She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
Author: Castor, Helen
Brand: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 496
Release Date: 23-08-2011
Part Number: Illustrated
Details: In medieval England, man was the ruler of woman, and the King was the ruler of all. How, then, could royal power lie in female hands?
In She-Wolves, celebrated historian, Helen Castor, tells the dramatic and fascinating stories of four exceptional women who, while never reigning queens, held great power: Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou. These were women who paved the way for Jane Grey, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I - the Tudor queens who finally confronted what it meant to be a female monarch.
EAN: 8601404805585
Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 1.3 inches
Languages: English
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She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
Author: Castor, Helen
Brand: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 496
Release Date: 23-08-2011
Part Number: Illustrated
Details: In medieval England, man was the ruler of woman, and the King was the ruler of all. How, then, could royal power lie in female hands?
In She-Wolves, celebrated historian, Helen Castor, tells the dramatic and fascinating stories of four exceptional women who, while never reigning queens, held great power: Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou. These were women who paved the way for Jane Grey, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I - the Tudor queens who finally confronted what it meant to be a female monarch.
EAN: 8601404805585
Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 1.3 inches
Languages: English
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Author: Castor, Helen
Brand: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 496
Release Date: 23-08-2011
Part Number: Illustrated
Details: In medieval England, man was the ruler of woman, and the King was the ruler of all. How, then, could royal power lie in female hands?
In She-Wolves, celebrated historian, Helen Castor, tells the dramatic and fascinating stories of four exceptional women who, while never reigning queens, held great power: Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou. These were women who paved the way for Jane Grey, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I - the Tudor queens who finally confronted what it meant to be a female monarch.
EAN: 8601404805585
Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 1.3 inches
Languages: English
