In one of three special episodes, I talk to royal studies specialist Dr Ellie Woodacre about a collection of books that belonged to Joan of Navarre, wife of Henry IV and stepmother to Henry V, of Battle of Agincourt fame. The books provide a fantastic starting part for a wider discussion about this little known English queen who left her children from her first marriage to move to England, had French royal blood, and was imprisoned by her stepson for witchcraft. 

New Year special – Sophia Dorothea, the British queen who never was – Past Matters

In a new year special, historian and author Catherine Curzon tells podcast host Ploy Radford about the story of the British queen who never was – Sophia Dorothea, the much maligned wife of King George I. 

1. New Year special – Sophia Dorothea, the British queen who never was 01:10:41
2. Animal bones – Fishbourne Roman Palace 33:42
3. Circles of Stone exhibition – Stonehenge 34:22
4. Sword and helmet – William Morris Gallery 31:07
5. 'The Lost King' – The Wallace Collection 50:18