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Hello and welcome to the Queens of England podcast.

Episode 20, Philip Herr of Hainaut, the almost perfect queen.

Before I start this week, I want to first thank all of you for all your support so far.

It really helps me get through the long evenings in the library doing research to know that so many of you are enjoying the show.

Now, I hate asking for reviews because it's super lame, but if you haven't done so already, I'd really be grateful if you could leave a review on iTunes.

It helps to bring you listeners to the show, and it is the greatest favour that you could give me.

Anyway, enough of that. Let's get on with the show.

To start with, we have to go back to 1322.

Edward II had just won the dispenser war, and was at the high point of his entire reign.

With his enemy seemingly defeated, he looked to his succession and the future of his line. Now, of course, he

already had a son and heir, the 12-year-old future Edgar III, but he was not yet betrothed. With relations

with France rocky, to say the least, a foreign marriage could be just the ticket to securing

...