{"product_id":"matilda-9780300251470","title":"Matilda","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA life of Matilda—empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Impressive study.”—Kathryn Hughes, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fine example of the genre.”—Tony Barber, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A lively and authoritative account.”—Katherine Harvey, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This volume is designed for a wide readership and deserves to find one.”—Sean McGlynn, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A lively and illuminating biography.”—Peter Marshall, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A]n excellent and provocative study that straddles the line between the scholarly and the popular.”—Lois Huneycutt, \u003ci\u003eRoyal Studies Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An accessible and engaging history.”—Rod McLary, \u003ci\u003eQueensland Reviewers Collective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The biography of Matilda I’ve been waiting for: as clear-sighted, forthright and formidable as the Empress herself. Catherine Hanley combines lucid scholarship with page-turning narrative; military expertise with a fine-grained understanding of the challenges facing a twelfth-century woman who sought to rule. The result—authoritative, human, and utterly compelling—is a triumph.”—Helen Castor, author of \u003ci\u003eShe-Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ambitious and compelling. \u003ci\u003eMatilda\u003c\/i\u003e brings the female ruler alive for a new generation of readers, capturing her early experiences as the young bride of the Holy Roman Emperor, her difficult marriage to Geoffrey of Anjou, her bitter rivalry with her cousin King Stephen for the English throne, and her vitally important role in supporting the accession of her son King Henry II.”—Louise J. Wilkinson, author of \u003ci\u003eEleanor de Montfort\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A lucid and long-needed study of Matilda, the mother of the Plantagenets, England’s longest ruling dynasty, and a pivotal figure in the power struggle that followed the death of her father, Henry I. It is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand this remarkable woman and the tangled politics of those years when ‘Christ and his saints slept.’”—Derek Wilson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Queen and the Heretic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864347521367,"sku":"9780300251470","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300251470.jpg?v=1722271523","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/matilda-9780300251470","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}