Greg Jenner
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Podcast Appearances
And Spain is a superpower at this time, isn't it? Absolutely. France and Spain are superpowers.
And Spain is a superpower at this time, isn't it? Absolutely. France and Spain are superpowers.
And what about her final years, Catherine? I mean, she's quite old by this point, not like elderly, but she's lived a life by this point. So what's life like for her in the mid-1850s or so?
And what about her final years, Catherine? I mean, she's quite old by this point, not like elderly, but she's lived a life by this point. So what's life like for her in the mid-1850s or so?
Yeah, he's assassinated, isn't he?
Yeah, he's assassinated, isn't he?
So she dies aged 69. France still ripped apart by a religious war. Her son is murdered. And the question, I suppose, is how does France cope without her stabilising influence? But she's not managed to stabilise everything, obviously. So what happens to the Valois line, her dynasty?
So she dies aged 69. France still ripped apart by a religious war. Her son is murdered. And the question, I suppose, is how does France cope without her stabilising influence? But she's not managed to stabilise everything, obviously. So what happens to the Valois line, her dynasty?
It's a life and a half, isn't it, Chappie?
It's a life and a half, isn't it, Chappie?
We've gone through that.
We've gone through that.
Well, there we go. That was quite wise of me. That was very wise. Very wise. I felt like we should just leave it there. Bye. The Nuance Window! No! Right, it's time now for the nuance window. This is the part of the show where Shappi and I sit enraptured in our throne room while Estelle holds court for two minutes, tells us something we need to know about Catherine de' Medici.
Well, there we go. That was quite wise of me. That was very wise. Very wise. I felt like we should just leave it there. Bye. The Nuance Window! No! Right, it's time now for the nuance window. This is the part of the show where Shappi and I sit enraptured in our throne room while Estelle holds court for two minutes, tells us something we need to know about Catherine de' Medici.