Alison Weir

Queens of the Age of Chivalry (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The third volume of Alison Weir's magisterial history of the queens of medieval England.

'Weir's history books are as gripping as novels' The Times

Medieval queens were seen as mere dynastic trophies - yet, as Alison Weir shows in this group biography, many of the Plantagenet queens of the High Middle Ages dramatically broke away from the restrictions imposed on their sex.

Using personal letters and fascinating sources, Weir evokes the lives of these five extraordinary women: Marguerite of France, Isabella of France, Philippa of Hainault, Anne of Bohemia and Isabella of Valois. At the same time, she recreates a truly astonishing period of history - the turbulent, brutal Age of Chivalry.

'Places the reader in the midst of...complex, gripping events, telling the stories of five royal wives who lived through them' BBC History

'Weir is an excellent storyteller' Spectator

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473523333
• Artikelnr.: 45325634

Autorenporträt

Alison Weir is one of Britain's top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She lives and works in Surrey.

Rezensionen

Weir... paints a rich image of the lives these queens led... this book shines a light on the turbulent but often forgotten stories of the queens of this important period in English history. BBC History Magazine