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Posted on February 25, 2022 by Sasha

Blanche of Castile: France’s Indomitable Regent

Blanche of Castile served as regent of France on two occasions and held great power in the country even when she wasn’t ruling.

Posted on December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 by Sasha

Berengaria of Navarre: The Queen Who Never Set Foot In Her Country

Berengaria of Navarre became Queen of England in the 1100s, but because her husband was always on crusade, she never got to settle down in England.

Posted on December 9, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha · 2 Comments

Joan of Navarre: The Seemingly Normal Queen

Joan I of Navarre was a regular queen. She became a country's first queen-regnant at the old age of one, then ran away to France with her mother, and made a happy political marriage.

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