins Maddy Pelling and Anthony Delaney for part 1 of the Final Days of the Romanovs.Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.  You can take part in our listener survey here.After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.

The Alarmist
REWIND - The Aftermath: The Execution of the Romanovs

The Alarmist

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 36:43


On this week's Aftermath REWIND, best-selling author Helen Rappaport, provides insight into the lives of the Romanov family leading up to their execution. What she says just might change The Alarmist's verdict!Find more information on Helen's work regarding the Romanov's here.Join our Patreon!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistThe Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Books in African American Studies
Helen Rappaport, "In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon" (Pegasus Books, 2022)

New Books in African American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 72:43


Raised in Jamaica, Mary Seacole first came to England in the 1850s after working in Panama. She wanted to volunteer as a nurse and aide during the Crimean War. When her services were rejected, she financed her own expedition to Balaclava, where her reputation for her nursing—and for her compassion—became almost legendary. Popularly known as ‘Mother Seacole', she was the most famous Black celebrity of her generation—an extraordinary achievement in Victorian Britain. She regularly mixed with illustrious royal and military patrons and they, along with grateful war veterans, helped her recover financially when she faced bankruptcy. However, after her death in 1881, she was largely forgotten. More recently, her profile has been revived and her reputation lionized, with a statue of her standing outside St Thomas's Hospital in London and her portrait—rediscovered by the author—now on display in the National Portrait Gallery. In Search of Mary Seacole is the fruit of almost twenty years of research and reveals the truth about Seacole's personal life, her "rivalry" with Florence Nightingale, and other misconceptions. Vivid and moving, In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon (Pegasus Books, 2022) shows that reality is often more remarkable and more dramatic than the legend. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

New Books Network
Helen Rappaport, "In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon" (Pegasus Books, 2022)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 72:43


Raised in Jamaica, Mary Seacole first came to England in the 1850s after working in Panama. She wanted to volunteer as a nurse and aide during the Crimean War. When her services were rejected, she financed her own expedition to Balaclava, where her reputation for her nursing—and for her compassion—became almost legendary. Popularly known as ‘Mother Seacole', she was the most famous Black celebrity of her generation—an extraordinary achievement in Victorian Britain. She regularly mixed with illustrious royal and military patrons and they, along with grateful war veterans, helped her recover financially when she faced bankruptcy. However, after her death in 1881, she was largely forgotten. More recently, her profile has been revived and her reputation lionized, with a statue of her standing outside St Thomas's Hospital in London and her portrait—rediscovered by the author—now on display in the National Portrait Gallery. In Search of Mary Seacole is the fruit of almost twenty years of research and reveals the truth about Seacole's personal life, her "rivalry" with Florence Nightingale, and other misconceptions. Vivid and moving, In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon (Pegasus Books, 2022) shows that reality is often more remarkable and more dramatic than the legend. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in History
Helen Rappaport, "In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon" (Pegasus Books, 2022)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 72:43


Raised in Jamaica, Mary Seacole first came to England in the 1850s after working in Panama. She wanted to volunteer as a nurse and aide during the Crimean War. When her services were rejected, she financed her own expedition to Balaclava, where her reputation for her nursing—and for her compassion—became almost legendary. Popularly known as ‘Mother Seacole', she was the most famous Black celebrity of her generation—an extraordinary achievement in Victorian Britain. She regularly mixed with illustrious royal and military patrons and they, along with grateful war veterans, helped her recover financially when she faced bankruptcy. However, after her death in 1881, she was largely forgotten. More recently, her profile has been revived and her reputation lionized, with a statue of her standing outside St Thomas's Hospital in London and her portrait—rediscovered by the author—now on display in the National Portrait Gallery. In Search of Mary Seacole is the fruit of almost twenty years of research and reveals the truth about Seacole's personal life, her "rivalry" with Florence Nightingale, and other misconceptions. Vivid and moving, In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon (Pegasus Books, 2022) shows that reality is often more remarkable and more dramatic than the legend. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

New Books in Caribbean Studies
Helen Rappaport, "In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon" (Pegasus Books, 2022)

New Books in Caribbean Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 72:43


Raised in Jamaica, Mary Seacole first came to England in the 1850s after working in Panama. She wanted to volunteer as a nurse and aide during the Crimean War. When her services were rejected, she financed her own expedition to Balaclava, where her reputation for her nursing—and for her compassion—became almost legendary. Popularly known as ‘Mother Seacole', she was the most famous Black celebrity of her generation—an extraordinary achievement in Victorian Britain. She regularly mixed with illustrious royal and military patrons and they, along with grateful war veterans, helped her recover financially when she faced bankruptcy. However, after her death in 1881, she was largely forgotten. More recently, her profile has been revived and her reputation lionized, with a statue of her standing outside St Thomas's Hospital in London and her portrait—rediscovered by the author—now on display in the National Portrait Gallery. In Search of Mary Seacole is the fruit of almost twenty years of research and reveals the truth about Seacole's personal life, her "rivalry" with Florence Nightingale, and other misconceptions. Vivid and moving, In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon (Pegasus Books, 2022) shows that reality is often more remarkable and more dramatic than the legend. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/caribbean-studies

New Books in Medicine
Helen Rappaport, "In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon" (Pegasus Books, 2022)

New Books in Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 72:43


Raised in Jamaica, Mary Seacole first came to England in the 1850s after working in Panama. She wanted to volunteer as a nurse and aide during the Crimean War. When her services were rejected, she financed her own expedition to Balaclava, where her reputation for her nursing—and for her compassion—became almost legendary. Popularly known as ‘Mother Seacole', she was the most famous Black celebrity of her generation—an extraordinary achievement in Victorian Britain. She regularly mixed with illustrious royal and military patrons and they, along with grateful war veterans, helped her recover financially when she faced bankruptcy. However, after her death in 1881, she was largely forgotten. More recently, her profile has been revived and her reputation lionized, with a statue of her standing outside St Thomas's Hospital in London and her portrait—rediscovered by the author—now on display in the National Portrait Gallery. In Search of Mary Seacole is the fruit of almost twenty years of research and reveals the truth about Seacole's personal life, her "rivalry" with Florence Nightingale, and other misconceptions. Vivid and moving, In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon (Pegasus Books, 2022) shows that reality is often more remarkable and more dramatic than the legend. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

New Books in Biography
Helen Rappaport, "In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon" (Pegasus Books, 2022)

New Books in Biography

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 72:43


Raised in Jamaica, Mary Seacole first came to England in the 1850s after working in Panama. She wanted to volunteer as a nurse and aide during the Crimean War. When her services were rejected, she financed her own expedition to Balaclava, where her reputation for her nursing—and for her compassion—became almost legendary. Popularly known as ‘Mother Seacole', she was the most famous Black celebrity of her generation—an extraordinary achievement in Victorian Britain. She regularly mixed with illustrious royal and military patrons and they, along with grateful war veterans, helped her recover financially when she faced bankruptcy. However, after her death in 1881, she was largely forgotten. More recently, her profile has been revived and her reputation lionized, with a statue of her standing outside St Thomas's Hospital in London and her portrait—rediscovered by the author—now on display in the National Portrait Gallery. In Search of Mary Seacole is the fruit of almost twenty years of research and reveals the truth about Seacole's personal life, her "rivalry" with Florence Nightingale, and other misconceptions. Vivid and moving, In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon (Pegasus Books, 2022) shows that reality is often more remarkable and more dramatic than the legend. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

New Books in Women's History
Helen Rappaport, "In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon" (Pegasus Books, 2022)

