We see events such as the murder of Becket, the Magna Carta, and the birth of parliaments from a new perspective. This second volume of Alison Weir’s critically acclaimed history of the queens of medieval England now moves into a period of even higher drama, from 1154 to 1291: years of chivalry and courtly love, dynastic ambition, conflict between church and throne, baronial wars, and the ruthless interplay between the rival monarchs of Britain and France. Crusading queens, queens in rebellion against their king, seductive queens, learned queens, queens in battle, queens who enlivened England with the romantic culture of southern Europe-these determined women often broke through medieval constraints to exercise power and influence, for good and sometimes for ill. The Plantagenet queens of England played a role in some of the most dramatic events in our history. Packed with incredible true stories and legendary medieval intrigue, this epic narrative history chronicles the first five queens from the powerful royal family that ruled England and France for over three hundred years.
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