Queens of the Age of Chivalry

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

Paperback / softback  B-format paperback  (Text (eye-readable))  496pp  h198mm  x  w129mm  x s30mm  366g  B-format paperback 

ISBN13: 9781784701888