Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe
Nancy Goldstone$20.40
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For fans of Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser, acclaimed author Nancy Goldstone's thrilling history of the royal daughters who succeeded in ruling--and shaping--thirteenth-century Europe
Set against the backdrop of the thirteenth century, a time of chivalry and crusades, troubadors, knights and monarchs, Four Queens is the story of four provocative sisters--Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia, and Beatrice of Provence--who rose from near obscurity to become the most coveted and powerful women in Europe. Each sister in this extraordinary family was beautiful, cultured, and accomplished but what made these women so remarkable was that each became queen of a principal European power--France, England, Germany and Sicily. During their reigns, they exercised considerable political authority, raised armies, intervened diplomatically and helped redraw the map of Europe. Theirs is a drama of courage, sagacity and ambition that re-examines the concept of leadership in the Middle Ages.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: 03/01/2008
ISBN: 9780143113256
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.52w x 0.80d
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 04/06/2008 pg. 24
Set against the backdrop of the thirteenth century, a time of chivalry and crusades, troubadors, knights and monarchs, Four Queens is the story of four provocative sisters--Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia, and Beatrice of Provence--who rose from near obscurity to become the most coveted and powerful women in Europe. Each sister in this extraordinary family was beautiful, cultured, and accomplished but what made these women so remarkable was that each became queen of a principal European power--France, England, Germany and Sicily. During their reigns, they exercised considerable political authority, raised armies, intervened diplomatically and helped redraw the map of Europe. Theirs is a drama of courage, sagacity and ambition that re-examines the concept of leadership in the Middle Ages.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: 03/01/2008
ISBN: 9780143113256
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.52w x 0.80d
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 04/06/2008 pg. 24