Dr Elena Janega

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801 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 13 Apr

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Dan Snow's History Hit · Eleanor of Aquitaine · 13 Apr 2026 podcast

Do they leave the little 14-year-old alone?

They do not.

They kill him horribly.

But actually, I think it really says something about Richard.

I like that anecdote.

That was good.

And I think it's like a little chapeau moment where he kind of says...

Don't do that.

But anyway, he's dead one way or another.

We're out of brothers except... Except John.

So there's a nephew.

So in theory, in theory, really, Arthur should be the king if what we're doing is straight succession, primogeniture, oldest son, and then their kids get it.

But the ground is super shaky here.

Eleanor, again, incredibly canny, understands what has happened before.

This is part of what the problem was with the succession underneath the anarchy, right?

It's like, well, who's going to rule what?

Having a tiny child as the king when everything has been in flux.

Richard has just had to go and reconquer a bunch of the territory in France.

Doesn't look great.

So instead, they decide...

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