E51: Mary I with Dr Valerie Schutte
All Things Tudor - The Podcast
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What's Intriguing About Philip II?
I think what's intriguing is how powerful she was, but that that's not always recognized. And I really think it's important to remember how she was really trained to be a queen by her parents. But then when she got married, she accepted traditional gender roles within her marriage. So they worked that power dynamic and how it wasn't always happy. Yes. Well, you can do two or three of them, but sometimes one is just easier.
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