Queens of the crusades : Eleanor of Aquitaine and her successors, 1154-1291
Weir, Alison, 1951-2021
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The Plantagenet queens of England played a role in some of the most dramatic events in our history. Crusading queens, queens in rebellion against their king, queen seductresses, learned queens, queens in battle, queens who enlivened England with the romantic culture of southern Europe - these determined women often broke through medieval constraints to exercise power and influence, for good and sometimes for ill. Alison Weir's ground-breaking history of the queens of Medieval England now moves into a period of even higher drama, from 1154 to 1291: years of chivalry, dynastic ambition, conflict with the church, baronial wars, and the all-pervading bonds of feudalism.
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Author:
Weir, Alison, 1951-, author
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2021.
Collation:
xxii, 464 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781784701871 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204 -- FamilyPlantagenet, House ofHistoryHistoryGreat Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199Great Britain -- History -- John, 1199-1216Great Britain -- History -- Henry III, 1216-1272Great Britain -- History -- Edward I, 1272-1307
BRN:
2920557