Greg Jenner
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Because he'd been assassinated.
Because he'd been assassinated.
There's no one in the 16th century who is a nice person in power. Like, you have to be cruel. You have to be ruthless. You have to be ruthless. To survive. Yeah. 1574, King Charles dies. Her son dies again. She's now on to her third son.
There's no one in the 16th century who is a nice person in power. Like, you have to be cruel. You have to be ruthless. You have to be ruthless. To survive. Yeah. 1574, King Charles dies. Her son dies again. She's now on to her third son.
So you've got Henri. He's having his go as king. Luckily, he's already had some useful work experience. Shappi, do you know why?
So you've got Henri. He's having his go as king. Luckily, he's already had some useful work experience. Shappi, do you know why?
No, weirdly, he was king of Poland for a bit.
No, weirdly, he was king of Poland for a bit.
It's like the Duke of Edinburgh Award. So, Estelle, can you tell us about Henri, the new, new, new king of France?
It's like the Duke of Edinburgh Award. So, Estelle, can you tell us about Henri, the new, new, new king of France?
So, Henri is now ruling. Catherine is still sort of reigning a bit because she's still mother of the king. But she still finds time to meddle in the love life of her fourth remaining son, Hercule, who gets renamed François, Duke of Anonçon. But Francis Hercule sadly dies aged 29 in 1584 after a bungled military campaign in the Netherlands.
So, Henri is now ruling. Catherine is still sort of reigning a bit because she's still mother of the king. But she still finds time to meddle in the love life of her fourth remaining son, Hercule, who gets renamed François, Duke of Anonçon. But Francis Hercule sadly dies aged 29 in 1584 after a bungled military campaign in the Netherlands.
So Catherine is marrying off the daughters as well, which means she's sort of the grandmother of Europe.
So Catherine is marrying off the daughters as well, which means she's sort of the grandmother of Europe.
She's sort of, you know, she's arranging all these marriages and, you know.
She's sort of, you know, she's arranging all these marriages and, you know.