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Marguerite de Navarre: Mother of Renaissance France
Marguerite de Navarre: Mother of Renaissance France
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was an influential diplomat and political activist, an outstanding patron of philosophers and artists, an accomplished writer and poet, and sister to King François I of France. She has been described as the “Mother of the Renaissance in France”. In this episode of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more about this remarkable, charismatic, and talented royal woman with Dr Emily Butterworth.This episode was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg.The subject of this podcast was suggested by a listener. If there is a subject you would like to hear more about, please email notjustthetudors@historyhit.com or message us on Twitter at @NotJustTudorsFor more Not Just The Tudors content, subscribe to our Tudor Tuesday newsletter here.If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! To download, go to Android or Apple store Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Feb 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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