Queens at War

England's Medieval Queens

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'This is history and storytelling at their absolute best' Tracy Borman
'Triumphant' Catherine Hanley
'One of our greatest popular historians' Daily Mail

Triumph and tragedy, love and loss, murder and malice in the lives of five fifteenth-century queens

Joan of Navarre, Katherine of Valois, Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Widville and Anne Neville were the queens at the heart of the turbulent English royal court. Five very different women, they were each caught up in wars, manoeuvres and losses that changes the course of history.

But they also wielded their own power, defying the limitations of their times and often living out the brutal consequences of their determination.

In this gripping finale to her acclaimed series on the queens of medieval England, Alison Weir uncovers how these formidable women shaped history from the throne.

'The breadth and depth of Weir’s knowledge, however lightly she might wear it, are staggering’ TLS

The breadth and depth of Weir’s knowledge, however lightly she might wear it, are staggering – this is the kind of book every historian wishes they had written... Weir manages to make this well-trodden ground feel new, and achingly human.
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About Alison Weir

Alison Weir is one of Britain’s top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She lives and works in Surrey.

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