Isabella and Catherine of Valois - because every childhood should include marrying the King of England

Consistently Eccentric History

English - January 20, 2024 09:20 - 47 minutes - 54.1 MB
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A day late but with double the content, this week we are discussing two sisters who married the King of England (luckily it was not the same king each time, or we might have needed a Jerry Springer style intervention) in order to shore up the position of their father Charles, the mad king of France.

However despite both Isabella and Catherine doing the dutiful thing it was a later decision by Catherine to marry a simple Welsh Knight that would actually have the most long reaching impact on British History.

Guest Host: Evie Heathcote

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