23 – Joanna of Navarre (1): The Breton Duchess

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.

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Charles II ‘the Bad’ of Navarre (wikipedia)

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Ep 20: Philippa of Hainault: The Almost Perfect Queen

Ep 15: Eleanor of Castile: The Stony-Crossed Property Magnate

Ep 13: Eleanor of Provence: The Spendthrift Savoyard

 


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