Bibliograph

Queens of the conquest, England's medieval queens, Alison Weir, Book one

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Queens of the conquest, England's medieval queens, Alison Weir, Book one

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-532) and index

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collective biography

Illustrations

mapsgenealogical tablesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Queens of the conquest

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

967767486

Responsibility statement

Alison Weir

Sub title

England's medieval queens

Summary

"Spanning the years from the Norman conquest in 1066 to the dawn of a new era in 1154, when Henry II succeeded to the throne and Eleanor of Aquitaine, the first Plantagenet queen, was crowned, this ... book brings to ... life five women, including Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king; Matilda of Scotland, revered as the common mother of all England; and Empress Maud, England's first female ruler, whose son King Henry II would go on to found the Plantagenet dynasty"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Matilda of Flanders -- Matilda of Scotland -- Adeliza of Louvain -- Matilda of Boulogne and the Empress Maud -- The Empress Maud

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England's medieval queens

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