New Books in Women's History

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 72:43


Raised in Jamaica, Mary Seacole first came to England in the 1850s after working in Panama. She wanted to volunteer as a nurse and aide during the Crimean War. When her services were rejected, she financed her own expedition to Balaclava, where her reputation for her nursing—and for her compassion—became almost legendary. Popularly known as ‘Mother Seacole', she was the most famous Black celebrity of her generation—an extraordinary achievement in Victorian Britain. She regularly mixed with illustrious royal and military patrons and they, along with grateful war veterans, helped her recover financially when she faced bankruptcy. However, after her death in 1881, she was largely forgotten. More recently, her profile has been revived and her reputation lionized, with a statue of her standing outside St Thomas's Hospital in London and her portrait—rediscovered by the author—now on display in the National Portrait Gallery. In Search of Mary Seacole is the fruit of almost twenty years of research and reveals the truth about Seacole's personal life, her "rivalry" with Florence Nightingale, and other misconceptions. Vivid and moving, In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon (Pegasus Books, 2022) shows that reality is often more remarkable and more dramatic than the legend. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in British Studies
Helen Rappaport, "In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon" (Pegasus Books, 2022)

New Books in British Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 72:43


Raised in Jamaica, Mary Seacole first came to England in the 1850s after working in Panama. She wanted to volunteer as a nurse and aide during the Crimean War. When her services were rejected, she financed her own expedition to Balaclava, where her reputation for her nursing—and for her compassion—became almost legendary. Popularly known as ‘Mother Seacole', she was the most famous Black celebrity of her generation—an extraordinary achievement in Victorian Britain. She regularly mixed with illustrious royal and military patrons and they, along with grateful war veterans, helped her recover financially when she faced bankruptcy. However, after her death in 1881, she was largely forgotten. More recently, her profile has been revived and her reputation lionized, with a statue of her standing outside St Thomas's Hospital in London and her portrait—rediscovered by the author—now on display in the National Portrait Gallery. In Search of Mary Seacole is the fruit of almost twenty years of research and reveals the truth about Seacole's personal life, her "rivalry" with Florence Nightingale, and other misconceptions. Vivid and moving, In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon (Pegasus Books, 2022) shows that reality is often more remarkable and more dramatic than the legend. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Empire
A Tale of Two Nurses: Seacole & Nightingale

Empire

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 54:09


The Lady with the Lamp, the great nurse who forever changed public health for the better: Florence Nightingale lives large in the national consciousness. Mary Seacole, however, has been largely forgotten by history, even though she too played a significant role in the Crimean War. Both were lauded by the press. Both were famous in Britain upon their return. Remarkable forces of will, both were women ahead of their time. Listen as William and Anita are joined by Helen Rappaport to discuss the lives of these inspirational women. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leaders and Legends
Dr Helen Rappaport on The Romanovs

Leaders and Legends

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 69:15


In July 1918, Russian Czar Nicholas II, his wife, their five children, and the few remaining members of his household were slaughtered in a dim and dreary basement by Bolshevik Revolutionaries. Could they all have been saved? And, if so, by which of their royal cousins? On this week's “Leaders and Legends” podcast, we interview best-selling historian Dr Helen Rappaport. She discusses this ghastly murder and how—and if—it could have been prevented and the family rescued. Dr Rappaport also doesn't mince any words regarding the Mad Monk. Buy her new book here: https://amzn.to/3Z9ijpPSponsors• Veteran Strategies• NFP - A leading insurance broker and consultant• Garmong Construction• Crowne Plaza Downtown Indianapolis Historic Union StationAbout Veteran Strategies‘Leaders and Legends' is brought to you by Veteran Strategies—your local veteran business enterprise specializing in media relations, crisis communications, public outreach, and digital photography. Learn more at www.veteranstrategies.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Moord Podcast
Op zoek naar Anastasia

Moord Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 37:52


  In de vroege ochtend van 17 juli 1918 wordt de keizerlijke familie van Rusland uit bed gehaald door hun bewakers. De vijand komt steeds dichterbij en het huis in Jekaterineburg waar de familie in ballingschap zit zou wel eens beschoten kunnen worden. De familie stommelt naar beneden, de veiligheid van de kelder in...    Wat er daarna gebeurde blijft jarenlang in nevelen gehuld.   De regering van Vladimir Lenin doet jarenlang nogal vaag over het lot van de familie. Tsaar Nicolaas zou inderdaad geëxecuteerd zijn, maar met moeder Alexandra, de jonge Alexei en de vier dochters Olga, Marie, Tatjana en Anastasia zou het dik in orde zijn. Die zaten veilig in een huis in Siberie. Of was het Zwitserland? Of toch Amerika…? Al snel gonst het van de geruchten. Ze zijn allemaal dood, ze zijn allemaal levend, ze zijn bijna allemaal dood.    In 1921 dient zich een jonge vrouw aan in Berlijn die probeert zich van het leven te beroven. Ze wordt door omstanders gered en omdat ze niks wil zeggen in een inrichting opgenomen. Na een paar weken zegt ze drie woorden: ik ben Anastasia…   Is dit de verloren Romanov prinses? Of is deze jonge vrouw een oplichter? Of is ze misschien gek…? Wat gebeurde er nou echt met de keizerlijke familie? Luisteren dus! Naar Moord Podcast. Ik las voor deze aflevering onder meer The Last Days of the Romanovs door N. Sokolov. Dat kun je gratis lezen op Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65453 Verder las ik: The Last Days in Jekaterinenburg van Helen Rappaport en kwam ik niet door haar andere boek, The Romanov Sisters heen. Ik zou die eerste lezen, Rappaport heeft zich door duizenden brieven en dagboeken heengeworsteld.  Mijn favoriet was Robert K. Massie The final chapter. Zo'n leuk boek! Geef het aan je favoriete Romanov-fiel. Koop het vooral in je lokale boekwinkel. En maak vast een plek in je boekenkast, want mijn eigen boek komt er aan: Joop ter Heul en de Moord in de Trein.

Biographers International Organization
Podcast #129 – Helen Rappaport

Biographers International Organization

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 28:05


This week we interview Helen Rappaport, the British author of sixteen highly regarded biographies. Her latest book, In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon and Humanitarian, was […]

Sharon Says So
The Tragedies and Legacy of the Royal Romanovs with Helen Rappaport

Sharon Says So

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 32:59 Very Popular


On today's episode of Here's Where It Gets Interesting, writer and historian Helen Rappaport joins Sharon to talk about a topic our listeners are fascinated by: the last royal family of Russia. The Romanov murder and legacy has long persisted in popular culture. Learn more about their lineage and the parts that often get overlooked. Often, the truth is more interesting than the myth. Special thanks to our guest, Helen Rappaport.Hosted by: Sharon McMahonGuest: Helen RappaportExecutive Producer: Heather JacksonAudio Producer: Jenny SnyderResearcher: Valerie Hoback Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

History Extra podcast
Fleeing revolution: Russians exiles in Paris

History Extra podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 38:17


In 1917, the Russian Revolution saw scores of Russian aristocrats and artists flee to Paris to escape Bolshevik brutality. Speaking to Matt Elton, Helen Rappaport highlights some of their stories, exploring the dramatic shift in circumstances that many endured, and revealing what the city's inhabitants made of the new arrivals. (Ad) Helen Rappaport is the author of After the Romanovs: Russian exiles in Paris between the Wars (Scribe Publications, 2022). Buy it now from Waterstones:https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fafter-the-romanovs%2Fhelen-rappaport%2F9781914484292 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What'sHerName
THE NURSE Mary Seacole

What'sHerName

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 57:58


What would it look like to live your life without fear? Mary Seacole may have known. She seems to have spent her life diving headfirst into one catastrophe after another without any apparent concern for her own safety. From the disease-infested goldmines of Panama to the battlefields of Crimea, wherever trouble (and suffering humans) appeared, Mary would soon be there! Olivia interviews Helen Rappaport, author of the fascinating new book In Search of Mary Seacole. … The post THE NURSE Mary Seacole appeared first on What'shername.

