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She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor (Paperback, 2011)
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When Edward VI - Henry VIII's longed-for son - died in 1553, extraordinarily, there was no one left to claim the title King of England. For the first time, all the contenders for the crown were female. In 1553, England was about to experience the 'monstrous regiment' - the unnatural rule - of a woman. But female rule in England also had a past. Four hundred years before Edward's death, Matilda, daughter of Henry I and granddaughter of William the Conquerer, came tantalisingly close to securing her hold on the power of the crown. And between the 12th and the 15th centuries three more exceptional women - Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France, and Margaret of Anjou - discovered, as queens consort and dowager, how much was possible if the presumptions of male rule were not confronted so explicitly. The stories of these women - told here in all their vivid humanity - illustrate the paradox which the female heirs to the Tudor throne had no choice but to negotiate. Man - was the head of woman; and the king was the head of all. How, then, could a woman be king, how could royal power lie in female hands?Product Identifiers
PublisherFaber & Faber
ISBN-139780571237067
eBay Product ID (ePID)108480964
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Number of Pages496 Pages
Publication NameShe-Wolves: the Women Who Ruled England before Elizabeth
LanguageEnglish
SubjectArchaeology, Zoology, History
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
AuthorHelen Castor
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight411 g
Item Width126 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorHelen Castor
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- 04 Jun, 2022
An exciting narrative and shrewd analysis.
This is a very clearly written account of the queens who sought to rule Britain before Elizabeth: Matilda, the daughter of Henry I whose succession was immediately challenged by her cousin Stephen; Eleanor of Aquitaine, the wife of Henry II and mother of the two kings Richard and John who spent many years incarcerated by her husband; Isabella of France who, with Roger Mortimer, overthrew her tyrannous husband, Edward II and his chief councillor Hugh Despenser, only to rule in an equally corrupt and autocratic manner until she and Mortimer were in turn ousted from power by her son Edward III; Margaret of Anjou, wife of the hapless Henry VI whose incompetence precipitated the Wars of the Roses and the two queens who came to power upon the death of Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey and Mary Tudor. The final chapter seeks to answer the fascinating question why Elizabeth succeeded in ruling for some forty-five years after her two predecessors’ reign of only ten days and five years respectively. Many primary sources are analysed (e.g. in the case of Matilda Henry of Huntingdon, William of Malmsbury, Orderic Vitalis, Robert of Tarigni and Gerald of Wales) and there is a detailed bibliography at the end of the book. Maps and genealogies are also provided to assist the reader who may not be familiar with the relationships of the various characters. The historical narrative and analysis of the problems confronting women who sought to rule medieval England are extremely lucid. There is a typological error (“forced” for “forces”) on page 287 and the convention of using italics for words from foreign languages is not followed on pages 120, 173, 299 and 350. The phrase “tested to destruction” (p. 247) I personally find to be rather ridiculous, but I am aware that it frequently used in academic circles today.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 May, 2018
Accessible
A rather academic style with little humour and perhaps a touch dry for some tastes. Castor is an author with little time for trifles and gets to the issue with little fuss and extravagant meanderings. Her style is like that of David Starkey - direct and forceful. She does well not to paint her subjects as heros as clearly they are not. No room here for a feminist line, which is reassuring. Well done her.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Nov, 2021
An excellent read
This is an excellent book. ThanksVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Feb, 2021
Looks fasinating
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