Alison Weir is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous historical biographies, including Queens of the Crusades, Queens of the Conquest, The Lost Tudor Princess, Elizabeth of York, Mary Boleyn, The Lady in the Tower, Mistress of the Monarchy, Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Life of Elizabeth I, and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. She is also the author of historical novels including The Last White Rose and the Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII. She lives in Surrey, England, with her husband.
Praise for Queens of the Crusades: England’s Medieval Queens, Book
Two
“This meticulous group biography . . . brushes away long-standing
legends. . . . [Alison] Weir skillfully documents the political,
religious, and cultural issues of medieval England and
France.”—Publishers Weekly
“Aimed at the general reader, this rich and robust account will
appeal to readers interested in medieval England and some of its
most fascinating royal women, whose stories are often left out of
the history books.”—Booklist
“Queens of the Crusades [is Weir’s] latest in an impressive canon
of more than two dozen historical biographies and novels. . . . [A]
brilliant, compelling and meticulously detailed revelation . . . In
its abundant detail about real lives lived amid the broad political
strokes of medieval kings, Queens of the Crusades captures a rich
sensory impression of how five brilliant yet fallible women managed
their subject societies in a precarious and dangerously changeable
world.”—Bookreporter
“The latest massively detailed British royal history/biography from
the prolific historian and novelist . . . In this hefty follow-up
to Queens of the Conquest, Weir focuses on the period from 1154 to
1291, offering a meticulous tapestry that will appeal most to
students of that and other medieval eras. . . . As in previous
books, the exceedingly knowledgeable author’s prodigious research
is impressive. . . . Another treat for Weir fans.”—Kirkus
Reviews
“The author writes clear and entertainingly of the rich history of
the Plantagenet queens of England and for an audience unfamiliar
with the subject. . . . At appropriate places, Weir gives needed
background to explain the lives of these legendary women.”—New York
Journal of Books
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