59 - Henrietta Maria of France (1): A Catholic on the Throne

Queens of England Podcast by James Boulton

Oct 8, 201733:15Education

With violence setting in on the Continent, England sought a wife for Prince Charles who might give them an advantage in the escalating war in Germany. what they got, was an unrepentant Catholic who was determined to be a...

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