The Sister Queens
Isabella and Catherine de Valois
2. Auflage
Erschienen am 7. Januar 2016
288 Seiten
978-0-7509-6788-4 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Isabella de Valois was 3 years old when, on a hot August day in 1392, her father suddenly went mad. Less than four years later, she was married by proxy to the English King Richard II and arrived in England with a French retinue and her doll's house. Richard's humiliating deposition and brutal murder by his cousin, the future Henry IV, forced Isabella's desperate return to France where she found her country fatally divided. Isabella's sister, Catherine de Valois, became the beautiful young bride of Henry V and is unique in history for being the daughter of a king, the wife of a king, the mother of a king and the grandmother of a king. Like her sister, Catherine was viewed as a bargaining chip in times of political turmoil, yet her passionate love affair with the young Owain Tudor established the entire Tudor dynasty and set in motion one of the most fascinating periods of British history. The Sister Queens is a gripping tale of love, exile and conflict in a time when even royal women had to fight for survival.
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Auflage
2nd Digital original
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
Stroud
Großbritannien
Illustrationen
8 Plates, color; 12 Illustrations, black and white
Dateigröße
6,56 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-6788-4 (9780750967884)
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Person
Mary McGrigor was brought up in a 15th century Scottish castle, which cemented her love of history. She has written many books, including Wellington's Spies and Anna, Countess of the Covenant.
Inhalt
- Intro
- Title
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Family Trees and Map
- Part I - Isabella
- 1 The First Daughter
- 2 Childhood of Fear
- 3 Le Bal des Sauvages
- 4 A Journey of Diplomacy
- 5 The French Bride
- 6 A Poet is Born
- 7 The Little Queen
- 8 The Fatal Challenge
- 9 Lancaster's Revenge
- 10 My God! A Wonderful Land is This!
- 11 The Only Chance of Safety
- 12 City of Anarchy
- 13 The Madness of King Charles
- 14 The Fairest Thing in Mortal Eyes
- Part II - Catherine
- 1 Mortal Rivalry
- 2 A Challenge of War
- 3 The Cabochien Revolt
- 4 The Price of a Bride
- 5 Invasion
- 6 A Country Robbed of Rule
- 7 The Conqueror
- 8 A Princess Lovely to the Eye
- 9 The Royal Captives
- 10 The Treaty of Troyes
- 11 Summons for the Scottish King
- 12 The Hero of England's Return
- 13 Return to France
- 14 Last Battle of the Soldier King
- Part III - Rivals for Power
- 1 Jacqueline's Story
- 2 Invasion of Hainault
- 3 The Poet King
- 4 Mother of the King
- 5 Rivals in the War for Power
- 6 Childhood of a King
- 7 Renewal of War in France
- 8 The Maid of Orléans
- 9 The Treachery of Burgundy
- 10 Betrayal
- Part IV - Legacy
- 1 The Widower
- 2 The King's Half-brothers
- Envoi
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Bibliography
- Plates
- Copyright
