Queens of the Age of Chivalry

#3 England's Medieval Queens

Alison Weir

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JONATHAN CAPE
01 November 2022

Biography: royalty; History; Medieval history

Series: Englands Medieval Queens

The third volume of Alison Weir's magisterial history of the queens of medieval England - following Queens of the Conquest and Queens of the Crusades.

Medieval queens were seen as mere dynastic trophies, yet many of the Plantagenet queens of the high middle ages dramatically broke away from the restrictions imposed on their sex, as Alison Weir shows in this gripping group biography of England's 14th-century consorts.

Using personal letters and wonderfully vivid sources, Weir evokes the lives of five remarkable queens - Marguerite of France, Isabella of France, Philippa of Hainault, Anne of Bohemia and Isabella of Valois.

The turbulent, brutal Age of Chivalry witnessed the Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt, the Hundred Years' War against France and savage baronial wars against the monarchy in which these queens were passionately involved.

Queens of the Age of Chivalry brilliantly recreates this dramatic period of history through the lives of five extraordinary women.

By: Alison Weir
Imprint: JONATHAN CAPE
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781910702123
ISBN 10: 1910702129
Series: Englands Medieval Queens
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 01 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Queens of the Age of Chivalry (#3 England's Medieval Queens)

Stunning... [Weir has] brought those five queens to life like never before. I just raced through it - it has all the drama and suspense of a novel. -- Tracy Borman, praise for QUEENS OF THE CRUSADES [A] historian who has achieved popularity without sacrificing scholarly precision... She writes with the dramatic intensity of a novelist. -- Gerard DeGroot * The Times - praise for QUEENS OF THE CRUSADES * The book that I most anticipated this year was Alison Weir's Queens of the Crusades... Told with all of Weir's characteristic verve and exceptional eye for detail, this book should find its way into every history lover's Christmas stocking. -- Tracy Borman * BBC History Magazine *Books of the Year 2020* - praise for QUEENS OF THE CRUSADES * As in previous books, the exceedingly knowledgeable author's prodigious research is impressive. Another treat for Weir fans. * Kirkus Reviews, praise for QUEENS OF THE CRUSADES * 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 *