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Helen Carr picks Christine de Pizan at the Gloucester history festival
Christine de Pizan was born in Italy but most of her life was spent in Paris, where her father was astrologer to the King of France. After her husband died she was left alone to bring up her three children. Christine's m...
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Helen Carr picks Christine de Pizan at the Gloucester history festival is an episode from Great Lives by BBC. Christine de Pizan was born in Italy but most of her life was spent in Paris, where her father was astrologer to the King of Franc...
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Published Jan 28, 2026, 27:19 long, audio available.
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