Queens Consort Pa

by Hilton,Lisa

• ISBN13: 9781605981055
• ISBN10: 1605981052
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-08-17
• Publisher: MICROCASM

Summary

Occupying a unique position in the mercurial, often violent world of medieval state-craft, England's medieval queens were elemental in shaping the history of the monarchy and the nation. Lisa Hilton's meticulously researched new work explores the lives of the 20 women crowned between 1066 and 1503. She reconsiders the fictions surrounding well-known figures like Eleanor of Aquitaine, illuminates the lives of forgotten queens such as Adeliza of Louvain, and shows why they all had to negotiate a role that combined tremendous influence with terrifying vulnerability. The result is a provocative and dramatic narrative that redefines English history.

Author Biography

Lisa Hilton is the critically acclaimed author of Athenais: The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress: The Real Queen of France. She was educated at Oxford University and now lives in Milan.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Maps	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
England and Normandy
Matilda of Flanders	p. 17
Matilda of Scotland	p. 40
Adeliza of Louvain	p. 60
Matilda of Boulogne	p. 68
An Empire to the South
Eleanor of Aquitaine	p. 95
Berengaria of Navarre	p. 119
Isabelle of Angoulême	p. 142
Plantagenet Queens
Eleanor of Provence	p. 165
Eleanor of Castile	p. 190
Marguerite of France	p. 204
Depositions, Restorations
Isabella of France	p. 223
Philippa of Hainault	p. 251
Anne of Bohemia and Isabelle of France	p. 271
Lancaster and York
Joanna of Navarre	p. 307
Catherine de Valois	p. 321
Marguerite of Anjou	p. 335
Elizabeth Woodville	p. 355
Anne Neville	p. 380
Elizabeth of York	p. 404
Conclusion	p. 419
Select Bibliography	p. 427
Notes	p. 443
Acknowledgements	p. 457
Index	p. 458
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