44.5 - Joan II of Navarre (ft. The Black Death!)

Battle Royale: French Monarchs - A podcast by Ben Clarke and Eliza Sommers

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Born into scandal and passed over for the throne several times, Little Jeannette finally got herself a throne at the age of 16, albeit not the one she had probably wanted... Nonetheless, Joan made the best of a bad situation and proved herself just as good as (if not better than) her male usurpers... that is, until a certain plague came knocking.Memento mori. - Remember, you will die.The main source for this episode (aside from Ben's extensive plague knowledge) was Elena Woodacre's 2013 book ...