Gertrude Bell: The Uncrowned Queen of Iraq, Part 2

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Society & Culture, History

4.2 • 24.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2012

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Part 2 of this series follows Gertrude Bell on her adventures after World War I begins. The British army asked her to help them retain their influence in the Middle East. But how did she get from there to helping found modern Iraq? Tune in to learn more.

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1:28.7	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class from HouseofWorks.com.
1:42.7	Hello and welcome to the podcast. I'm DeBlenichock Robordi.
1:45.7	And I'm Faradalee.
1:46.7	And we're continuing on here with our discussion of Gertrude Bell,
1:50.7	who is a British archaeologist, mountain climber, and desert explorer.
1:54.7	And as we'll see in this episode, also an intelligence officer and a diplomat too.
1:59.7	She said to have been one of the most powerful women in the British Empire at one time.
2:03.7	But today her name really isn't that widely known.
2:06.7	So we wanted to take a look at her life and why she was called the Uncrowned Queen of Iraq.
2:12.7	So let's recap just a little bit before we get too far into this.
2:15.7	In part one of this podcast, we talked a bit about Gertrude's scholarly pursuits.
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