Start the Week
Zombies, exiles and monsters

Start the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 41:43


The Man Booker prize winning novelist George Saunders turns to short-stories for his latest book, Liberation Day. From workers dressed as ‘ghouls' in an underground amusement park to brainwashed political protestors and story-telling slaves his protagonists underscore what it means to live in community with others. George Saunders tells Tom Sutcliffe how his stories veer from bizarre fantasy to brutal reality. The move from fantasy to stark reality can be seen in the history of Russians living in exile in Paris after the Revolution in 1917. Helen Rappaport's After the Romanovs details how former princes, used to a life of luxury, could be seen driving taxicabs. While some emigres, like Diaghilev and Chagall, found great success in this new world, others became trapped in a cycle of poverty and homesickness for a country that was no longer theirs. The BFI and UK-wide horror film season In Dreams are Monsters celebrates how monstrous bodies of all kinds have been represented on screen over the past hundred years. Curator Anna Bogutskaya explores the symbolism and emotional impact of ghosts, vampires, witches and, arguably the most politicised of all cinematic monsters, the zombie – a terrifying, dead-eyed blank canvas for social commentary. Producer: Katy Hickman

A Book with Legs
Helen Rappaport – After the Romanovs

A Book with Legs

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 66:58


“There was an overwhelming feeling of melancholy, of loss, that they could never adjust to.” Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Helen Rappaport joins Cole to discuss her book, After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War. Helen's work details the Russian aristocrats, artists, writers, philosophers, and intellectuals who searched for refuge in Paris after the revolution of 1917 and during the civil war that followed. Cole and Helen discuss how the Russian immigrants assimilated to life in France and the struggles they endured.

Keen On Democracy
Helen Rappaport: In Search of Mary Seacole, a Quite Remarkable Black Cultural Icon

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 40:41


Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Helen Rappaport, author of In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon and Humanitarian. Helen Rappaport is the author of The Romanov Sisters, The Last Days of the Romanovs, and many other critically acclaimed titles. She has been a full-time writer for more than twenty-three years, and in 2003 discovered and purchased an 1869 portrait of Mary Seacole that now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, sparking a long investigation into Seacole's life and career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Morbid Museum
The Death of the Romanovs

The Morbid Museum

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 72:53


The fall of the Romanov Dynasty and the subsequent murder of the Imperial family, is one of the most grisly endings to a monarchy the world has ever known. Shrouded in secrecy for years, the full story continues to unfold to this day, impacting Russia's political landscape both at home and abroad for many years to come. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1em_lDQzmA&t=2505s (Last of the Czars - 1996 Documentary Series) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21094391-the-romanovs?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=coxuYTfGOm&rank=1 (Romanovs: 1613 - 1918 By Simon Sebag Montifiore) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40603533-the-last-days-of-the-romanovs (The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg by Helen Rappaport) https://time.com/5340985/romanov-century-dna-myths/ ("The Romanov Family Died a Century Ago. It's Time to Lay the Myths About Them to Rest, Too" By Helen Rappaport) https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/why-no-nation-would-rescue-nicholas-ii-and-his-family-from-revolutionary-russia/2018/08/02/bf5fcf0e-6a77-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html ("Why no nation would rescue Nicholas II and his family from revolutionary Russia" by Greg King) https://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/yurovmurder.php (The Executioner Yurovsky's Account ) https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1928/03/the-last-days-of-the-romanovs/303877/ ("The Last Days of the Romanovs" By Edmund Walsh) https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kaiser-wilhelm-of-germany-and-czar-nicholas-of-russia-exchange-telegrams (Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and Czar Nicholas of Russia exchange telegrams - HISTORY) https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/04/arts/design/treasures-and-trivia-of-the-romanov-era.html ("Treasures and Trivia of the Romanov Era" New York Times By Eve M. Kahn ) https://tsarnicholas.org (Nicholas II - Emperor Tsar Saint) https://tsarnicholas.org/2019/07/19/we-have-to-search-for-more-remains-of-alexei-and-maria-says-us-researcher/ (“We have to search for more remains of Alexei and Maria,” By Paul Gilbert) https://www.russianhistorymuseum.org (Russian History Museum, Jordanville, NY ) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dna-analysis-confirms-authenticity-remains-attributed-romanovs-180969674/ ("DNA Analysis Confirms Authenticity of Romanovs' Remains Will Russia's fallen royal family finally receive a full burial from the Orthodox Church?" By Brigit Katz) https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/murders-ekaterinburg (The Murders at Ekaterinburg | Richard Cavendish | Published in History Today Volume 58 Issue 7 July 2008) Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.com Artwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod 2022 All Rights Reserved

Unsung History
Mary Seacole

Unsung History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 48:33


When the United Kingdom joined forces with Turkey and France to declare war on Russia in March 1854, Jamaican-Scottish nurse Mary Seacole decided her help was needed. When the British War Office declined her repeated offers of help, she headed off to Crimea anyway and set up her British Hotel near Balaklava. The British Hotel, which opened in March 1855, was a combination general store, restaurant, and first aid station, and the British soldiers and officers came to love Mary and call her “Mother Seacole.” Joining me in this episode to help us learn more about Mary Seacole is historian and writer Helen Rappaport, author of the new book, In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon and Humanitarian, which will be released in the United States on September 6, 2022. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The episode image is a photograph of Mary Seacole from an unknown source, believed to be dated around 1850; it is in the public domain.  Additional Sources: “Mary Seacole & Black Victorian History: Remarkable Women in Extraordinary Circumstances,” Helen Rappaport. Mary Seacole Trust. “The Crimean War,” by Andrew Lambert, BBC. “Crimean War,” History.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Short History Of...
The Russian Revolution

Short History Of...

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 60:38 Very Popular


In 1917, revolution changed Russia forever. Putting an end to 300 years of the Romanov dynasty, it made way for what ordinary Russians believed would be a fairer, more egalitarian system. But what sparked the rebellion? What was it like to witness the collapse of the autocracy? And once the smoke had cleared, what happened to the promise of a new socialist utopia?  This is a Short History of the Russian Revolution. Written by Kate Simants. With thanks to Dr Helen Rappaport, historian and author of Caught in the Revolution and After the Romanovs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unobscured
14 | Interview: Helen Rappaport

Unobscured

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 88:52


Our interview with Helen Rappaport, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and best-selling author of books on Russia and the Romanovs. Her books like "Four Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses," and "The Race to Save the Romanovs: The Truth Behind the Secret Plans to Rescue Russia's Imperial Family," provide the most intimate and dramatic portraits available of the lives of the Romanov family and their place in the modern world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

First Pages Readings Podcast
Episode 38: Young Adult

First Pages Readings Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 8:11


In this episode, the first page of three YA books will be read: We Are Witnesses by Jacob BoasA Different Mirror For Young People:  A History of Multicultural America by Ronald TakakiThe Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport

History with Jackson
Interview with Isle and Empires Author Stephan Roman

History with Jackson

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 77:47


Today we welcome 'Isle and Empires: Romanov Russia, Britain and the Isle of Wight' author Stephan Roman to the History with Jackson Podcast. Today in the podcast we explore the relationship between the two royal families and nation whilst also dropping in and looking at the history of the Isle of Wight. To read Stephan's book 'Isle and Empires' head to: https://medinapublishing.com/books/isle-and-empires-romanov-russia-britain-and-the-isle-of-wight/ To keep up to date with Stephan Roman on Goodreads head to: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/177383.Stephan_Roman Head to @IsleandEmpires on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with Stephan and his book To read Simon Sebag-Montefiore's 'The Romanovs' head to: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Romanovs-1613-1918-Simon-Sebag-Montefiore/dp/1474600875/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1627839785&sr=8-1 To Douglas Smith's 'Former People' head to: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Former-People-Destruction-Russian-Aristocracy/dp/0330520296/ref=sr_1_2crid=OB9G6KRDD86Q&dchild=1&keywords=douglas+smith+former+people&qid=1627839840&sprefix=Former+people+Douglas+%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-2 To read Helen Rappaport's 'The Race to Save the Romanovs' head to https://www.amazon.co.uk/Race-Save-Romanovs-Russias-Imperial-ebook/dp/B07613V8BJ/ref=sr_1_1crid=3NP6BSTNTSRN1&dchild=1&keywords=the+race+to+save+the+romanovs&qid=1627839941&sprefix=The+Race+to+save+the+r%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1 To Read Orlando Figes' 'A People's Tragedy' head to: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peoples-Tragedy-Revolution-centenary-introduction/dp/1847924514/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1627840022&sr=8-1 To read Ivan Turgenev's 'Fathers and Sons' head to: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fathers-Sons-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486400735/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1627840107&sr=8-1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/history-with-jackson/message

