伊莎贝拉与玛格丽特31

Margaret's father had many grand titles

in theory, he was King of Sicily, Naples and Jerusalem

and he spent most of her childhood

fighting to turn those paper crowns into real power

In the meantime, Margaret, here in Anjou

was brought up by her formidable mother and grandmother

The message to Margaret was clear

Royal power had to be fought for

and a woman could rule if a man was absent

When Margaret left Angers at the age of 15

to marry a man she'd never met

she couldn't have known how valuable these lessons would prove to be

23-year-old Henry probably struck Margaret as a reassuring presence

He had an unworldly, childlike air

more a naive innocent than a grim-faced soldier

But, if that made him a gentle husband

Margaret was about to discover that it also made him a disastrous King