Queens of the Crusades
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Alison Weir's second book in a nonfiction series dedicated to the great queens of the Middle Ages.
This captivating documentary chronicles the lives of the first five queens of the powerful Plantagenet dynasty, which ruled England and France for over three centuries: crusader queens, warrior queens, queens who rebelled against the sacred vows and authority of their kings, queens renowned for their beauty and scholarship, queens who instilled in England a passion for the romantic culture of Southern Europe... queens who exerted a significant influence on the life of their country at a time when even the monarch's wife was not free from the strict dictates of the medieval world order, and any significant achievement—for good or ill—demanded extraordinary fortitude and unparalleled determination from these remarkable women.
The narrative spans the period from 1154 to 1291, presenting the reader with an era of chivalry and courtly love, dynastic ambitions, conflict between church and throne, baronial wars and the ongoing conflicts between the rival monarchs of Britain and France; an era of high romance and low political intrigue, when Thomas Becket was murdered and the Magna Carta was created.
This captivating documentary chronicles the lives of the first five queens of the powerful Plantagenet dynasty, which ruled England and France for over three centuries: crusader queens, warrior queens, queens who rebelled against the sacred vows and authority of their kings, queens renowned for their beauty and scholarship, queens who instilled in England a passion for the romantic culture of Southern Europe... queens who exerted a significant influence on the life of their country at a time when even the monarch's wife was not free from the strict dictates of the medieval world order, and any significant achievement—for good or ill—demanded extraordinary fortitude and unparalleled determination from these remarkable women.
The narrative spans the period from 1154 to 1291, presenting the reader with an era of chivalry and courtly love, dynastic ambitions, conflict between church and throne, baronial wars and the ongoing conflicts between the rival monarchs of Britain and France; an era of high romance and low political intrigue, when Thomas Becket was murdered and the Magna Carta was created.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Kings and Queens: Secret Stories