Ampliando el debate
¡Que viene el lobo! - Ampliando el debate

Ampliando el debate

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 64:45


Hoy ampliamos el debate respecto al fascismo. Si todo es fascismo, nada es fascismo. En el momento en que se utiliza incorrectamente el término, se pierde la capacidad de identificarlo. ¿Qué es el fascismo? ¿Estamos viviendo un repunte? ¿Cómo se identifica? ¿Cómo se protege una sociedad del fascismo? Con @IracundoIsidoro , @Shine_McShine , y @desempleado666. Conduce @TxusMarcano. Alfred Döblin: “Noviembre de 1918. Una revolución alemana”, fresco histórico y destino individual: la historia alemana y europea hechas carne y hueso de novela; "La república de los soñadores" de Volker Weidermann; "Un amigo de Hitler, Inglaterra y Alemania antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial" de Ian Kershaw; "1924: The Year That Made" Hitler by Peter Ross Range; "Caught in the Revolution: Petrograd, Russia, 1917 – A World on the Edge" de Helen Rappaport; "El oscuro carisma de Hitler. Cómo y por qué arrastró a millones al abismo", de Rees, Laurence; "M. El hijo del siglo" de Antonio Scurati. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Long may she reign
Sara Forbes Bonetta ( Black History Month Special)

Long may she reign

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 45:01


Sara Forbes Bonetta was an unlikely story in the Victorian era. As child her family was murdered, and she was taken captive by an African king, until captain Forbes saw her and rescued her. Eventually she was brought before Queen Victoria who recognized her intelligence, and agreed to sponsor her education, because of this Sara became one of the most educated and famous black women in the Victorian era, and she truly challenges our expectation of Victorian high society. Come and learn about this fascinating women on black history month. Support this Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/LongMaySheReign Cartwright, Mark. “Oyo Empire.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 10 Jan. 2021, www.ancient.eu/Oyo_Empire/. Dash, Mike. “Dahomey's Women Warriors.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 23 Sept. 2011, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/dahomeys-women-warriors-88286072/. Davis-Marks, Isis. “The Little-Known Story of Queen Victoria's Black Goddaughter.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 8 Oct. 2020, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/english-heritage-presents-portrait-queen-victorias-black-goddaughter-180976008/. “Did Queen Victoria Really Adopt an Orphaned African Princess?” Mental Floss, 13 Apr. 2018, www.mentalfloss.com/article/539518/did-queen-victoria-really-adopt-orphaned-african-princess. Forbes, Bart. “Sarah Forbes Bonetta.” ClanForbesSociety, ClanForbesSociety, 7 Dec. 2020, www.clan-forbes.org/post/sarah-forbes-bonetta. “Ghezo.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Dec. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghezo. “James Pinson Labulo Davies.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Jan. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Pinson_Labulo_Davies. Rollerson, 02/05/2016 by Deborah, et al. “The African Princess: Sarah Forbes Bonetta.” Black History Month 2020, 1 Mar. 2019, www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/real-stories/the-african-princess-sarah-forbes-bonetta/. “Sara Forbes Bonetta.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 4 Jan. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Forbes_Bonetta. “Sarah Forbes Bonetta.” English Heritage, www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/osborne/history-and-stories/sarah-forbes-bonetta/. “Sarah Forbes Bonetta: the Captive African Princess Gifted to Queen Victoria.” Helen Rappaport, 1 May 2019, helenrappaport.com/queen-victoria/sarah-forbes-bonetta/. “Yoruba Culture.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Dec. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_culture.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Lockdown Learning: Russian Revolution

Dan Snow's History Hit

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 31:34


Helen Rappaport, a specialist in Russian history, joined me on the podcast for the third episode of our lockdown learning series to talk about the Russian Revolution. We run through some key moments in the fall of the Romanovs.Many thanks to Simon Beale for creating this downloadable pdf worksheet for students:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K9b4wZUKbagxobWBPlCOs3ZUuiLmzOj3/view See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Channel History Hit
Lockdown Learning: Russian Revolution

Channel History Hit

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 31:34


Helen Rappaport, a specialist in Russian history, joined me on the podcast for the third episode of our lockdown learning series to talk about the Russian Revolution. We run through some key moments in the fall of the Romanovs.Many thanks to Simon Beale for creating this downloadable pdf worksheet for students:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K9b4wZUKbagxobWBPlCOs3ZUuiLmzOj3/view See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Past Loves - A History Of The Greatest Love Stories
The 5th Duke & Duchess of Rutland | The Heart of Belvoir Castle With The 11th Duchess

Past Loves - A History Of The Greatest Love Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 46:11 Transcription Available


Welcome back to the season finale of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by an absolutely incredible guest the 11th Duchess of Rutland to discuss the relationship between the 5th Duke and Duchess, John Henry and Elizabeth.Together they created the most magical fairy-tale castle - Belvoir Castle. When Elizabeth arrived at Belvoir as a young bride, she was not inspired by the building currently looking out across the Vale of Belvoir. Instead, this remarkable Regency power couple wanted to make a statement all of their own and with this, the romantic castle that we now see today was born. They entertained in the most fabulous way and left an indelible mark on society and the British landscape. Today, you may recognise Belvoir from Netflix's The Crown, The Young Victoria (2009) or Victoria & Abdul (2017). But, whilst it may be a firm favourite of Hollywood, John Henry and Elizabeth are truly the heart of the breathtaking Belvoir Castle.Where To Find UsBook tickets for Belvoir Castle: https://www.belvoircastle.com/castle-book-tickets/Take the virtual tour: https://www.belvoircastle.com/product/virtual-tour-product/Follow Belvoir Castle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belvoircastle/Follow Past Loves on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pastlovespodcast/ Shop Her Grace's book Belvoir Castle: A Thousand Years of Family Art and Architecture: https://www.belvoircastle.com/product/belvoir-castle-a-thousand-years-of-family-art-and-architecture/Learn more about Elizabeth's parents' love story in the Castle Howard episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/997147/4052561Listen To Victoria & Albert episode with Helen Rappaport: https://www.buzzsprout.com/997147/3782192Watch Phil Spencer's Stately Homes: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/phil-spencers-stately-homesJoin the Past Loves newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/d293dd27393a/past-loves-newsletterIf Past Loves has become your current love, you can email me at pastlovespodcast@gmail.com

Conversation ex Nihilo
History Overlooked (with Helen Rappaport)

Conversation ex Nihilo

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 75:14


Billy briefly explains what spooked him last time. It was this article. After that Billy has a wonderful talk with author and historian Helen Rappaport. Helen joins Billy via Zoom from England to talk to him about her trilogy about the Romanovs, she debunks some of the myths surrounding the survival of the daughters, as well as her book Caught In the Revolution about life in St. Petersburg between February and October of 1917. They also discuss Putin's plastic surgery, Lenin's sex life and a few other juicy bits of history. www.helenrappaport.com

Bande à part
Willi Smith

Bande à part

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 28:51


We talk about the fabulous catalogue and wonderful website accompanying the ‘Willi Smith: Street Couture’ exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. See links below. Lou Stoppard, ‘The Phantom Handbag’, New York Times (16 July 2020): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/style/coronavirus-handbags.html Dior Autumn-Winter 2020-2021 Haute Couture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxBFwqRbI8c Simone Vertua, ‘Show-in-a-box: Loewe celebrates the creative process’, L’Officiel (13 July 2020): https://www.lofficiel.co.uk/fashion-week/show-in-a-box-loewe Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half (Hachette 2020): https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/brit-bennett/the-vanishing-half/9780349701448/ Lila Shapiro, ‘If You Can Perform Whiteness, Then What Does It Mean to Be White?’, Vulture (12 June 2020): https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/brit-bennett-the-vanishing-half-interview.html Helen Rappaport, Four Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses (Pan 2015): https://helenrappaport.com/russia/four-sisters/ Willi Smith: Street Couture, Cooper Hewitt, New York (2020): https://www.cooperhewitt.org/channel/willi-smith-street-couture/ Willi Smith Community Archive: https://willismitharchive.cargo.site/ Alexandra Cunningham Cameron (editor), Willi Smith: Street Couture (Rizzoli Electa 2020): https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847868193/ Stephen Burrows: https://stephenburrows.com/ Scott Barrie: https://blog.fidmmuseum.org/museum/2020/06/scott-barrie.html Arthur McGee: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/fashion/arthur-mcgee-dead.html Robin Givhan, ‘Patrick Kelly’s Radical Cheek’, Washington Post (31 May 2004): https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/05/31/patrick-kellys-radical-cheek/7f404cd3-6f4d-4f28-8a24-6a0b398dba45/ Fréderic Tcheng (director), Halston (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358192/

