Emma of Normandy
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first heard Mar 2025
last heard 29 Aug
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Sister of Richard II, married to King of England, political figure
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentDavid MusgroveHistoryExtra podcast · Is there a royal sex scandal hidden in plain sight in the Ba... · 23:39 · 29 Aug
…And that's Emma of Normandy, who isn't called Elfgiver.…
Jenny BenhamAfter Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · How To Be A Medieval Spy · 34:54 · 10 Aug
…And Emma ended up marrying Knut, which wasn't particularly well liked by the Normans necessarily. But effectively, her children from her first marriage, including Edward, ended up going into exile then in Normandy. So basically, Emma's Norman family was kind of looking after them.…
Jenny BenhamAfter Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · How To Be A Medieval Spy · 34:30 · 10 Aug
…And her son, Edward the Confessor, has effectively been in exile in Normandy for quite a large part of his life. Because Emma of Normandy, she was initially married to King Ethered II, or Ethered the Unready of England. And then when he died, England ended up getting into the hands of Knut of Denmark.…
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