She-wolves : the women who ruled England before Elizabeth
Castor, Helen2011
Book
When Edward VI died in 1553, the fact was that there was no one left to claim the title of king of England. For the first time, England would have a reigning queen, but the question was which one: Katherine of Aragon's daughter, Mary; Anne Boleyn's daughter, Elizabeth; or one of their cousins, Lady Jane Grey or Mary, Queen of Scots. But female rule in England also had a past. Four hundred years before Edward's death, Matilda, daughter of Henry I and granddaughter of William the Conqueror, came tantalizingly close to securing the crown for herself. And between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries three more exceptional women -- Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France, and Margaret of Anjou -- discovered how much was possible, and just how quickly they might be vilified as 'she-wolves' for their pains.
Main title:
She-wolves : the women who ruled England before Elizabeth / Helen Castor.
Author:
Castor, Helen, author
Imprint:
London : Faber and Faber Limited, 2011.©2010.
Collation:
xiii, 474 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : colour illustrations, maps, genealogical tables, colour portraits ; 20 cm
Notes:
'As seen on TV' --Cover.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
97805712370679780571237067 (paperback)
Dewey class:
942.0099942
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
140590
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | -History | HISTORY 942 CAST | Available |