The Alarmist
The Aftermath: The Romanovs

The Alarmist

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 35:49


On this week's Aftermath, best-selling author Helen Rappaport, provides insight into the lives of the Romanov family leading up to their execution. What she says just might change The Alarmist's verdict!Find more information on Helen's work regarding the Romanov's here.Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheCall the Earios hotline! 844-370-8643 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Past Loves - A History Of The Greatest Love Stories
Queen Victoria & Prince Albert | Marriage, Monarchy and Magnificent Obsession with Helen Rappaport

Past Loves - A History Of The Greatest Love Stories

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 48:19 Transcription Available


Welcome to Past Loves - the new weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time. This week I am joined by Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author and historian Helen Rappaport to discuss the relationship between Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The union of Victoria and Albert is almost mythologised within our collective consciousness and of course, we all know the extent to which Victoria mourned and memorialised Albert after his untimely death. This was a love match. And yet, Helen and I delve behind the fairytale royal romance to discover more about this tumultuous love affair over the years and its enduring legacy. Where To Find Us Helen's book Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death That Changed the Monarchy is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Obsession-Victoria-Changed-Monarchy-ebook/dp/B005LPE582/ Helen's book The Victoria Letters: The Official Companion to the ITV Victoria Series (2016) is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victoria-Letters-Official-Companion-ITV/dp/0008196834/ Discover more about Helen HERE Watch Lucy Worsley's Royal Photo Album: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000j45l/lucy-worsleys-royal-photo-album The transcript for this podcast episode can be found here: https://pastlovespodcast.co.uk/2020/05/16/were-victoria-and-albert-happy/ If Past Loves has become your current love be sure to follow the conversation on Instagram @pastlovespodcast and you can also email me at pastlovespodcast@gmail.com

Rude History
You Coulda Had a Bad Bitch, but You Blew His Legs off!

Rude History

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 91:57


Ever wondered why Russia spent seven decades as a communist dictatorship? Look no further than the spectacular fuckups of the last Tsar and Tsarina! In this episode, Clerika discusses the fall of the Romanovs: Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Empress Alexandra, and their poor defenseless children who deserved NONE of this bullshit. Buckle in, guys--it's a long episode. We never shut up! Sources: "Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty" by Robert K. Massie "Alix and Nicky: The Passion of the Last Tsar and Tsarina" by Virginia Rounding "The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra" by Helen Rappaport "George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I" by Miranda Carter "Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe" by Deborah Cadbury "Could Anyone Have Saved the Romanovs?" by BARBARA MARANZANI on History.com Visit the Website! rudehistoryeducation.wordpress.com Got Something to Say to Us? rudehistorypodcast@gmail.com Social Media! @rudehistory on twitter, instagram, and facebook rudehistoryeducation on tumblr

Dublin Festival of History Podcast
The Race to Save the Romanovs

Dublin Festival of History Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 55:04


In this episode Helen Rappaport talks about The Race to Save the Romanovs, with moderator Zuleika Rodgers, recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 7th October 2018. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dublin Festival of History Podcast
The Race to Save the Romanovs

Dublin Festival of History Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 55:04


In this episode Helen Rappaport talks about The Race to Save the Romanovs, with moderator Zuleika Rodgers, recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 7th October 2018. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Forum
Rasputin: The Siberian mystic who charmed the Tsar

The Forum

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 39:47


Rasputin's story is a familiar one – an illiterate Siberian peasant who managed to secure the confidence of the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia, while indulging his legendary sexual appetite and love of hard drinking. Rasputin was so revered by his acolytes that they would collect his fingernail clippings, as if they were some kind of holy relic. When his extraordinary life was brought to an equally extraordinary end when he refused to die – murdered eventually in cold blood by a group of aristocrats – it unleashed the Russian revolution, and changed the geopolitical landscape in ways that still resonate today. That's one version of events that's held sway for more than one hundred years. And yet so much of the Rasputin legend has been pieced together by those looking to discredit him. Is it possible to peel away the layers of myth-making and get to the heart of who Rasputin really was and what he stood for? Joining Bridget Kendall on a truth-seeking mission is Russian imperial historian Helen Rappaport, author of The Race to Save the Romanovs; Russian literary translator and executive editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books, Boris Dralyuk; and historian Douglas Smith, author of the 2016 biography Rasputin: Faith, Power and the Twilight of the Romanovs. Photo: Grigori Rasputin. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The Show About Politics & History
#1917Live: Retweet the Revolution

The Show About Politics & History

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019 13:07


What if Twitter existed 100 years ago? What role would it have played in the politics of that era? On this episode of The Show About Politics, we take a time machine back to the Russian Revolution to find out. Joining us on this adventure is Ivor Crotty and Dr Helen Rappaport, two of the creators of a digital historical social media project called #1917Live. #1917LIVE is an experimental project that tells the story of the Russian Revolution through a network of linked Twitter accounts. Dozens of historical characters, from Tsar Nicholas II to Vladimir Lenin are live-tweeting events day-by-day as if Twitter existed a century ago. Learn more about #1917Live here: https://1917live.red/ This episode is sponsored by MEL Science. Support The Show About Politics by signing up for a monthly subscription at: melscience.pxf.io/nate Call The Show About Politics Hotline at 1-872-215-1966 and leave us your feedback. And make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!

Ecos a 10.000 kilómetros
S05E08 - Porno, psicópatas y losers

Ecos a 10.000 kilómetros

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 114:02


PRESENTACIÓN PELÍCULAS 00:03:19 - Sierra Burgess is a loser 00:12:53 - Blackwood SERIES 00:22:08 - Sharp objects 00:40:32 - Forever 00:45:22 - The affair 00:52:02 - American crime story (S01) 00:57:53 - Orange is the new black 01:05:00 - The dragon prince 01:12:12 - Irons Fist (S2) LIBROS 01:17:33 - Blackwood 01:23:08 - Turtles all the way down (John Green) 01:31:22 - The Romanow sisters (Helen Rappaport) 01:36:50 - Neimhaim Vol 2. El azor y los auervos (Aranzazu Serrano) PODCAST 01:42:33 - My dad wrote a Porno 01:45:55 - Cualquier tiempo pasado fue anterior En este programa suenan: Welcome to the jungle (Guns n' Roses) / Small town moon (Regina Specktor) / Youth (Daughter) / Sunflower (Sierra Burgess) / The affair theme song (Fiona Apple) / You made me love you, I didn't want to do it (Patsy Cline)

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast
The Race to Save the Romanovs w/ Helen Rappaport - A True Crime History Podcast

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 62:00


Even today, the world is still utterly fascinated with the Romanov family, the last Tsar and Tsarina of Imperial Russia and their famous daughters and son. My guest is Helen Rappaport, a world-renowned expert on the subject. She joins me to discuss her third book about the Romanovs, called "The Race to Save the Romanovs: The Truth Behind the Secret Plans to Rescue the Russian Imperial Family", which answers lingering questions about why the world couldn't save the family from their terrible deaths.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beyond Belief
The Romanovs

Beyond Belief

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 27:42


Early one morning in July 1918, the Russian Imperial Family was led into a basement and murdered. Nicholas the Second was only 26 when he became Tsar of All the Russians. He was ill equipped for the job and faced challenges which would have tested a more gifted man. But Nicolas was deeply religious and had a profound sense of his duty to God to uphold autocracy and defend the Church. Joining Ernie Rea to discuss the last of the Romanovs is Andrew Phillips, Archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church; the historian Janet Ashton, and authors Helen Rappaport and Martin Sixsmith. Producer: Amanda Hancox.

