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Podcast: British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Episode: Granny Bess & Princess Arbella: Creating an Heir (ep 57)
Description: Making secret marriages, creating the right image, navigating court politics, and escaping in disguise—just another Tudor family story!From her birth in 1575, Arbella had a claim to the throne. As Queen Elizabeth was in her 40s with no plans to marry, the chances of her giving birth were rapidly diminishing. That represented the end of Henry VIII’s descendants. Then there were the descendants of Henry’s elder sister, Margaret Tudor. Margaret’s son had been James V of Scotland; at his death, his daughter Mary became Queen of Scotland. Now she was an essentially a prisoner...