Imagine being married at the age of 7 to a kid you don't know and then trying to rule a kingdom as a teenager. Then your husband gets assassinated and you are the prime suspect. But to make matters worse, you get kicked out of your kingdom and have to petition the pope for your life in a different country while your cousins are allying with your enemy. AND while all of this is going on, the Black Death - one of the most disastrous events IN HUMAN HISTORY - is also making it's way through Europe. Welcome to the life of Joanna, Queen of Naples.
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube by searching for Gems of History Podcast!
