Boy Kings of Medieval Europe

<p>Charles III recently became King at the age of 73 - the oldest man ever to become a British monarch. That might not seem so odd to us today, but had he been a child it would certainly have raised eyebrows.&nbsp;The idea of a child monarch is today practically unthinkable; in the Medieval period it was relatively common. But the rule of a boy king did not necessarily mean political disorder. In fact it posed far less of a challenge than having an adolescent king.</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Gone Medieval</em>, Dr. Cat Jarman finds out why from&nbsp;Dr. Emily Ward, author of <em>Royal Childhood and Child Kingship: Boy Kings in England, Scotland, France and Germany, c. 1050–1262.</em></p><br><p>The Senior Producer on this episode was Elena Guthrie. It was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg.&nbsp;</p><br><p>For more <em>Gone Medieval</em> content, subscribe to our <em>Medieval Monday</em> newsletter&nbsp;<a href="https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></p><br><p>For your chance to win five Historical Non-Fiction Books (including a signed copy of Dan Snow's&nbsp;<em>On This Day in History</em>), please fill out&nbsp;<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/podcasts-survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this</a>&nbsp;short survey.</p><br><p>If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at&nbsp;<a href="https://access.historyhit.com/?utm_source=audio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Podcast+Campaign&utm_id=Podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">History Hit</a>&nbsp;- subscribe today! To download, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.historyhit&hl=en_GB&gl=US" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Android</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/history-hit/id1303668247" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple</a>&nbsp;store.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>