{"product_id":"9781784701888","title":"Queens of the Age of Chivalry","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Weir, Alison \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEngland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 November 2023 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the England's Medieval Queens' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 496 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 36 | 368g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third volume of Alison Weirs magisterial history of the queens of medieval England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeirs history books are as gripping as novels The TimesMedieval queens were seen as mere dynastic trophies  yet, as Alison Weir shows in this group biography, many of the Plantagenet queens of the High Middle Ages dramatically broke away from the restrictions imposed on their sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing personal letters and fascinating sources, Weir evokes the lives of these five extraordinary women: Marguerite of France, Isabella of France, Philippa of Hainault, Anne of Bohemia and Isabella of Valois. At the same time, she recreates a truly astonishing period of history  the turbulent, brutal Age of Chivalry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaces the reader in the midst ofcomplex, gripping events, telling the stories of five royal wives who lived through them BBC HistoryWeir is an excellent storyteller Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45796319396080,"sku":"9781784701888","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781784701888.jpg?v=1713544239","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9781784701888","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}