Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe
Set against the backdrop of the turbulent thirteenth century, a time of chivalry and crusades, poetry, knights, and monarchs comes the story of the four beautiful daughters of the count of Provence whose brilliant marriages made them the queens of France, England, Germany, and Sicily. A...
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Set against the backdrop of the turbulent thirteenth century, a time of chivalry and crusades, poetry, knights, and monarchs comes the story of the four beautiful daughters of the count of Provence whose brilliant marriages made them the queens of France, England, Germany, and Sicily. A compulsively readable narrative, Four Queens shatters the myth that women were helpless pawns in a society that celebrated physical prowess and masculine intellect. A riveting historical saga for fans of Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781400133840 (140013384X)
Publish date: May 7th 2007
Publisher: Tantor Media
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
France,
Womens,
International,
European History
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