Stay ConnectedToo often when we think about the history of a country we think only of kings, lords, castles, and battles. When we think of queens we think of rulers like Elizabeth I and Victoria, but what about the queens who sat beside their warrior husbands? This podcast is an alternative history of Medieval and Early Modern England, seen through the lives of its queens
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The first episode of my new show, The Other Half. If you like what you hear, find the show on iTunes or your podcatcher of choice and SUBSCRIBE!
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We round up the Tudor and Stuart Queens, and see how they match up against their Mediaeval forebears.
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In 2018, I have a new show for you!
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In the face of invasion, Mary fled with her son to France with her husband close behind. It was deja-vu for the Stuart dynasty, but could they regain the crown for a second time?
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In June 1688, Mary gave birth to a son. Or did she?
Enquiry of the Princess of Orange into the Birth of the Prince of Wales
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A Catholic wife of a Catholic king in a virulently Protestant country, things were always going to be hard for England's first Italian queen.
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She had had a terrible start to her time as queen, but things were only about to get harder for Catherine of Braganza.
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As a daughter of England's oldest ally, Catherine came to marry a king of a restored monarchy. Sadly, there were more than just two people in their marriage.
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There are many ways to defend someone during a crisis. For Henrietta, it was to release a cookbook
Queen's Closet Opened (first two parts)
Queen's Closet Opened (third part)
Sir Kenelm Digby's Closet Opened
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Not long after Henrietta arrived in France, the Royalist cause in England collapsed and her husband was executed. What would she do now?
For the poem, go to page 169 of this book - https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9033/90333419.23.pdf
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