{"product_id":"9781101966747","title":"Queens of the Age of Chivalry","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWeir, Alison\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBallantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\/5\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacked with dramatic true stories from one of European history’s most romantic and turbulent eras, this epic narrative chronicles the five Plantagenet queens of England between 1299 and 1409, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author hailed as “the finest historian of English monarchical succession writing” (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A thorough and illuminating survey of the Plantagenet dynasty.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Age of Chivalry was an era of the Middle Ages dominated by the social and moral code of knighthood that prized noble deeds and the game of courtly love between aristocratic men and women. A period of high drama in English history, the fourteenth century witnessed the toppling of two kings, the Hundred Years War, the Black Death, and the Peasants’ Revolt. Feudalism was breaking down, resulting in social and political turmoil. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst this dramatic milieu, Alison Weir recounts the lives and reigns of five queen consorts: \u003cb\u003eMarguerite of France\u003c\/b\u003e was twenty when she married sixty-year-old King Edward I. \u003cb\u003eIsabella of France\u003c\/b\u003e, later known as “the She Wolf,” dethroned her husband, Edward II, and ruled England with her lover. In contrast, \u003cb\u003ePhilippa of Hainault\u003c\/b\u003e was a popular queen to the deposed king’s son Edward III. \u003cb\u003eAnne of Bohemia\u003c\/b\u003e was queen to Richard II, but she died young and childless. \u003cb\u003eIsabella of Valois\u003c\/b\u003e became Richard’s second wife when she was six years old, only to see him violently overthrown. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis was a chaotic and brutal age, despite its chivalric color and ethos, and it stands as an arresting setting for the extraordinary stories of these queens’ lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon’t miss any of Alison Weir’s fascinating England’s Medieval Queens series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQUEENS OF THE CONQUEST • QUEENS OF THE CRUSADES • QUEENS OF THE AGE OF CHIVALRY • QUEENS AT WAR","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44214408249599,"sku":"9781101966747","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781101966747_s600x595.jpg?v=1775598281","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781101966747","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}