A Catholic wife of a Catholic king in a virulently Protestant country, things were always going to be hard for England's first Italian queen.

Latest episodes of the podcast The Always Expecting Duchess

• The Always Expecting Duchess - Part 8
• The Always Expecting Duchess - Part 10
• The Always Expecting Duchess - Part 9
• The Always Expecting Duchess - Part 7
• The Always Expecting Duchess - Part 6
• The Always Expecting Duchess - Part 5
• The Always Expecting Duchess - Part 4
• The Always Expecting Duchess - Part 3
• The Always Expecting Duchess - Part 2
• The Always Expecting Duchess - Part 1