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A Family History Of... Wartime Women | Part 2 - Love, Work, and Wartime Secrets

Historian Lucy Worsley returns to delve deeper into her grandmother's life as another war reaches Birmingham. By 1939, Edna Bourne is a young working woman in a Britain preparing for war once again. Her days in a Birmingham boot shop unfold against air‑raid drills, rationing, and uncertainty. But behind the everyday routines lie private complexities: a whirlwind marriage, a pregnancy under the pressures of wartime morality, and a truth hidden in the marriage register that carries legal and emotional weight. Join host and genealogist Jen Baldwin and her guest, historian Lucy Worsley, as they bring the records to life, revealing how women navigated respectability, secrecy and survival in a world where war upended everything.​ From growing up in First World War Britain to the heartbreaks and hard choices of the Birmingham Blitz, follow one woman’s journey through an era when life changed overnight. Across this three‑part series, host Jen Baldwin and her guest, historian Lucy Worsley, uncover the hidden pressures, sacrifices, and quiet acts of resilience that shaped a family — and a nation. About A Family History Of... A Family History Of… takes you inside ordinary lives at extraordinary moments. Join host Jen Baldwin, alongside special guests, to uncover hidden stories from the archives, revealing the human side of history. Each month, follow one family’s story across several gripping episodes, and experience history through the eyes of those who lived it. Delve into more episodes:    • A Family History Of...   Explore more over on Findmypast: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/a-family-hist... Follow us on social media for more A Family History Of... content: https://www.instagram.com/afamilyhistoryof Host and Researcher: Jen Baldwin Guest: Lucy Worsley Editor: CM87Edits Script Editors: Niall Cullen, Daisy Goddard, Madeleine Gilbert, and Ellie Ayton Producers: Madeleine Gilbert and Ellie Ayton Designer: Michael McCosh Executive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James #history #historypodcast #podcast #familyhistory