Beyond Belief
The Romanovs

Beyond Belief

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 27:42


Early one morning in July 1918, the Russian Imperial Family was led into a basement and murdered. Nicholas the Second was only 26 when he became Tsar of All the Russians. He was ill equipped for the job and faced challenges which would have tested a more gifted man. But Nicolas was deeply religious and had a profound sense of his duty to God to uphold autocracy and defend the Church. Joining Ernie Rea to discuss the last of the Romanovs is Andrew Phillips, Archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church; the historian Janet Ashton, and authors Helen Rappaport and Martin Sixsmith. Producer: Amanda Hancox.

Pushkin House Podcast
Saving the Romanovs

Pushkin House Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 12:40


Don't be so quick to blame King George V. There's more to the Romanovs story.Borimir Totev talks with Helen Rappaport, author of 'The Race to Save the Romanovs: the Truth Behind the Secret Plans to Rescue Russia's Imperial Family', about the Romanov family, the assumptions, and the important anniversaries.This podcast episode was edited and produced for Pushkin House by Borimir Totev.

History Extra podcast
The murder of the Romanovs

History Extra podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 32:50


Historical author Helen Rappaport explains why the last Russian tsar and his family met a violent end in 1918 and considers whether Britain could have saved the Romanovs from their fate See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

History Author Show
Helen Rappaport – The Race to Save the Romanovs

History Author Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 60:23


July 16, 2018 - In this episode, we witnesses a pivotal moment in world history and the evolution of European monarchies: The massacre of the Romanov family, ending the family's 400-year reign at Czar Nicholas II. Our guide on this journey is Helen Rappaport who brings us The Race to Save the Romanovs: The Truth Behind the Secret Plans to Rescue the Russian Imperial Family. Amidst the carnage of the Great War and Russian Revolution, myths and out-right lies about the family have clouded the popular view of the Czar's end. But here for the first time -- thanks in part to the opening of post-Soviet archives and DNA testing -- we have the true story of what happened to the Czar, Czarina and their children, closing the book at last. Helen F. Rappaport is a British historian, best-selling author, and former actress who studied Russian at Leeds University. Her previous books include The Romanov Sisters,  Victoria, The Last Days of the Romanovs, and Conspirator: Lenin in Exile. Visit her at HelenRappaport.Com or at Helen Rappaport ‏on Twitter.    

No ficción | Un podcast de libros
Infernales. La hermandad Brontë, de Laura Ramos

No ficción | Un podcast de libros

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 24:06


Infernales es la biografía más completa sobre la familia Brontë, y al mismo tiempo la apasionante historia de una hermandad marcada con sangre y literatura. Conseguí este libro ahora mismo en www.megustaleer.com.ar Si te gustó Infernales, también te recomendamos: Las hermanas Romanov, de Helen Rappaport. (O podés escuchar el episodio de No ficción que le dedicamos)    Créditos: Realización: Tristana Producciones y Mariano Pagella. Guion: Florencia Flores Iborra. Edición: Mariano Pagella. Locución: Miranda Carrete y Federico Martín. Guion disponible para descarga. Este episodio incluye música y FX de Kevin McLeod, inchadney, mystiscool y dheming       

Rádio Companhia
#41 - Anna Kariênina - Clube Rádio Companhia

Rádio Companhia

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 73:17


No Clube Rádio Companhia deste mês, vamos falar de um dos maiores clássicos da literatura mundial: "Anna Kariênina", de Tolstói. Conversamos com Alice Sant’Anna, Rafael Kalebe, Marina Pastore, Taize Odelli e Fabio Uehara sobre "Anna Kariênina”, de Tolstói, lançado pela Companhia das Letras em 2017, com tradução de Rubens Figueiredo e posfácio de Janet Malcolm. A obra-prima de Liev Tolstói retrata o caso de infidelidade da aristocrata Anna Kariênina, tendo como cenário uma Rússia decadente. Um aviso importante: teremos alguns spoilers do livro, mas que não estragarão sua experiência. No último programa do mês, sempre discutimos um livro no nosso clube de leitura, com a participação dos leitores pelo Facebook ou pelo e-mail radio@companhiadasletras.com.br. Aceite o desafio: se você não gostou do livro, escreva para o @fabio_uehara no Twitter dizendo o porquê. Anna Kariênina https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=14113 Capa: Kiko Farkas / Máquina Estúdio Referências mencionadas no episódio: Empire of the Tsars https://www.netflix.com/br/title/80145290 O jogador (Das memórias de um jovem), de Fiódor Dostoiévski https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=85193 Veja todos comentários do programa de hoje: https://www.facebook.com/events/547937492206623/?active_tab=discussion Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJug7_Rq8dw Trailer de Anna Karenina (2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cqBO6rZgQ8 Tash e Tolstói, de Kathryn Ormsbee https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=55126 O fim do homem soviético, de Svetlana Aleksiévitch https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=14084 Vídeo de Svetlana Aleksiévitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIrQA9qqmW0 Vida e destino, de Vassili Grossman https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=27623394 O mestre e Margarida, de Mikhail Bulgákov https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=27620010 Brilhar para sempre, brilhar como um farol, brilhar com brilho eterno, gente é para brilhar, que tudo mais vá para o inferno, este é o meu slogan e o do sol (Vladimir Maiakóvski) Dom Casmurro, de Machado de Assis https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=85152 Os Románov, de Simon Sebag Montefiore https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=14119 As irmãs Romanov, de Helen Rappaport https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=28000045 Andrei Tarkovski (Stalker e Solaris) https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Tarkovski Ícaro https://www.netflix.com/title/80168079 Era uma vez uma mulher que tentou matar o bebê da vizinha, de Liudmila Petruchévskaia https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=13630

The Essay
2 John Reed, Eye-Witness

The Essay

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2017 14:04


Ten contemporary cultural specialists look back at the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917 on artists of the time - in film, theatre, poetry, dance and beyond. 100 years to the day since American journalist John Reed witnessed first-hand the momentous events in revolutionary Petrograd, writer and historian Helen Rappaport reappraises his classic account, Ten Days That Shook the World. Part of Breaking Free: A Century of Russian CultureProducer Alison Hindell BBC Cymru Wales.

Arts & Ideas
Proms Extra: Lenin

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2017 40:36


Anne McElvoy is joined by historians Helen Rappaport and Victor Sebestyen to consider the figure of Lenin, as the Proms marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution.Victor Sebestyen, author of Lenin the Dictator: An Intimate PortraitAnd Helen Rappaport, author of Caught in the Revolution: Petrograd 1917

O Livro do dia
Edição de 18 de Maio 2017 - Apanhados pela Revolução, de Helen Rappaport

O Livro do dia

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2017


Edição de 18 de Maio 2017 - Apanhados pela Revolução, de Helen Rappaport

New Books in Popular Culture
Helen Rappaport, “Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen” (Harper Design, 2017)

