Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe

Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe

For fans of Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser,acclaimed author Nancy Goldstoneâ€™s thrilling history of the royal daughters who succeeded in rulingâ€”and shapingâ€”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 sistersâ€”Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia, and Beatrice of Provenceâ€”who rose from near obscurity to become the most coveted and powerful women in Europe. Â 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 powerâ€”France, England, Germany and Sicily. During their reigns, they exercised considerable political authority, raised armies, intervened diplomatically and helped redraw the map of Europe. Â Theirs is a drama of courage, sagacity and ambition that re-examines the concept of leadership in the Middle Ages.
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2007-04-19
Format Kindle eBook

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