Wars of the Roses Week: Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1)
Queens Podcast: Jaquetta of Luxembourg and the Wars of the Roses - Part 1 It's Wars of the Roses Week! Leading into our season 8 opener. Any guesses? Well, today we are looking back to our first Wars of the Roses Queen, or duchess- Jacquetta of Luxembourg. The episode also touches on the intricacies of medieval English and French nobility, Jaquetta's significant wealth, and the eventual shift in power dynamics that led to the Wars of the Roses. We'll elaborate on her prolific motherhood, her close relationship with Queen Margaret of Anjou, and the political turmoil involving King Henry VI…
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