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Philippa Gregory’s Normal Women is a new podcast from HarperCollins, launched to coincide with the publication of this landmark work of scholarship and storytelling, from celebrated novelist and historian Philippa Gregory. Normal Women is a radical retelling of our nation’s story – not of the rise and fall of kings and the occasional queen – but of social and cultural change, powered by the determination, persistence and effectiveness of women– from 1066 to modern times. This is not another book or podcast about three or four well-known heroines; it is a story about millions of women: those who left records and those who were ‘hidden from history.’ The podcast weaves together Philippa’s narrative history with lively discussions, bringing together historians who are experts in their field, and guests with their own modern perspectives. From popstars to TikTok superstars, groundbreaking campaigners to best selling authors, Philippa welcomes women from all walks of
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Signup to Generate a PitchPhilippa Gregory’s Normal Women is a new podcast from HarperCollins, launched to coincide with the publication of this landmark work of scholarship and storytelling, from celebrated novelist and historian Philippa Gregory.
Normal Women is hosted by Philippa Gregory. The show has published 10 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Bonus Episode: Normal Women... are mad" (9 July 2025, 47 minutes), "8. Normal women...are married, divorced and single" (14 December 2023, 54 minutes), and "7. Normal women...are beyond definition" (7 December 2023, 53 minutes).
Normal Women publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for Normal Women is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Normal Women requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Normal Women's contact route on record: verified email.
Philippa Gregory hosts Normal Women, a history podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Normal Women
What if the so-called "madwoman" wasn’t mad at all? In this special episode of Normal Women , Philippa Gregory is joined by academic and author of Delusions of Gender Cordelia Fine to expose the myths behind the...
The marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert set the template for how we imagine a wedding should be but it wasn’t always about big white frocks. Philippa Gregory explores how married women became the property of...
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Men have always claimed that there is such a thing as “female nature” and described it with great authority – but throughout history, women have refused to conform to the strict view of what is masculine and feminine...
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Bitten, spat on, denounced - in the 1990s newly-ordained women were met with fury by a vocal minority. But women have always played an important role in the Church, as mystics, the heads of religious houses, saints...
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Throughout history women have faced the threat of sexual violence and, sadly, it's no different today. Philippa explores how rape was viewed as a crime against a man’s property, how courtly love gave way to brutal...
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Whether you are on the Board or in the kitchen, a medieval peasant or modern day medic, a Victorian street-sweeper or eighteenth century hand-spinner - if you are a woman, there’s every chance you are underpaid. So why...
Normal Women
Sapphism, the Cult of the Clitoris, coded diaries and a bower of bliss - Philippa Gregory tells the story of women who love women, and those who tried to stop them. We hear from famous lesbians including...
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Just how should women behave? Throughout History, they have so often been expected to act as genteel ladies and confined to the home - often described as the 'angel in the house'. But far from remaining passive, many...
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Philippa tells the story of women rebels and rioters - from the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt to those arrested at the vigil for Sarah Everard. We hear from 'Captain' Ann Carter, leader of a seventeenth...
Normal Women
A new eight-part series starts on the 26th October. Normal Women is a radical retelling of our nation’s story – not of the rise and fall of kings and the occasional queen – but of social and cultural change, powered by...
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