Medieval Princesses: The Daughters of King John

Tudors Dynasty

RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson

History

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🗓️ 10 June 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

King John’s legacy is often overshadowed by failure, but his daughters left a far more fascinating mark. In this episode, we explore the lives of his legitimate daughters, Joan, Isabella, and Eleanor, as well as his illegitimate daughter, Joan of Wales. Their stories reveal the unexpected power and influence royal women could wield in the 13th century.

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Host: Rebecca Larson

Guest: Sharon Bennett Connolly

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0:00.0	The Tudors Dynasty podcast.
0:03.2	Hello and welcome back to Tudor's Dynasty and Beyond.
0:06.8	I'm your host, Rebecca Larson, and I'm very pleased to welcome back to the show once again, Sharon Bennett Connolly.
0:13.1	Welcome.
0:14.4	Hello.
0:15.1	Thank you for having me again.
0:17.3	Well, it's always so fun to chat with you because you were like this wealth of knowledge
0:21.3	when it comes to, in my opinion, women in history. I'm just so grateful for all the work that
0:27.4	you've done. Thank you. And today, well, that's good. Today we're going to talk about
0:35.4	the daughters of King John.
0:38.3	And when you think of King John, you think of what Robin Hood, you think of Magna Carta,
0:43.3	but you don't necessarily immediately think about, oh, who were his daughters, right?
0:48.3	Because he is just this big character in history.
0:51.3	So maybe before we get too deep into the daughters, for those who are
0:56.1	unaware of who King John was and why he has left such a mark on history, could you please fill
1:01.4	us in? Oh, wow, King John. Well, I seem to remember, I think we've already done an episode on
1:08.0	his wife, haven't we? We did an episode on Isabella Vongolam a while ago.
1:11.9	So King John was married to his second wife, Isabella Vongolam.
1:16.1	He was king from 1,200 to 1216.
1:19.6	Sorry, 1199 to 1216.
1:21.9	He wasn't a popular king by any.
1:26.5	Although the main problem for John was that he had a falling out with the church.
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