Episode 6
EI Portraits — Heinrich Biber: composer of rapture and ravings
James Hardie on the violinist-composer who mixed the sacred and profane in his fantastical...
May 9, 2024
EI Portraits
Our writers profile individuals, some well-known, some overlooked, and explore how they shaped the world as we know it. Read by Sebastian Brown.
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Episode 5
EI Portraits — Nehemiah Wallington: Puritan chronicler who had far less fun than Pepys
Vanessa Harding on the God-fearing diarist Nehemiah Wallington whose personality was far r...
April 25, 2024
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Episode 4
EI Portraits — Anna Komnene: the princess who chronicled Byzantium’s changing fortunes
Peter Frankopan on the Byzantine princess Anna Komnene who, banished to a convent for her ...
April 12, 2024
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Episode 3
EI Portraits — The many ways of seeing Saint Monica
Gillian Clark on Saint Monica, mother to Augustine of Hippo and lionized by the Latin Chur...
March 28, 2024
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Episode 2
EI Portraits — Jean Denis, Comte Lanjuinais: fearless opponent of The Terror
Jenny McCartney on Comte Lanjuinais, who risked his life by defying the Jacobins. Read by ...
March 14, 2024
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Episode 1
EI Portraits — Aspasia of Miletus: queen of the Athenian salon
Armand D'Angour on Aspasia of Miletus, wife of Pericles and friend to philosophers. Read b...
February 29, 2024