Queens of the Age of Chivalry
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2.0 • 2 Ratings
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- £9.99
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
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
Customer Reviews
A book in five parts
Dealing with five queens, Marguerite of France (4 chapters); Isabella of France (15 chapters); Philippa of Hainault (9 chapters); Anne of Bohemia (4 chapters); and Isabella of Valois (5 chapters) this book takes the reader through the history of their lives and times.
I am not sure exactly what I expected from this book but what I didn’t was to find that more than half of the book dealt with the men in these women’s lives. It is readable and extremely well researched but ultimately, for me, a little disappointing.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.