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Queens of the Conquest
eBook - England's Medieval Queens, England's Medieval Queens
ISBN/EAN: 9781473523319
Umbreit-Nr.: 1150861
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 496 S., 28.53 MB
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Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 28.09.2017
Auflage: 1/2017
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Format: EPUB
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- Zusatztext
- <p><b>A<i>Daily Telegraph</i>Book of the Year</b></p><p>The story of Englands medieval queens is vivid and stirring, packed with tragedy, high drama and even comedy. It is a chronicle of love, murder, war and betrayal, filled with passion, intrigue and sorrow, peopled by a cast of heroines, villains, stateswomen and lovers. In the first volume of this epic new series, Alison Weir strips away centuries of romantic mythology and prejudice to reveal the lives of Englands queens in the century after the Norman Conquest.</p><p>Beginning with Matilda of Flanders, who supported William the Conqueror in his invasion of England in 1066, and culminating in the turbulent life of the Empress Maud, who claimed to be queen of England in her own right and fought a bitter war to that end, the five Norman queens emerge as hugely influential figures and fascinating characters.</p><p>Much more than a series of individual biographies,<i>Queens of the Conquest</i>is a seamless tale of interconnected lives and a rich portrait of English history in a time of flux. In Alison Weirs hands these five extraordinary women reclaim their rightful roles at the centre of English history.</p>
- Kurztext
- Full of passion and betrayal, murder and war, the first volume of an epic new series from bestselling historian Alison Weir, bringing five of England's medieval queens to life.A Daily Telegraph Book of the YearLove, murder, war, betrayalThis is the story of the five extraordinary queens who helped the Norman kings of England rule their dominions. Recognised as equal sharers in the royal authority, their story is packed with tragedy, high drama, even comedy. Heroines, villains, stateswomen, loversBeginning with Matilda of Flanders, who supported William the Conqueror in his invasion of England in 1066, and culminating in the turbulent life of the Empress Maud, whoc claimed to be queen of England in her own right and fought a bitter war to the end, the five Norman queens are revealed as hugely influential figures and fascinating characters. In Alison Weir's hands, these pioneering women reclaim their rightful roles at the centre of English history.
- Autorenportrait
- <b>Alison Weir</b>is one of Britains 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<i id=yui_3_16_0_1_1496747613956_6576>The Six Wives of Henry VIII</i>,<i>Eleanor of Aquitaine</i>,<i>Elizabeth of York</i>and, most recently,<i>The Lost Tudor Princess</i>. Her novels include<i>Innocent Traitor</i>,<i>Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen</i>and<i>Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession</i>. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces. She is married with two adult children and lives and works in Surrey.