Hi everyone. I hope you're feeling pious this episode. We're about to join Queen Isabel at a very

famous Benedictine Abbey. And while we're there, feel free to send a couple of prayers my way,

because I'm about to do my first live Ask Me Anything for This Is History, this coming Thursday,

August 28th at 6 p.m. UK time or 1 p.m. Eastern. If you haven't got your

questions in yet, you can drop me a note if you're a royal favorite on Patreon. It's the place

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And now, the queen awaits.

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