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Queen Anne didn't have any living heirs, and because England would need a Protestant monarch,

when she died, the throne would be going over to the Hanover branch of the family in Germany.

With that in mind, a woman named Henrietta Howard and her husband Charles boarded a boat from

England to Germany with one simple goal, to go from penniless nobodies to official members of

the new incoming royal court. Henrietta and Charles had gotten married six and a half years earlier.

They had originally met under dire circumstances.

Although Henrietta came from a noble family, it had fallen apart with the death of her mother,

her father, and four of her siblings.

At just 16, Henrietta had become the oldest surviving representative of the family. Medical bills were piling up, and her fortune was in danger,

so she sought out the help of the Hobart's family friends. Taking pity on Henrietta, the Hobart's invited her

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