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Queens of the age of chivalry / Alison Weir.

by Weir, Alison, 1951- author.

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New York : Ballantine Books, [2022]

Isabella, Queen, consort of Edward II, King of England, 1292-1358.

Margaret, Queen, consort of Edward I, King of England, 1279?-1318.

Philippa, Queen, consort of Edward III, King of England, -1369.

Anne, Queen, consort of Richard II, King of England, 1366-1394.

Isabella, of Valois, Queen, consort of Richard II, King of England.

Plantagenet, House of.

Queens -- England -- Biography.

Great Britain -- History -- Plantagenets, 1154-1399 -- Biography.

9781101966723 (hardcover) :

1101966726 (hardcover)

Weir, Alison, 1951- England's medieval queens ; bk. 3.

xxviii, 546 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm.

Introduction -- Part one: Marguerite of France, second queen of Edward I. "When love buds between great princes" -- "An abundance of splendour" -- "Like a falcon before the wind" -- "All men died to me" -- Part two: Isabella of France, queen of Edward II. "The most wretched of wives" -- "Mortal enemies" -- "Not the least pity" -- "A special kind of love" -- "Childish frivolities" -- "The King of England's right eye" -- "Someone has come between my husband and myself" -- "Secret conferences" -- "Pretences, delays, and false excuses" -- "My clamour of the people" -- "Away with the king!" -- "The special business of the king" -- "So good a queen never came to that land" -- "The shameful peace" -- "A secret design" -- Part three: Philippa of Hainault, queen of Edward III. "The most courteous, liberal, and noble lady that ever reigned" -- "Such increase of honour" -- "William le Galeys" -- "A vile accusation" -- "I cannot refuse you" -- "Great anguish of heart" -- "Protection against the attacks of the devil" -- "The purest ladies on earth" -- "No remedy but death" -- Part four: Anne of Bohemia, first queen of Richard II. "So little a scrap of humanity" -- "Our beloved" -- "Great murmurings" -- "All comfort was bereft" -- Part five: Isabella of Valois, second queen of Richard II. "Our beautiful white pearl" -- "A matter of life and death" -- "In danger of bitter death" -- "Angry and malignant looks" -- "The fairest thing to mortal eyes".

"Packed with dramatic true stories from one of European history's most romantic and turbulent eras, this epic narrative chronicles the five vividly rendered queens of the Plantagenet kings who ruled England between 1299 and 1399. The Age of Chivalry describes a period of medieval history dominated by the social, religious, and moral code of knighthood that prized noble deeds, military greatness and the game of courtly love between aristocratic men and women. It was also a period of high drama in English history, which included 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. Against this dramatic backdrop, Alison Weir describes the lives and reigns of five queen consorts: Marguerite of France was seventeen when she became the second wife of sixty-year-old King Edward I. Isabella of France, later known as "the She Wolf," dethroned her husband Edward II and ruled England with her lover. In contrast, Philippa of Hainault was a popular queen to the deposed king's son, Edward III. Anne of Bohemia was queen to Richard II, but she died young and childless. Isabella of Valois became Richard's second wife when she was only six years old, but was caught up in events when he was violently overthrown. This was a turbulent and brutal age, despite its chivalric color and ethos, and it stands as a vivid backdrop to the extraordinary stories of these queens' lives"--Provided by publisher.

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