Four Sisters: All Queens

Get ready to step into the gilded—and often blood-stained—halls of history’s most powerful dynasties. In this week’s episode of Hidden Heroines of History, host Gayvin Powers sits down with a master of historical intrigue, Sherry Jones, to deconstruct her popular book, Four Sisters: All Queens.While history books often focus on the crowns, Jones peels back the velvet curtain to reveal the raw, jagged edges of sibling rivalry on a royal scale. Imagine growing up in a world where your sister isn’t just your playmate—she’s your future political rival, and her marriage could mean your demise. We’re diving deep into the Provencal sisters, four women who climbed the ranks of 13th-century Europe to each wear a crown, but at what cost to their shared bloodline?Powers and Jones explore the psychological warfare, the desperate grab for parental favor, and the high-stakes jealousy that simmers when "family dinner" involves the fate of nations. Was it sisterly solidarity that saw them through, or a calculated race to the top? Watch the conversation that reveals the power and intrigue each queen brought to the throne.