Four Queens: The Provençal Sisters Who Ruled Europe
Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Nancy Goldstone tells the story of Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia and Beatrice, the four daughters of the Count of Provence who all became queens in the thirteenth century. Through marriages to the kings of France, England, Germany and Sicily, the sisters shaped the politics of medieval Europe. Goldstone follows their rivalries, alliances, crusades and family ties, showing how women of the time exercised real power behind and beside the throne.
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- Shane Parrish: “This book is a page turner. Goldstone chronicles the stories of four inauspicious sisters who each became Queens. Set amidst the drama of the 13th century, she brings to life the people and the times in which they lived with accessible and vivid detail.”