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Season 4 Episode 18: The Rise of the ”Mad Queen” of Madagascar

Season 4 Episode 18: The Rise of the ”Mad Queen” of Madagascar

Update: 2023-07-31
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When Radama I died without a clear heir, his wife, Ranavalona I, allied with a group of military officers to secure her place as the new queen of Madagascar. Almost immediately, she was faced with numerous challenges, including revolts from conquered peoples, criminal lynch mobs attacking Christians, growing resentment against missionary schools, a stumbling economy, and a French invasion of the largest Malagasy port. Not to mention she has to do it all while ruling as a woman - something which had never happened before in Merina history.


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Season 4 Episode 18: The Rise of the ”Mad Queen” of Madagascar

Season 4 Episode 18: The Rise of the ”Mad Queen” of Madagascar

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