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The Stuart princess who could have deposed Charles I

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Somerford's Engagement in the 30 Years War

Somerset favored war over diplomacy. She fought to get her ancestral lands back for her childrena. Was a widow at quite an early agein 16 32, and she never gives up. One of her prime motivations is securing a legacy for her children through marriages or giving them military titles.

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