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Sep 2022
29m 57s

4 Tudor Queens: 1. Jane Grey, The 9 Days...

Lindsay Holiday
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The Tudor era is all about the women. Once you get past Henry VIII and his six wives, three successive Queens got a chance to warm the throne of England. But being a Queen in a man’s world wasn’t easy. Unfortunately these reigning women were pitched against each other in deadly struggles for power. In 4 episodes we’ll look at the lives of the 4 Queens of Tud ... Show More
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