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Strictly Stuarts: Henrietta Anne - A Young English Princess in Exile with Melanie Burrows

Strictly Stuarts: Henrietta Anne - A Young English Princess in Exile with Melanie Burrows

Author: Reign of London Tours August 28, 2026 Duration: 30:52
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Welcome to our STEW/ART HISTORY FORTNIGHT !


This is also an anniversary of our podcast being on the airwaves for THREE YEARS!

Thank you all for your continuing support!


We continue our mini history festival with another lesser known Stuart - the youngest daughter of Charles I and his formidable wife Henrietta Maria - Henrietta Anne, the young princess destined to be forever linked to the House of Bourbon.

Why was her childhood so different to that of her siblings? Did she ever meet her father? What was her life like during the English Civil War?


We sit down with Melanie Clegg, author of the only solo biography of Henrietta Anne, published by Pen & Sword. She is also known as Madame Guillotine.

More recently Melanie has penned a biography of Marie Antoinette, who, like Henrietta Anne, was a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots - another infamous Stuart woman. What's even more exciting is that Marie Antoinette's husband Louis XVI of France was a direct descendant of the young lady we're going to talk about today.

And our author herself is descended from the Stuarts as well.

Welcome, Melanie!


Our new music is brought to you courtesy of jimmy cheeseburgah .


Henrietta Anne:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Life-of-Henrietta-Anne-Paperback/p/21157/aid/1238


Marie Antoinette:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Marie-Antoinette-Hardback/p/53175/aid/1238


Find and Follow Melanie:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4708002.Melanie_Clegg

https://madameguillotine.substack.com/about

https://www.waterstones.com/author/melanie-clegg/923239

https://www.storytel.com/tv/authors/melanie-clegg-196939

https://www.audible.co.uk/author/Melanie-Clegg/B004RA3L8W

https://www.instagram.com/mmeguillotine/

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Melanie-Burrows/a/2752

https://www.facebook.com/MmeGuillotine




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If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:


RMS Titanic:

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/

Saxons to Stuarts:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

Tudors & Stuarts:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/

The Georgians:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/

Naughty London:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/


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There's a certain texture to the past that often gets smoothed over in textbooks. If It Ain't Baroque..., an independent history podcast from the team at Reign of London Tours, digs into that rich grain. Instead of a dry march through dates, each episode uses history as a lens-a prism, really-to examine the broader tapestry of life, culture, and the human experience. You'll hear stories where the grand narratives of politics and power intersect with the intimate details of everyday existence, revealing how people lived, thought, and felt in other times. The perspective offered here is grounded in a deep, practical knowledge of historical spaces and stories, moving beyond the abstract to something more tangible. This isn't about memorizing facts; it's about connecting threads from then to now. Tune in for a thoughtful, meandering exploration where a single artifact, a forgotten figure, or a specific event can open up a whole world of understanding. The result is a consistently engaging listen that reminds us how the past is never truly past, but always echoing in the foundations of our present.
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