Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe
Autor Sarah Gristwooden Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 noi 2017
Sixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule. From Isabella of Castile, and her granddaughter Mary Tudor, to Catherine de Medici, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth Tudor, these women wielded enormous power over their territories, shaping the course of European history for over a century. Across boundaries and generations, these royal women were mothers and daughters, mentors and protégées, allies and enemies. For the first time, Europe saw a sisterhood of queens who would not be equaled until modern times.
A
fascinating
group
biography
and
a
thrilling
political
epic,Game
of
Queensexplores
the
lives
of
some
of
the
most
beloved
(and
reviled)
queens
in
history.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781541697225
ISBN-10: 1541697227
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 1541697227
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
Notă biografică
Sarah
Gristwoodis
a
regular
contributor
to
many
London
publications
as
well
as
a
commentator
on
royal
and
historical
affairs.
The
author
of
several
previous
books,
including
Blood
Sisters,
Gristwood
splits
her
time
between
London
and
Kent,
United
Kingdom.
Recenzii
"Densely
packed
with
fascinating
material,
this
immensely
ambitious
undertaking
succeeds
triumphantly."
—Literary Review(UK)
"Afascinating work of world and women's history."—Booklist
"Gristwood'sfresh take on a well-documented period and the achievements, failures, andrelationships of some of Europe's most powerful players is intriguing,cohesive, and accessible."—Publishers Weekly
"[Gameof Queens] casts a well-researched time period in an intriguinglight.... Readers of popular history, especially of Tudor England, and ofwomen's history will find much to enjoy."—Library Journal
"Sarah Gristwood handlesmultiple narrative strands with tremendous finesse, dexterously synthesizingthe stories of women who, in many cases, never met but whose lives intertwinedin manifold ways."—Literary Review(UK)
"Gameof Queensisa magnificent exploration of a most remarkable group--the women who ruledsixteenth century Europe. Sarah Gristwood gives us impeccable research,incisive attention to detail, and exquisite writing as she investigates thesetruly fascinating women and their lives of courage, tribulation, anddetermination. Absolutely unputdownable."—Kate Williams, author ofEngland's Mistress
"Sarah Gristwood's study of the brilliant, beleaguered,and often bloody difficult women who kept Europe going in the sixteenth centuryis compelling, clear-eyed, beautifully rendered, and never-more-timely."—Jessie Childs, author ofGod's Traitors: Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England
"Inher elegant and engaging style, she combines incisive detail with over-archingand eye-opening themes of queenship and the role of women in a male-dominatedworld. This book is a wonderful, timely contribution to our understanding ofthe period, and a pacy and illuminating good read."—Alison Weir, author ofThe Lost Tudor Princess
—Literary Review(UK)
"Afascinating work of world and women's history."—Booklist
"Gristwood'sfresh take on a well-documented period and the achievements, failures, andrelationships of some of Europe's most powerful players is intriguing,cohesive, and accessible."—Publishers Weekly
"[Gameof Queens] casts a well-researched time period in an intriguinglight.... Readers of popular history, especially of Tudor England, and ofwomen's history will find much to enjoy."—Library Journal
"Sarah Gristwood handlesmultiple narrative strands with tremendous finesse, dexterously synthesizingthe stories of women who, in many cases, never met but whose lives intertwinedin manifold ways."—Literary Review(UK)
"Gameof Queensisa magnificent exploration of a most remarkable group--the women who ruledsixteenth century Europe. Sarah Gristwood gives us impeccable research,incisive attention to detail, and exquisite writing as she investigates thesetruly fascinating women and their lives of courage, tribulation, anddetermination. Absolutely unputdownable."—Kate Williams, author ofEngland's Mistress
"Sarah Gristwood's study of the brilliant, beleaguered,and often bloody difficult women who kept Europe going in the sixteenth centuryis compelling, clear-eyed, beautifully rendered, and never-more-timely."—Jessie Childs, author ofGod's Traitors: Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England
"Inher elegant and engaging style, she combines incisive detail with over-archingand eye-opening themes of queenship and the role of women in a male-dominatedworld. This book is a wonderful, timely contribution to our understanding ofthe period, and a pacy and illuminating good read."—Alison Weir, author ofThe Lost Tudor Princess