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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, hosted by Aresha Skidmore-Williams and Brooke Zifrin, was promoted as delving into the darker side of royal families past and present, focusing on how women used available tools to hold onto power.

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Divorced beheaded died, divorced beheaded survived. 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: RHOA: Blue Ridge Molehills

Episode: RHOA: Blue Ridge Molehills

This Wondery podcast, hosted by Aresha Skidmore-Williams and Brooke Zifrin, was promoted as delving into the darker side of royal families past and present, focusing on how women used available tools to hold onto power.

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Divorced beheaded died, divorced beheaded survived. 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.

In each episode, we'll pull back the curtain on royal families past and present from all over the world to show you the darker side of what it means to be royalty.

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