Remarried queens consort
2 episodes
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HistoryBurials at Westminster AbbeyPeople of the Elizabethan eraDaughters of kingsQueens consort of France16th-century queens regnantChild monarchsDauphines of France, Dauphines of ViennoisHouse of StuartMonarchs who abdicatedRobin Hood charactersWomen in 12th-century warfare, Christians of the Second Crusade, Women in war in West AsiaWomen in medieval European warfare, English royal consorts
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eleanor of Aquitaine (c1122-1204), who was a ruler in her own right as well as married to the king of France and then to the king of England.
28 January 2016
Featuring: Lindy Grant, Nicholas Vincent, Julie Barrau
Mary, Queen of Scots
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who might have united the French, English and Scottish thrones.
19 January 2017
Featuring: David Forsyth, Anna Groundwater, John Guy