Matilda: Wife of the Conqueror, First Queen of England
by:
Tracy Borman (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00FAM3IBG
Publish date: October 31st 2011
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Edition language: English
What a read!! Matilda was an enigma in her time. She took the role of queen consort and shaped it to something that more suited her lifestyle. What we might have missed out on if she had not taken her education seriously! What a life she led! As the first queen of England to effectively rule as rege...
A very coherent, thorough biography of one of the lesser known queens of English history, Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror. A great deal is given over to the beating that he gave her when she refused his offer of marriage, the familial background of the couple, their many children ...