New Books in Popular Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 57:40


The term historical fiction covers a wide range from what the mystery writer Josephine Tey once dubbed “history with conversation” to outright invention shading into fantasy. But behind every story set in the past lies the past itself, as re-created by scholars from the available evidence. This interview features Helen Rappaport, whose latest work reveals the historical background behind the Masterpiece Theater miniseries Victoria, due to air in the United States this month. Rappaport served as historical consultant to the show. The Queen Victoria who gave her name to an age famous for a prudishness so extreme that even tables had limbs, not legs, is nowhere evident in Rappaport’s book, the television series, or the novel by Daisy Goodwin, also titled Victoria, that gave rise to the series. Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen (Harper Design, 2017) explores in vivid, compelling prose the letters, diaries, and other documents associated with the reign of a strong-minded, passionate, eager, inexperienced girl who took the throne just after her eighteenth birthday. This Victoria loved to ride, resisted marriage, fought to separate herself from her mother, detested her mother’s close adviser, and became infatuated with her prime minister before transferring her affections to Prince Albert, who initially did not impress her. Wildly devoted to her husband, she bore nine children but hated being pregnant and regarded newborn infants as ugly. Even her name caused controversy: christened Alexandrina, she switched to Victoria on taking the throne, overriding critics who insisted that Elizabeth or Charlotte were more suitable appellations for a British monarch. By the time she died sixty-three years later, entire generations understood the word “queen”as synonymous with “Victoria.” Although the most powerful woman in the world, Victoria here makes some serious mistakes, as any eighteen-year-old thrust into the center of politics would. If she had no social media to record every misstep, she also had no publicity managers or image brokers to spin her rash remarks or misjudgments. As Daisy Goodwin notes in the foreword to this book, Victoria had to grow up in public, and she left a precious record of that journey in her own exquisite handwriting. But since this is the official companion volume to a television show, it also includes details about casting and costuming, as well as numerous photographs of the actors and background information about the times. It makes a perfect starting point for a discussion of history and historical fiction, their differences and similarities, and how to observe the requirements of one without violating the precepts of the other. C. P. Lesley is the author of six novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in History
Helen Rappaport, “Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen” (Harper Design, 2017)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 57:40


The term historical fiction covers a wide range from what the mystery writer Josephine Tey once dubbed “history with conversation” to outright invention shading into fantasy. But behind every story set in the past lies the past itself, as re-created by scholars from the available evidence. This interview features Helen Rappaport, whose latest work reveals the historical background behind the Masterpiece Theater miniseries Victoria, due to air in the United States this month. Rappaport served as historical consultant to the show. The Queen Victoria who gave her name to an age famous for a prudishness so extreme that even tables had limbs, not legs, is nowhere evident in Rappaport’s book, the television series, or the novel by Daisy Goodwin, also titled Victoria, that gave rise to the series. Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen (Harper Design, 2017) explores in vivid, compelling prose the letters, diaries, and other documents associated with the reign of a strong-minded, passionate, eager, inexperienced girl who took the throne just after her eighteenth birthday. This Victoria loved to ride, resisted marriage, fought to separate herself from her mother, detested her mother’s close adviser, and became infatuated with her prime minister before transferring her affections to Prince Albert, who initially did not impress her. Wildly devoted to her husband, she bore nine children but hated being pregnant and regarded newborn infants as ugly. Even her name caused controversy: christened Alexandrina, she switched to Victoria on taking the throne, overriding critics who insisted that Elizabeth or Charlotte were more suitable appellations for a British monarch. By the time she died sixty-three years later, entire generations understood the word “queen”as synonymous with “Victoria.” Although the most powerful woman in the world, Victoria here makes some serious mistakes, as any eighteen-year-old thrust into the center of politics would. If she had no social media to record every misstep, she also had no publicity managers or image brokers to spin her rash remarks or misjudgments. As Daisy Goodwin notes in the foreword to this book, Victoria had to grow up in public, and she left a precious record of that journey in her own exquisite handwriting. But since this is the official companion volume to a television show, it also includes details about casting and costuming, as well as numerous photographs of the actors and background information about the times. It makes a perfect starting point for a discussion of history and historical fiction, their differences and similarities, and how to observe the requirements of one without violating the precepts of the other. C. P. Lesley is the author of six novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in British Studies
Helen Rappaport, “Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen” (Harper Design, 2017)

New Books in British Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 57:40


The term historical fiction covers a wide range from what the mystery writer Josephine Tey once dubbed “history with conversation” to outright invention shading into fantasy. But behind every story set in the past lies the past itself, as re-created by scholars from the available evidence. This interview features Helen Rappaport, whose latest work reveals the historical background behind the Masterpiece Theater miniseries Victoria, due to air in the United States this month. Rappaport served as historical consultant to the show. The Queen Victoria who gave her name to an age famous for a prudishness so extreme that even tables had limbs, not legs, is nowhere evident in Rappaport’s book, the television series, or the novel by Daisy Goodwin, also titled Victoria, that gave rise to the series. Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen (Harper Design, 2017) explores in vivid, compelling prose the letters, diaries, and other documents associated with the reign of a strong-minded, passionate, eager, inexperienced girl who took the throne just after her eighteenth birthday. This Victoria loved to ride, resisted marriage, fought to separate herself from her mother, detested her mother’s close adviser, and became infatuated with her prime minister before transferring her affections to Prince Albert, who initially did not impress her. Wildly devoted to her husband, she bore nine children but hated being pregnant and regarded newborn infants as ugly. Even her name caused controversy: christened Alexandrina, she switched to Victoria on taking the throne, overriding critics who insisted that Elizabeth or Charlotte were more suitable appellations for a British monarch. By the time she died sixty-three years later, entire generations understood the word “queen”as synonymous with “Victoria.” Although the most powerful woman in the world, Victoria here makes some serious mistakes, as any eighteen-year-old thrust into the center of politics would. If she had no social media to record every misstep, she also had no publicity managers or image brokers to spin her rash remarks or misjudgments. As Daisy Goodwin notes in the foreword to this book, Victoria had to grow up in public, and she left a precious record of that journey in her own exquisite handwriting. But since this is the official companion volume to a television show, it also includes details about casting and costuming, as well as numerous photographs of the actors and background information about the times. It makes a perfect starting point for a discussion of history and historical fiction, their differences and similarities, and how to observe the requirements of one without violating the precepts of the other. C. P. Lesley is the author of six novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Biography
Helen Rappaport, “Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen” (Harper Design, 2017)

New Books in Biography

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 57:40


The term historical fiction covers a wide range from what the mystery writer Josephine Tey once dubbed “history with conversation” to outright invention shading into fantasy. But behind every story set in the past lies the past itself, as re-created by scholars from the available evidence. This interview features Helen Rappaport, whose latest work reveals the historical background behind the Masterpiece Theater miniseries Victoria, due to air in the United States this month. Rappaport served as historical consultant to the show. The Queen Victoria who gave her name to an age famous for a prudishness so extreme that even tables had limbs, not legs, is nowhere evident in Rappaport’s book, the television series, or the novel by Daisy Goodwin, also titled Victoria, that gave rise to the series. Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen (Harper Design, 2017) explores in vivid, compelling prose the letters, diaries, and other documents associated with the reign of a strong-minded, passionate, eager, inexperienced girl who took the throne just after her eighteenth birthday. This Victoria loved to ride, resisted marriage, fought to separate herself from her mother, detested her mother’s close adviser, and became infatuated with her prime minister before transferring her affections to Prince Albert, who initially did not impress her. Wildly devoted to her husband, she bore nine children but hated being pregnant and regarded newborn infants as ugly. Even her name caused controversy: christened Alexandrina, she switched to Victoria on taking the throne, overriding critics who insisted that Elizabeth or Charlotte were more suitable appellations for a British monarch. By the time she died sixty-three years later, entire generations understood the word “queen”as synonymous with “Victoria.” Although the most powerful woman in the world, Victoria here makes some serious mistakes, as any eighteen-year-old thrust into the center of politics would. If she had no social media to record every misstep, she also had no publicity managers or image brokers to spin her rash remarks or misjudgments. As Daisy Goodwin notes in the foreword to this book, Victoria had to grow up in public, and she left a precious record of that journey in her own exquisite handwriting. But since this is the official companion volume to a television show, it also includes details about casting and costuming, as well as numerous photographs of the actors and background information about the times. It makes a perfect starting point for a discussion of history and historical fiction, their differences and similarities, and how to observe the requirements of one without violating the precepts of the other. C. P. Lesley is the author of six novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Historical Fiction
Helen Rappaport, “Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen” (Harper Design, 2017)

New Books in Historical Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 57:40


