The 15 Minute Book Club · Alex Churchill, Matt Bone
History Hack: Berengaria of Navarre, Queen of England
June 20, 2024·44 min·4 clips
Richard the Lionheart was a rapist who left his wife impoverished while his mother ruled England.
As heard by us
A sharp, dry look at a royal marriage that never sounds simple or happy.
The episode treats Berengaria of Navarre as more than a footnote and keeps its attention on the uneasy questions around her marriage to Richard I. It moves from crusade politics to the thinner, messier evidence, and that is where it lands best.
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