How Portrait of a Lady on Fire Reframes History, a chat with Laura from LAB History Time

Why did Céline set Portrait of a Lady on Fire in 1770? What was happening in the late 18th century that made this time period so meaningful? To find out, we talk to Laura, an archaeologist, historical consultant and history teacher from London. She helps us unpack how women have often been rewritten or left out of traditional retellings of historical events and urges us to seek out other real-life versions of Héloïse and Marianne and bring them into mainstream conversation. Stuff from the show: Laura on Twitter @labhistorical Laura's podcast LAB History Time on Women through time (Ancient Greece and Anglo-Saxon and Viking World) and the French Revolution From the Smithsonian: Researchers Reaffirm Remains in Viking Warrior Tomb Belonged to a Woman Céline Sciamma on Portrait being set in 1770 (Vulture)