{"product_id":"9781639363599","title":"The Queen and the Mistress: The Women of Edward III","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=\"\"\u003eHollman, Gemma\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\u003ePegasus 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\u003e4\/4\/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=\"\"\u003eHardcover\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\u003eThe riveting story of two women whose divergent personalities and positions impacted the court of Edward III, one of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emedieval England's greatest kings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere were two women in Edward III's life: Philippa of Hainault, his wife of forty years and bearer of twelve children, and his mistress, Alice Perrers, the twenty-year-old who took the king's fancy as his ageing wife grew sick. After Philippa's death Alice began to dominate court, amassing a fortune and persuading the elderly Edward to promote her friends and punish her enemies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Queen and the Mistress\u003c\/i\u003e, Gemma Hollman brings the story of these two women to life and contrasts the \"perfect\" medieval queen—the pious, unpolitical, steady Philippa—with the impertinent youth—the wily, charismatic, manipulative Alice. One died a royal, adored, while the full force of the English court united against Alice, wresting both money and power from her and leaving her with nothing but a mission to try to reclaim all that was lost.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBoth women had wealth and power but used vitally different methods to dispense it.  In \u003ci\u003eThe Queen and the Mistress,\u003c\/i\u003e Hollman brings to the fore their differences and similarities in a unique look at women and power in the Middle Ages.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49013881340159,"sku":"9781639363599","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781639363599","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}