In the tradition of Antonia Fraser, David Starkey, and Alison Weir, prize-winning historian Helen Castor delivers a compelling, eye-opening examination of women and power in England, witnessed through the lives of six women who exercised power against all odds — and one who never got the chance.
Exploring the narratives of the Empress Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France, Margaret of Anjou, and other "she-wolves," as well as that of the Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, Castor invokes a magisterial discussion of how much — and how little — has changed through the centuries.
Recommended Age | Adults |
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Author | Helen Castor |
ISBN | 0061430773 |
Publication Date | Jan 31, 2012 |
Publisher | Harper Perennial |
Language | English |