Fan Casting Joan of England, Queen of Sicily in Robin Hood and the House of Plantagenet (TV-Series)

Sister of King Richard, Prince John, Eleanor of Castile and Geoffrey, daughter of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine and the late King Henry II. The widowed Queen of Sicily and Richard’s favorite sister. After being rescued by Richard from her late husband’s successor, she has become a central pawn in his Mediterranean diplomacy. Joan is a sharp, battle-hardened political survivor who understands that in the Plantagenet family, affection is always secondary to leverage. While she maintains a fierce loyalty to Richard, she is acutely aware that her brother has offered her hand in marriage to the enemy—Saladin’s brother—to secure a peace treaty. Joan navigates the crusade with a cynical eye, acting as a bridge between the royal women and the military command. She is the only person who can speak truth to Richard, yet she knows that her ultimate value to the dynasty lies in her ability to be bartered for an empire.