239: Upward Nobility: American-Made Royalty

The marriage of England’s Prince Harry to American actress Meghan Markle is making headlines around the world. U.S. women marrying into aristocracy has a surprisingly long history. This week, Ed, Brian, and Joanne look at the outsized political impact the

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BackStory

BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Each week we take a topic that people are t...

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The marriage of England’s Prince Harry to American actress Meghan
Markle is making headlines around the world. U.S. women marrying
into aristocracy has a surprisingly long history. This week, Ed,
Brian, and Joanne look at the outsized political impact these
marriages often have around the globe.

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