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Feb 2023
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Queens & Princesses of England who Died ...

Lindsay Holiday
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Please take my listener survey to help improve the podcast: www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave  In Europe in the middle ages about one in three women died in their child-bearing years. Here are the stories of 7 Queens and Princesses of England who died tragically as a result of childbirth: Isabella of England (1214 - 1241) Mary de Bohun (1370 - 1394) Isabella of ... Show More
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