Queens of England Podcast
Summary: Too 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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It's been a crazy 18 months doing this show, and so today we wrap up Season 1 of the Queens of England podcast with a whistle stop tour of England's mediaeval queens.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!Helpful list of... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Elizabeth of York was a symbol of the new regime, the White Rose to Henry's Red. Although she would be subordinated to the influence of the king's mother, she would not be a passive queen.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!Who is the Master of Revels... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The world of Geroge R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series is strongly influenced by our own medieval period, and this goes for its queens as well. Today we compare the likes of Cersei Lannister and Margaery Tyrell to the queens of medieval England - see how they stack up.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!This video sums up the series up to but not... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Completing our run of Wars of the Roses queens, Elizabeth of York's marriage to Henry Tudor marked the final union of England's great warring houses. But Elizabeth potentially could be as great a threat to Henry as she was an asset...SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesMy guest episode on Bessie Blount for the Renaissance English History Podcast. Click the links below:Link to iTunesLink to the websiteQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Anne Neville was born into great privilege and wealth, things were going great. Then everyone died. Which was bad, But she rose from the ashes of Tewkesbury to become the wife of England's most controversial king.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!QoE Wall of... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The early death of her husband Edward IV left Elizabeth in charge of ensuring a smooth transition of power to their son, Edward V. Her brother-in-law's coup forced her to seek sanctuary, but she would not be a passenger in the tumultuous events of the final years of her time in the historical spotlight.ShownotesFor more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!QoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester - the Lord Protector during the reign of Henry VI (wikipedia)See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Elizabeth had a lot to do to persuade the people of England that she was worthy of being their queen. She responded to it by packing the key positions and titles of the kingdom with Woodvilles. Warwick's reaction was... let's say poor.ShownotesFor more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!QoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)The Woodville Family TreeJacquetta of... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Elizabeth Woodville was the most left-field choice of a Queen in English history - one of only two commoners to become a consort. But why did the new Yorkist king risk everything for this poor, hot widow.ShownotesFor more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!Queens of England Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)Queens of England Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)Isabella I of Castile (wikipedia)Mary of Guelders (wikipedia)Bona of Savoy (wikipedia) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Following the victory at Wakefield, Margaret and the Lancastrian army marched on London, but they were unable to take the capital. Thus the pendulum of fortune that was the Wars of the Roses continued to swing between red rose and white until the final showdown at Tewkesbury.SponsorThis episode of the Queens of England Podcast is sponsored by Audible, the internet's leading provider of audio entertainment. To get a free book when you sign up for a trial membership go towww.audibletrial.com/queensThis week, I am recommending: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Henry-VI-Part-Arkangel-Shakespeare/dp/B00K6M6DAS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1469368320&sr=8-5&keywords=audible+henry+VIShownotesFor more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!My episode on The History of... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
After finding her husband laid low by mental illness and the whole country collapsing into civil war, Margaret of Anjou was forced to take the bull by the horns. By taking control of the kingdom and the Lancastrian cause, she achieved infamy.ShownotesFor more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!Family tree of the Lancastrian and Yorkist claims to the throne (pinterest)The Paston Letters (wikipedia)First Battle of St Albans (wikipedia)Game of Thrones coversation about Power (youtube)See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
As English rule in France approached its end, England sought one final bride from the kingdom it claimed to rule. Margaret of Anjou would be the last queen of the House of Lancaster, and thanks to Shakespeare, become the most infamous queen of Mediaeval England.SponsorThis episode of the Queens of England Podcast is sponsored by Audible, the internet's leading provider of audio entertainment. To get a free book when you sign up for a trial membership go to www.audibletrial.com/queensShownotesFor more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!History of the County and Duchy of Anjou (wikipedia)Margaret's father, Rene of Anjou (wikipedia)See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
An announcement about the future of the podcast and then we get into the brief reign of Katherine of France. She gave birth to the next king of England, but she would also give birth to a whole new royal dynasty: the Tudors. ShownotesFor more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!Henry meets Katherine for the first time in Shakespeare's Henry V (Youtube)Edmund Beaufort, lover of Katherine of Valois (wikipedia)Owen Tudor (BBC iWonder)Samuel Pepys diary entry for when he made out with the long dead Katherine of Valois... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In his life-long quest to win the French crown, Henry sought to marry the daughter of the French king. France's response? Balls.SponsorThis episode of the Queens of England Podcast is sponsored by Audible, the internet's leading provider of audio entertainment. To get a free book when you sign up for a trial membership go to www.audibletrial.com/queensShownotesFor more information on the topics discussed in the show, click on these links!Episode 22 - Isabelle of France: The Daughter of the CarbuncleThe Armangac-Burgundian Civil War in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones (History Behind Game of... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In 1419, Joanna was accused by her stepson of the most heinous crime imaginable: witchcraft. In this episode we look at what it meant to be accused of being a witch in the Middle Ages, and at the specifics of Joanna's case. And no, she was nothing like Hermione Grainger.SponsorThis episode of the Queens of England Podcast is sponsored by Audible, the internet's leading provider of audio entertainment. To get a free book when you sign up for a trial membership go to www.audibletrial.com/queensShownotesFor more information on the topics discussed in the show, click on these links!Hermione Grainger (Harry Potter Wikia)Willow Rosenberg (Buffy Wikia)See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The daughter of a king that had... shall we say a colourful life, Joanna had a very tricky start in life. By marrying first the Duke of Brittany and then the King of England, she managed to amass a ton of money - but there's only so far you can squeeze the lemon.ShownotesFor more information on the topics discussed in the show, click on these links!QoE Podcast Facebook pageCharles II 'the Bad' of Navarre (wikipedia)John IV, Duke of Brittany (wikipedia)Ep 20: Philippa of Hainault: The Almost Perfect QueenSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
