Queens of the Age of Chivalry

In this sweeping and magisterial history, Alison Weir explores the lives of five remarkable queens who defied the restrictions imposed on their sex during England's turbulent Age of Chivalry. Through personal letters and vivid sources, Weir brings these women to life, capturing the drama and suspense of the period.

Format: Hardback
Length: 496 pages
Publication date: 03 November 2022
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

From one of Britain's most celebrated historians, a sweeping and magisterial history of the extraordinary lives of five queens in England's turbulent Age of Chivalry. Medieval queens were often perceived as mere dynastic trophies, yet many of the Plantagenet queens of the High Middle Ages defied the restrictions imposed on their gender, as demonstrated in this captivating group biography of England's fourteenth-century consorts.

Alison Weir vividly brings to life the lives of five remarkable queens: Marguerite of France, Isabella of France, Philippa of Hainault, Anne of Bohemia, and Isabella of Valois. The turbulent, brutal Age of Chivalry witnessed the Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt, the Hundred Years War against France, and savage baronial wars against the monarchy, in which these queens played passionate roles. Queens of the Age of Chivalry masterfully recreates this truly dramatic period of history through the lives of these extraordinary women.

Stunning... [Weir has] brought those five queens to life like never before. I just raced through it - it has all the drama and suspense of a novel. - Tracy Borman, praise for Queens of Crusades

Weight: 776g
Dimension: 165 x 242 x 45 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781910702116