Berengaria of Navarre was married to one of England’s best known kings, and the daughter in law of a famous Queen. However she herself is less well known - despite living a very interesting life. She went on crusade, became stranded on an island, worried about her kidnapped husband and then ran her own independent territory for 2 decades. She never gave up and refused to simply fade away, even when her in-laws would have preferred she did. Berengaria was a real quiet achiever
Sources/Further Reading
Weir, Alison: Queens of The Crusades - England’s Medieval Queens
Weir, Alison: Eleanor of Aquitaine, by the Wrath of God Queen of England
Norton, Elizabeth: England’s Queens - From Boudicca to Elizabeif of York
Russell, Gareth: The Crusader's Bride: The Life of Berengaria of Navarre, Queen of England https://garethrussellcidevant.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-crusaders-bride-life-of-berengaria.html
Wikipedia: Berengaria of Navarre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berengaria_of_Navarre
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