Historian Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven English queens who challenged male power, the fierce reactions they provoked and whether the term 'she-wolves' was deserved.
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Ep 12012-03-07
Matilda and Eleanor
800 years ago, Matilda came within a hair's breadth of being the first woman to …
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Ep 22012-03-14
Isabella and Margaret
In 1308 a 12-year-old girl, Isabella of France, became queen of England when she married …
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Ep 32012-03-21
Jane, Mary and Elizabeth
Helen Castor looks at what happened when England was faced not just with inadequate kings, …