The Incredible Life and Adventures of Gertrude Bell | #history #documentary #historychannel
Before the British Empire redrew the map of the Middle East, before Iraq was even a nation, one woman stood at the crossroads of empires, deserts, and destiny: Gertrude Bell. Born in 1868 into a wealthy English family, Bell defied every expectation placed on women of her time. At just twenty years old, she graduated […]