062- Take My Wife...Please

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De sus seis esposas, Enrique VIII se divorció de una, ejecutó a la segunda, lloró a una tercera, repudió a la siguiente... Pero el caso más trágico fue quizás el de Catalina Howard, una joven de apenas 18 años a la que el rey hizo decapitar por supuesto adulterio. Te contamos su ... Show More

In 2017 we covered the offbeat life of Marchesa Luisa Casati. While many have admired heiress Casati over the years for her life led entirely based on her aesthetics, she was also entirely self-serving. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee o ... Show More

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