{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8c688240-421e-4da6-a668-c218a7283ecf/6f5ef03f-40ad-4d97-a678-c1dc95240bc9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"2.26 Alix of Hesse (1): Love, faith and conscience","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60edd8df8a822b6646c6ce1c/60edd90867cbda0012b6481b.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The story of the First World War has many characters, but almost all the key figures in your history books from this period are men.&nbsp;But there were some women behind the scenes that did exert a great deal of influence over proceedings - none more so than Alix of Hesse and by Rhine - the Tsarina of Russia.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/theotherhalfpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Become one of my patrons on Patreon</a></p>","author_name":"James Boulton"}