The Secret History of Joan of Navarre, Accused of Witchcraft | History for Sleep
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How does a medieval queen become remembered for a crime she almost certainly never committed?
Tonight, we follow Joan of Navarre, born a princess in the mountain kingdom of Navarre, married into Brittany, and later crowned queen of England beside Henry IV. Her long life crossed the courts of France, England, and the Pyrenees, through plague, war, widowhood, regency, and royal politics. In her later years, Joan was accused by her stepson Henry V of plotting his death through witchcraft and sorcery, then stripped of her wealth and imprisoned.
This calm history for sleep explores the strange and quiet story of Joan of Navarre, the only queen of England charged with sorcery.
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Joan I was married to Phillipe "Le Bel" who arrested the Knights Templar in 1307. Their son Charles IV was the last French king of the Capetian dynasty.
The Secret History of Joan of Navarre, Accused of Witchcraft | History for Sleep
History with Hugo
3,832 views
How does a medieval queen become remembered for a crime she almost certainly never committed?
Tonight, we follow Joan of Navarre, born a princess in the mountain kingdom of Navarre, married into Brittany, and later crowned queen of England beside Henry IV. Her long life crossed the courts of France, England, and the Pyrenees, through plague, war, widowhood, regency, and royal politics. In her later years, Joan was accused by her stepson Henry V of plotting his death through witchcraft and sorcery, then stripped of her wealth and imprisoned.
This calm history for sleep explores the strange and quiet story of Joan of Navarre, the only queen of England charged with sorcery.