Episode 246
Anne of Bohemia
Dr. Eleanor Janega continues Gone Medieval’s special series of podcasts about Medieval Queens with a look at Queen Anne of Bohemia
Gone Medieval · History Hit
September 12, 202338m 13s
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Show Notes
<p>Dr. Eleanor Janega continues <em>Gone Medieval</em>’s special series of podcasts about Medieval Queens with a look at Queen Anne of Bohemia, the first wife of England’s King Richard II. </p><br><p>Eleanor is joined by Kristen Gaiman, lecturer at the University of Toledo, Ohio, to find out about Anne’s influence on English culture, how queens could work to mitigate the worst excesses of kings, and what childlessness meant in a royal context.</p><br><p>This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.</p><br><p><strong>Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians including Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Matt Lewis, Tristan Hughes and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code </strong><a href="http://access.historyhit.com/checkout?code=medieval&plan=monthly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>MEDIEVAL</strong></a><strong>. Download the app on your smart TV or in the app store or sign up </strong><a href="http://access.historyhit.com/checkout?code=medieval&plan=monthly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here ></strong></a></p><p> </p><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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