Episode 311: Fair Rosamund

Rosamund Clifford (“Fair Rosamund”) was Henry II’s mistress,
remembered more in legend than in fact. This episode traces her
real story, the myths of labyrinths and poison that grew after her
death, and how the Tudors revived her as a tragic heroine in
chronicles, poems, and ballads. From Holinshed to Samuel Daniel,
and from her Godstow tomb to Elizabethan nostalgia, Rosamund became
one of England’s most enduring romantic legends.

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