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Joan of Naples / Celebrated Crimes

Chapter 1: JOAN OF NAPLES—1343-1382
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The work chronicles the turbulent rule of a medieval Neapolitan queen, following events in the royal court, succession crises, and the moral and legal controversies that surround her life. Combining dramatized scenes of palace intrigue with documentary detail, it depicts shifting alliances, public reaction, and the machinery of justice that shapes a sovereign's fate, examining how power, rumor, and personal tragedy converge to produce scandal and downfall.