You guys here really know your Royals! It’s good to have a tight perception of world history. My related knowledge is somewhat spotty. I recall in the ‘70’s, PBS or Masterpiece Theater had a long series about King Henry The Eighth.
It was presented during summertime.
I was a fan of TV Soap Dark Shadows during that time, so I was already interested in the scenes, costumes, mannered speech and stories of those times. I got more from that TV series on King Henry than from most of my school studies.
Originally, I had planned to get a Ph.D. in medieval literature. It was important to know not just the works, but the real life events that helped shape them.
The art, history, literature, architecture, even diet impacted both daily life and religion of the people.
Abelard and Heloise, Hildegard von Bingen, Spencer, dang...I’m going back 40 years. Can’t believe some of this stuff is still in my brain.