The term historical fiction covers a wide range from what the mystery writer Josephine Tey once dubbed “history with conversation” to outright invention shading into fantasy. But behind every story set in the past lies the past itself, as re-created by scholars from the available evidence. This interview features Helen Rappaport, whose latest work reveals the historical background behind the Masterpiece Theater miniseries Victoria, due to air in the United States this month. Rappaport served as historical consultant to the show. The Queen Victoria who gave her name to an age famous for a prudishness so extreme that even tables had limbs, not legs, is nowhere evident in Rappaport’s book, the television series, or the novel by Daisy Goodwin, also titled Victoria, that gave rise to the series. Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen (Harper Design, 2017) explores in vivid, compelling prose the letters, diaries, and other documents associated with the reign of a strong-minded, passionate, eager, inexperienced girl who took the throne just after her eighteenth birthday. This Victoria loved to ride, resisted marriage, fought to separate herself from her mother, detested her mother’s close adviser, and became infatuated with her prime minister before transferring her affections to Prince Albert, who initially did not impress her. Wildly devoted to her husband, she bore nine children but hated being pregnant and regarded newborn infants as ugly. Even her name caused controversy: christened Alexandrina, she switched to Victoria on taking the throne, overriding critics who insisted that Elizabeth or Charlotte were more suitable appellations for a British monarch. By the time she died sixty-three years later, entire generations understood the word “queen”as synonymous with “Victoria.” Although the most powerful woman in the world, Victoria here makes some serious mistakes, as any eighteen-year-old thrust into the center of politics would. If she had no social media to record every misstep, she also had no publicity managers or image brokers to spin her rash remarks or misjudgments. As Daisy Goodwin notes in the foreword to this book, Victoria had to grow up in public, and she left a precious record of that journey in her own exquisite handwriting. But since this is the official companion volume to a television show, it also includes details about casting and costuming, as well as numerous photographs of the actors and background information about the times. It makes a perfect starting point for a discussion of history and historical fiction, their differences and similarities, and how to observe the requirements of one without violating the precepts of the other. C. P. Lesley is the author of six novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Helen Rappaport, “Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen” (Harper Design, 2017)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 58:05


The term historical fiction covers a wide range from what the mystery writer Josephine Tey once dubbed “history with conversation” to outright invention shading into fantasy. But behind every story set in the past lies the past itself, as re-created by scholars from the available evidence. This interview features Helen Rappaport, whose latest work reveals the historical background behind the Masterpiece Theater miniseries Victoria, due to air in the United States this month. Rappaport served as historical consultant to the show. The Queen Victoria who gave her name to an age famous for a prudishness so extreme that even tables had limbs, not legs, is nowhere evident in Rappaport’s book, the television series, or the novel by Daisy Goodwin, also titled Victoria, that gave rise to the series. Victoria: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen (Harper Design, 2017) explores in vivid, compelling prose the letters, diaries, and other documents associated with the reign of a strong-minded, passionate, eager, inexperienced girl who took the throne just after her eighteenth birthday. This Victoria loved to ride, resisted marriage, fought to separate herself from her mother, detested her mother’s close adviser, and became infatuated with her prime minister before transferring her affections to Prince Albert, who initially did not impress her. Wildly devoted to her husband, she bore nine children but hated being pregnant and regarded newborn infants as ugly. Even her name caused controversy: christened Alexandrina, she switched to Victoria on taking the throne, overriding critics who insisted that Elizabeth or Charlotte were more suitable appellations for a British monarch. By the time she died sixty-three years later, entire generations understood the word “queen”as synonymous with “Victoria.” Although the most powerful woman in the world, Victoria here makes some serious mistakes, as any eighteen-year-old thrust into the center of politics would. If she had no social media to record every misstep, she also had no publicity managers or image brokers to spin her rash remarks or misjudgments. As Daisy Goodwin notes in the foreword to this book, Victoria had to grow up in public, and she left a precious record of that journey in her own exquisite handwriting. But since this is the official companion volume to a television show, it also includes details about casting and costuming, as well as numerous photographs of the actors and background information about the times. It makes a perfect starting point for a discussion of history and historical fiction, their differences and similarities, and how to observe the requirements of one without violating the precepts of the other. C. P. Lesley is the author of six novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

History Extra podcast
Lenin and the Russian revolutions

History Extra podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2016 53:27


Catherine Merridale recounts the future Soviet leader’s famous 1917 train journey across Europe to Petrograd, where the took command of the Bolsheviks. Meanwhile, we speak to Helen Rappaport about some of the foreign nationals then living in Petrograd who witnessed the year’s revolutionary events See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nädala raamat
Nädala raamat 2016-05-06

Nädala raamat

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2016


Neli noort lummavat Romanovi-õde olid tõenäoliselt 20. sajandi alguse pildistatuimad ja kõige rohkem kõneainet pakkunud kuninglikust soost isikud, aga kes need valgete kleitide ja suurte kübaratega tüdrukud tegelikult olid? Milline oli nende elu ülimalt isoleeritud keiserlikus perekonnas ja mida arvasid nad oma ema kõikehõlmavast armastusest hellitatud venna Aleksei vastu? Briti ajaloolase Helen Rappaporti raamat Neli õde näitab suurvürstinnade elu rõõme, ebakindlust ja valu keiserliku Venemaa viimsete päevade taustal. (Helen Rappaport. Neli õde.)

No ficción | Un podcast de libros
Las hermanas Romanov, de Helen Rappaport

No ficción | Un podcast de libros

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2015 17:18


El 17 de julio de 1918, cuatro jóvenes bajaron al sótano de una casa en Ekaterimburgo. La mayor tenía veintidós años, la menor tan solo diecisiete. Junto con sus padres y su hermano de trece años, fueron brutalmente asesinadas. Su delito: ser las hijas del último zar.   Conseguí este libro ahora mismo en www.megustaleer.com.ar   Créditos: Locución: Álvaro Rojo Actuación: Rafael Lavín y Miranda Carrete Narradora: Florencia Flores Iborra © Una realización de Tristana producciones para Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial.

The Book Report
Cultural Icons

The Book Report

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2014 51:14


cultural icons book reviews book reports helen rappaport lawrence goldstone richard snow michael rank
History Extra podcast
Lawrence of Arabia and the Romanov sisters

History Extra podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2014 53:17


Scott Anderson, the latest biographer of TE Lawrence (better known as Lawrence of Arabia) describes his subject's eventful life and considers whether Lawrence's vision might have created a more stable Middle East. Meanwhile, we're joined by Helen Rappaport, author of a new book on the private lives of the four daughters of Nicholas II of Russia, who would eventually all be murdered by the Bolsheviks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

History Extra podcast
The mourning of Queen Victoria

History Extra podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2011 43:10


Helen Rappaport discusses the impact of Prince Albert’s death on Queen Victoria and the monarchy and Scot McKendrick considers what led Edward IV to create his royal library. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The National Archives Podcast Series
No place for ladies: the untold story of women in the Crimean War

The National Archives Podcast Series

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2011 45:57


Helen Rappaport sheds new light on the many unsung women who followed the British army on campaign - the last time they were allowed to do so.

Podularity Books Podcast
Summer Reading Choices: Helen Rappaport

Podularity Books Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2010


This is the first in a short series of summer reading recommendations from some of the authors I have interviewed in recent months. New posts will appear as they arrive. Our first guest is historian Helen Rappaport. Helen studied Russian before becoming an actress, but in recent years she has developed a successful second career as an author, specializing in Russian history. You can hear my interview with her about book, Conspirator: Lenin in Exile on the Blackwell website by clicking here. Here is her recommendation: As a historian in love with real people and real lives, and one who reads virtually no fiction – ever –  let alone contemporary fiction, I was totally gripped by the first two books of  Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy* like no other crime novels I have ever read. And for me that is saying something. Why did they have such an impact on me? Simple: it’s all down to the brilliant, quirky, compulsive and utterly believable central female character, Lisbeth Salander, the best feisty heroine created by a male …

Bishopsgate Institute Podcast
Bishopsgate Institute Podcast: Conspirator - Lenin in Exile

Bishopsgate Institute Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2010


Bishopsgate Institute Podcast: Conspirator - Lenin in Exile with Helen Rappaport. Recorded live at Bishopsgate Institute, 18 February 2010.