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Podcast: British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Episode: Catherine de Medici & Bess of Hardwick: Wives & Mothers of Power (ep 239)
Description: Throughout history, women have used their own ways to establish credibility and exercise influence. In the sixteenth century, two women took this to high art: Catherine de Medici and Bess of Hardwick. In different countries and using different techniques, these two women demonstrate how the public performance of marriage and motherhood could change history.Carol Ann [email protected]/carolannlloyd The Tudors by NumbersCourting the Virgin QueenSupport the showHistory reveals what's possible.