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🗓️ 21 May 2023
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Welcome to This Week in Royal History, where we're exploring the world of royal history from one century to another - stopping on events that may be of interest to you. In this episode, we look at the week of May 21-May 27 and focus on a few interesting stories, including:
Henry VI of England and France
Philip II of Spain
Malcolm IV of Scotland
Lambert Simnel
Queen Victoria
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
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Hosted by: Rebecca Larson
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0:00.0 | Welcome to this week in royal history, where we take a look at the captivating stories of royals from around the world, |
0:06.9 | across various centuries, and explore the impact that they had on history and society. |
0:13.2 | Through their triumphs and tragedies, these royals shape the world we live in today, |
0:18.5 | leaving behind legacies that continue to inspire and intrigue us. |
0:23.6 | So sit back, relax, and journey with us through time as we explore the enchanting and |
0:30.8 | sometimes tragic lives of the royals who have captured our hearts and imaginations throughout |
0:36.8 | the ages. |
0:42.5 | Born amidstrander on a chilly December morning in 1421, the infant king, Henry, was thrust into the |
0:53.7 | world of thrones and power. The only sprout of the royal |
0:57.7 | duo of Henry V of England and Catherine of Al-Wa, his destiny was etched in stone before he could |
1:04.1 | even babble his first words. Henry was barely a toddler when the breath of fate swept away his |
1:10.7 | royal father, crowning him as King of England. |
1:14.3 | And if that wasn't enough, death also knocked at his grandfather Charles VI's door. |
1:20.7 | The Treaty of Troyes, like a skilled puppet master, directed his tiny hands towards the French throne as well, |
1:29.7 | making him a pawn and a prince in the intense game of power that was the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of the Roses. |
1:36.5 | In 1445, as the April sun bathed the world in a soft glow, Henry, still in his youthful |
1:43.8 | 20s, wed the 15-year-old Margaret of Anjou. |
1:48.1 | The Joyous Union bore fruit in October 1453 when their son Edward of Westminster emerged into the |
1:55.3 | world, a symbol of hope and continuity. However, shadows soon began to gather around the royal family. Henry's mind, once a |
2:05.3 | fortress of wit and wisdom, was besieged by insiduous enemy, instability. The end of the |
2:12.5 | Hundred Years' War in 1453, a bitter loss for England marked the beginning of his mental decline. |
2:19.6 | The kingdom watched in despair as their beloved king started slipping away, |
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