“Greetings! I’m Matilda — you may know me as Empress Matilda — and I was so nearly the first Queen of England. William the Conqueror was my grandfather, and I should have succeeded my father, King Henry I. For many years I ruled in the southern counties of England and came very close to seizing the crown back from my cousin, Stephen. However, it was not to be. This is my story.â€So begins this colourfully illustrated book telling the story of Empress Matilda, a medieval feminist who fought to gain her rightful place as Queen of England.With a foreword by Lindy Grant, Professor Emerita of Medieval History at the University of Reading, and an expert in Kingship and Queenship in the High Middle Ages.
Empress Matilda: My Story – Sally Mortimore
330 Kč
“. Greetings! I’m Matilda — you may know me as Empress Matilda — and I was so nearly the first Queen of England. William the Conqueror was my grandfather, and I should have succeeded my father,…
