Berengaria of Navarre - A Quiet Achiever

Berengaria of Navarre was married to one of England’s best known kings, and the daughter in law of a famous Queen. However she herself is less well known - despite living a very interesting life. She went on crusade, became stranded on an island, worried about her kidnapped husband and then ran her own independent territory for 2 decades. She never gave up and refused to simply fade away, even when her in-laws would have preferred she did. Berengaria was a real quiet achieverSources/Further ReadingWeir, Alison: Queens of The Crusades - England’s Medieval QueensWeir, Alison: Eleanor of Aquitaine, by the Wrath of God Queen of EnglandNorton, Elizabeth: England’s Queens - From Boudicca to Elizabeif of YorkRussell, Gareth: The Crusader's Bride: The Life of Berengaria of Navarre, Queen of England https://garethrussellcidevant.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-crusaders-bride-life-of-berengaria.htmlWikipedia: Berengaria of Navarre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berengaria_of_Navarre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.