Deze serie duikt in de dramatische levens en invloedrijke regeerperiodes van middeleeuwse Engelse koninginnen. Het onthult hun vaak over het hoofd geziene rollen in bestuur en politiek gekonkel, en onthult de complexiteit van hun macht en strijd. Elk deel biedt nauwgezet onderzochte en levendig vertelde verhalen die deze fascinerende vrouwen hun rechtmatige historische betekenis teruggeven. Lezers ontdekken boeiende portretten van machtige vrouwelijke heersers die de loop van de Engelse geschiedenis hebben gevormd.
Brings England's Norman queens out of the shadows and dazzlingly to life. Drawing on a wealth of fascinating contemporary sources, Alison Weir presents the drama, passion and intrigue of these extraordinary women's lives and restores them to their rightful place in history. A masterpiece. Tracy Borman
The Plantagenet queens of England played a role in some of the most dramatic events in our history. Crusading queens, queens in rebellion against their king, queen seductresses, learned queens, queens in battle, queens who enlivened England with the romantic culture of southern Europe. Through the story of the first five Plantagenet queens (Eleanor of Aquitaine, Berengaria of Navarre, Isabella of Angoulême, Alienor of Provence, Eleanor of Castile), Weir provides a new perspective on a dramatic period of high romance and sometimes low politics, with determined women at its heart