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We’ve all heard of Bloody Mary, the Tudor Queen of England, who persecuted Protestants relentlessly during her short reign. And some of us have heard of King Leopold II of Belgium, who forced millions of Congolese people into slavery. But have you heard of Queen Ranavalona I, AKA the “Mad Monarch of Madagascar”? 

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We’ve all heard of Bloody Mary, the Tudor Queen of England, who persecuted Protestants relentlessly during her short reign. And some of us have heard of King Leopold II of Belgium, who forced millions of Congolese people into slavery. But have you heard of Queen Ranavalona I, AKA the “Mad Monarch of Madagascar”?

Ep2: Who was known as the "Mad Monarch of Madagascar"?

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Ep2: Who was known as the "Mad Monarch of Madagascar"?