Game of queens : the women who made sixteenth-century Europe
Gristwood, Sarah2017
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Place reservation for Game of queens : the women who made sixteenth-century EuropeAs religion divided 16th-century Europe, an extraordinary group of women rose to power. They governed nations while kings fought in foreign lands. They ruled on behalf of nephews, brothers and sons. They negotiated peace between their warring nations. For decades, they ran Europe. Small wonder that it was in this century that the queen became the most powerful piece on the chessboard. From mother to daughter and mentor to protegee, Sarah Gristwood follows the passage of power from Isabella of Castile and Anne de Beaujeu through Anne Boleyn - the woman who tipped England into religious reform - and on to Elizabeth I and Jeanne d'Albret, heroine of the Protestant Reformation.
Main title:
Game of queens : the women who made sixteenth-century Europe / Sarah Gristwood.
Author:
Gristwood, Sarah, author
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2017.
Collation:
xl, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781786071002 (pbk)9781780749952 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
940.2'3'09252
Language:
English
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BRN:
58818
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