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Mary, \u2018King\u2019 of Hungary, was coronated today in history, on 17th September, 1382.\xa0\n\nThe Hungarian nobility had never had a female monarch, and did not recognize the possibility of one in law, so decided to crown her as if she was male - but that was by no means the end of her problems. Before long, Charles of Naples was leading a rebellion to overthrow the child monarch.\n\nIn this episode, The Retrospectors rank the numerous poor decisions of Mary\u2019s mother, the Queen Regent Elizabeth; unearth the impressive linguistic leg-work put in by Mary\u2019s future husband, Sigismund of Luxembourg; and explain how Mary\u2019s father Louis\u2019 best laid plans unraveled so dramatically\u2026\n\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018A concise history of Hungary - By Mikl\xf3s Moln\xe1r\u2019 (Cambridge University Press, 2001): https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Concise_History_of_Hungary/y0g4YEp7ZrsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=mary+sigismund&pg=PA56&printsec=frontcover\n\u2022 \u2019Outlines of Medieval History - By Charles William Previte\u0301-Orton\u2019 (1916):\nhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4PXDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA481&dq=mary+sigismund&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS2enHt6WBAxVUQkEAHeTwC2AQ6AF6BAgLEAI\n\u2022 \u2018Queen Mary of Hungary by Leoni, 1553 - 1564\u2019 (American Friends of the Prado Museum, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yaagl1xhbLA\n\nThis episode first premiered in 2023, for members of \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334 - where you can also DITCH THE ADS and get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 100 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast. Join now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2024.\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices