Is Queen Henrietta Maria’s rotten reputation deserved?
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The Problems of Consorts
Queen consort was seen as a potential trojan horse when you arrived. All these women had to deal with civil wars, not just henrietta maria. There were little rival sources of power to favourite. So they had that problem. And then, of course, am, it was about power. And the kind of power they could wield.
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