Isabella of Valois: The Child Queen & Her Unlucky Husbands
Isabella of Valois was seven years old when she married 29-year-old Richard II and became Queen of England. Thankfully, their marriage wasn't quite as horrifying as that sentence makes it sound.
In this Patreon rabbit hole, we're talking about Isabella's surprisingly cushy childhood as a tiny queen, Richard II's spectacular downfall, her return to France as an 11-year-old widow, and her second marriage to her double cousin Charles d'Orléans.
And somehow Charles' story gets even wilder: Agincourt, 25 years of captivity in England, poetry, and one hell of a homecoming.
A little bonus trip into the messy world of medieval royal marriages. 👑⚔️
Comments (6)
Idk why you make so much ew about marrying her first cousin. As we know, first you have your cousins and then you have your first cousins….🤣
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Poor baby cousin husband should be a trademarked term.
Or something on some merch
you guys were close: A-GIN-COUR- T
Thank you! Bc I know I'm going to have to say it in the next main episode. Thank you for your guidance