‘Despite not securing the succession, despite being Catholic, Catherine managed to be perceived as an ideal consort. Royal wives were – and are – loved or loathed according to values that remain spectacularly unchanged.’
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Alice Hunt · Honourable Chains: Catherine of Braganza
Despite not securing the succession, despite being Catholic, Catherine, queen of Great Britain from 1662 until Charles...