Joan of Navarre, also known as Joanna (1370 – 1437). On 7 February 1403, Joan married King Henry IV, also known as Henry Bolingbroke, at Winchester Cathedral, and on the 26th, she held her formal entry to London, where she was crowned queen of England. Queen Joan was described as beautiful, gracious and majestic, but also as greedy and stingy, and was accused of accepting bribes. Reportedly, she did not have a good impression of England, as a Breton ship was attacked outside the English coast just after her wedding. She preferred the company of her Breton entourage, which caused offence to s
Joan of Navarre, also known as Joanna (1370 – 1437). On 7 February 1403, Joan married King Henry IV, also known as Henry Bolingbroke, at Winchester Cathedral, and on the 26th, she held her formal entry to London, where she was crowned queen of England. Queen Joan was described as beautiful, gracious and majestic, but also as greedy and stingy, and was accused of accepting bribes. Reportedly, she did not have a good impression of England, as a Breton ship was attacked outside the English coast just after her wedding. She preferred the company of her Breton entourage, which caused offence to such a degree that her Breton courtiers were exiled by order of Parliament, a ban the king did not think he could oppose given his sensitive relation to the Parliament at the time.
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