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How to Survive a Royal Academy When You're Not Even Royal

Lena Everhart

What if the most powerful girl at the Royal Academy... wasn’t royal at all? Twelve-year-old Coralie doesn’t have a title, a family crest, or even a clue why her name appeared on the royal admissions scroll. Surrounded by future queens and crown princes, all trained in charmcraft, diplomacy, and mag...

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This Wondery podcast pulled back the curtain on royal families past and present, focusing on the darker side of royalty and showing how Henry VIII's wives were unexpected agents in their own stories.

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We know the six wives of Henry VIII as pawns in his hunt for a son. But their lives were so much more than just being the king's wives.

— Episode: RHOM: The Lyin', The Witch, and the Ward...

Episode: RHOM: The Lyin', The Witch, and the Wardrobes

This Wondery podcast pulled back the curtain on royal families past and present, focusing on the darker side of royalty and showing how Henry VIII's wives were unexpected agents in their own stories.

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We know the six wives of Henry VIII as pawns in his hunt for a son. But their lives were so much more than just being the king's wives.

We rarely see Henry VIII's wives in their own light as women who use the tools available to them to hold on to power. Some women won the game, others lost.

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