Seaxburh of Wessex: The Queen Who Defied the Throne

Seaxburh of Wessex: The Queen Who Defied the Throne
Royalty: Let’s Make Sense of This Shit

👑 A kingdom in chaos — a woman claims power where no queen dared before.
Seaxburh’s brief reign is shrouded in mystery, controversy, and silence. From a fractured Wessex to the fragile moment when a queen ruled alone, her story shakes the foundations of early English monarchy.

🔥 In this episode:

• A kingdom divided: The turbulent world Seaxburh inherited after Cenwalh’s death.
• Power in the shadows: How a queen stepped into a male-dominated throne — and why history tried to erase her.
• Mystery and myth: What do we actually know about Seaxburh, and what was lost to time?
• Queenship challenged: The gender politics of 7th-century England and the struggle for legitimacy.
• Lost voices: The personal life, alliances, and silenced women behind the throne.
• Legacy of disruption: How Seaxburh’s fleeting rule opened cracks in the royal narrative.

✨ Why listen?
Because royal history isn’t just kings and battles — it’s about power, gender, erasure, and the stories that never made the scroll. Isabella guides you through the untold tale of England’s only queen regnant in the early age.

🤔 What’s at stake?
Power, identity, survival — and rewriting who we believe shaped the monarchy.

🧾 Sources & scholarship:
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Bede’s silence, fresh research, myth-busting, and a touch of irreverence.

🌱 Listener reflection:
What happens when tradition is broken? When a woman claims the throne — will history remember or erase her? Send your stories and questions.

Next up: Ceol — the king who took Wessex from chaos to cautious order.

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