Queens of England Podcast

Queens of England Podcast


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The First First Ladies of Rome
February 07, 2018

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!

68 - Seasons Two and Three Wrap-Up: The Tudor and Stuart Queens
January 21, 2018

We round up the Tudor and Stuart Queens, and see how they match up against their Mediaeval forebears.

Introducing The Other Half
December 25, 2017

In 2018, I have a new show for you!

67 - Mary of Modena (3): The Queen over the Water
December 17, 2017

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?

66 - Mary of Modena (2): The Warming-Pan Baby
December 10, 2017

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

65 - Mary of Modena (1): The Always Expecting Duchess
December 03, 2017

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.

64 - Catherine of Braganza (2): Fire, Treason and Plot
November 19, 2017

MERCH! - Click here to check it all out! She had had a terrible start to her time as queen, but things were only about to get harder for Catherine of Braganza.

63 - Catherine of Braganza (1): The Cuckqueen of the Merry Monarch
November 12, 2017

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.

Supplemental - The Queen's Cookbook
November 05, 2017

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

62 - Henrietta Maria of France (4): Regicide and Restoration
October 29, 2017

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