S3.36 Margaret of Anjou: Biography

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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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As Shakespeare's 'She-Wolf of France', Margaret of Anjou is one of England's most notorious queens, with one of the most dramatic stories. A young queen who was supposed to bring peace with France, the mental illness of her husband, Henry VI, saw Margaret effectively rule in opposition to the growing power and ambition of the Duke of York, resulting in the Wars of the Roses. In her bid to protect her husband and son, Margaret would raise armies, strike alliances and face exile, but who would come out on top? As for the Rex Factor, we'll review her in a separate episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Rex Factor!
0:10.0	This week, Margaret of Anjou!
0:14.0	Biography!
0:18.0	With your host, Graham Due, and Ali Wink.
0:25.0	Hello!
0:27.0	And welcome to Rex Factor reviewing all Queen of Prince Consortes of England,
0:30.0	from Elsweth to Prince Philip.
0:32.0	And today, we are not reviewing Margaret of Anjou, Queen Concord, Henry VI,
0:37.0	because there's far too much to talk about.
0:39.0	So instead, this will be the first of two episodes,
0:41.0	where, on Margaret, today's episode will be doing her biography.
0:44.0	And the next episode, we will actually review her.
0:46.0	The Australian Keith Dockrow stated that,
0:48.0	no medieval English queen has been more heavily criticized than Margaret of Anjou.
0:53.0	She's viewed as vengeful partisan figure,
0:55.0	who is a major cause of the Wars of the Roses.
0:58.0	No, I thought I liked her, though.
1:00.0	But it was Margaret, rather than Isabella of France,
1:02.0	whom Shakespeare infamously described,
1:04.0	as the she will for France, but worse than wolves of France.
1:08.0	Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible.
1:12.0	Vowl, stern, objurate, flinty, rough, remorseless.
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