Tudors Dynasty & Beyond · RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson
What-If Elizabeth I HAD Died From Smallpox? (Off the Record)
·54 min·5 clips
Katherine Grey's first marriage was annulled because her father-in-law feared association with the Lady Jane Grey disaster.
As heard by us
A sharp Tudor succession puzzle that turns one illness into a court crisis.
This episode centers on a Tudor what-if: if Elizabeth had died while sick with smallpox, who could have claimed the crown, and how would the court have handled it? Rebecca Larson and Amy McElroy keep it grounded in the real pressure points. Catherine is in the Tower.
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If Elizabeth I's smallpox scare and the Tudor succession mess sound like your kind of chaos, press play.
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