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Queens Consort: England's Medieval Queens (Hardcover)

by Lisa Hilton (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (9 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0297852612
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297852612
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.5 x 4.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 29,934 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #23 in  Books > Biography > Historical > Britain > Social & Urban History
    #25 in  Books > History > Britain & Ireland > Anglo-Saxon 500-1000
    #29 in  Books > Biography > Historical > Royalty

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"a highly readable book.. it has a good story to tell" (Michael Prestwich BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE )

Critic's Choice: "a procession of Mathildas, Isabelles, Elizabeths and Eleanors who were, as Hilton shows, more than mere corollaries of their husbands" (Lucy Moore DAILY MAIL )

"Reading this stimulating pageant of a book.. one frequently shudders at the fate of women in bygone ages" (Antonia Fraser MAIL ON SUNDAY )

"a fascinating read" (CHOICE )

"as Hilton displays so effectively through the depth of her research, no two queens were the same.. a fascinating read" (Mary Fitzgerald NEW STATESMAN )

"why should the men get all the credit? Hilton redresses the imbalance in this absorbing study of 20 queens" (TATLER )

"Lisa Hilton's corrective Queens Consort illuminates these 20 lives." (Helen Brown DAILY TELEGRAPH )

"Juicy tome exploring what it really meant to be married to a medieval king" (EASY LIVING )

"A treasure trove of little-known facts, this book provides us with a more rounded picture of English history" (David McLaurin THE TABLET )

"the women's stories are meticulously and confidently written.. definitely worth a read" (Sheefa Shiraz FAMILY HISTORY MAGAZINE )

"the author convincingly demonstrates that these women were more than merely pawns, and that many of them were exceptional women in their own right" (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )

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England's medieval queens were elemental in shaping the history of the nation. In an age where all politics were family politics, dynastic marriages placed English queens at the very centre of power - the king's bed. From Matilda of Flanders, the Conqueror's queen, to Elizabeth of York, the first Tudor consort, England's queens fashioned the nature of monarchy and influenced the direction of the state. Occupying a unique position in the mercurial, often violent world of medieval state-craft, English queens had to negotiate a role that combined tremendous influence with terrifying vulnerability. Lisa Hilton's meticulously researched new book explores the lives of the twenty women who were crowned queen between 1066 and 1503, reconsidering the fictions surrounding well-known figures like Eleanor of Aquitaine and illuminating the lives of forgotten figures such as Adeliza of Louvain. War, adultery, witchcraft, child abuse, murder - and occassionally even love - formed English queenship, but so too did patronage, learning and fashion. Lisa Hilton considers the evolution of the queenly office alongside intimate portraits of the individual women, dispelling the myth that medieval brides were no more than diplomatic pawns. From Eleanor of Castile's eccentric passion for fruit to Anne of Bohemia's contribution to the Protestant reformation, QUEENS CONSORT is a provocative and dramatic narrative which redefines English history in terms of an exceptional group of women whose personal ambitions, triumphs and failures helped to give birth to the modern state.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect read - England's medieval Queen Consorts - a classic in the making, 30 Dec 2008
By Klaus van Amelrode "kmcva" - See all my reviews
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First I was quite a bit sceptical about this book project by Lisa Hilton. I am not too found of books covering several personalities and that over nearly 500 years. Very often, one gets never a real feeling for the personalities covered.

Well, I have to admit Lisa Hilton managed that brilliantly.

20 Queen Consorts are covered, each with rougly 20 pages and all are very different - from the legendary Elenor of Aquitaine, the She-Wolf of France, a Queen accused of witchcraft, well-remember Queens, forgotten Queens or a child Queen. Lisa Hilton describes their individual lives as consort to the King, as the King's wife, mother of Kings and her role she had to fullfill. She shows how the role of Queen Consort develops over the centuries and how each Queen left her mark and developed the role, how Queens contributed to the reign of their husbands, but as well how they were liabilities. Lisa Hilton judges the Queens in a great manner, she is quite clear how she sees them. I loved her style which has a great flow.

I believe Lisa Hilton has done a great job and has written a book which will be a great classic on the medieval Queens Consorts.

I hope she is going to continue with the later Queen Consorts.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars At last an indepth look at some of the queens of england, 4 Feb 2009
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I have to say that this was a fascinating book to read.I am glad that someone has finally compiled a book on the queens of england as they are often the ones who are forgotten and we only really get a good view of life for their husbands.This is the kind of book that i have been waiting to read for ages. Well done Lisa.

I would fully recommend this book to anyone interested in the lives of the medieval queens of england.
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