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Four Queens : The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe - Nancy Goldstone

Four Queens

The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe

By: Nancy Goldstone

Paperback | 1 March 2008

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"Four Queens" is a rich pageant of glamour, intrigue, and feminine power at a time when women were thought to have played limited roles. In thirteenth-century Europe, four sisters from a single family-Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia, and Beatrice of ProvenAe-rose from obscurity to become the queens of, respectively, France, England, Germany, and Sicily. All four were beautiful, cultured, and ambitious, and their stories offer a window into the era of chivalry, crusades, poetry, knights, and monarchs that will appeal to fans of Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser.
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"A wonderful book about four remarkable women . . . An utterly compelling read." -Alison Weir, author of Eleanor of Aquitaine "A densely woven narrative of sibling rivalry, simmering resentments, and thwarted ambitions. . . . Times change but not, it seems, sisterly love." -Dr. Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

"Remarkable . . . told with all the verve and aplomb and richness of detail that four such extraordinary women deserve." -Ross King, author of Brunelleschi's Dome

"Goldstone weaves a vivid tapestry worthy of her subjects." -Entertainment Weekly

"On Goldstone's rich, beautifully woven tapestry, medieval Europe springs to vivid life. . . . This is a fresh, eminently enjoyable history that gives women their due as movers and shakers in tumultuous times." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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