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David Starkey - A Monarchy of Misfits? archiveThe UK's leading constitutional historian, known for his forthright views. The marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, when the second son of the Prince of Wales married a divorced American actress of mixed race and uncertain religion, was seen as marking a fundamental modernisation of the British monarchy. Actually, it was only a return the 14th century when one of the many sons of King Edward III married a twice-divorced merry widow who'd eloped with her first husband at the age of 12; another a part-Moorish Spanish princess who (it is claimed) was a direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad; while a third wed the au pair! This talk traces the radically shifting marriage customs of the British monarchy, from the laxity of the Middle Ages, through the stringencies of the Hanoverians, to the house of Windsor and its sometimes contorted adaptations to the realities of modern family life.

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David Starkey

David Starkey - A Monarchy of Misfits?

David Starkey - A Monarchy of Misfits? (Talk) production archive for QTIX code T547588916. Details of all David Starkey - A Monarchy of Misfits? archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S0976524060

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14 Jun 19Northcott Theatre
Exeter, Devon
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7 Jun 19Alive Corn Exchange
Kings Lynn, Norfolk
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