Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster - Rilegato

Weir, Alison

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ISBN 10: 0345453239 ISBN 13: 9780345453235

Casa editrice: Ballantine Books, 2009

Riassunto

Set against the turbulent backdrop of fourteenth-century England, a portrait of Katherine Swynford documents the colorful life and times of a woman who became the mistress and eventual wife of the powerful John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, played a key role in the history and society of the age of chivalry, and gave birth to a line of royal descendants. 40,000 first printing.

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Praise for Alison Weir

The Life of Elizabeth I

“An extraordinary piece of historical scholarship.”
–Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Weir succeeds in making Elizabeth and her subjects come to life in this clearly written and well-researched biography.”
–Library Journal (starred review)

Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley

“The finest historian of English monarchical succession writing now is Alison Weir. . . . Her assiduousness and informed judgment are precisely what make her a writer to trust.”
–The Boston Globe

“Conspiracy, treason, perjury, and forgery, along with . . . political assassination, and several deadly sins . . . While Ms. Weir does not stint on the sensational details, she is above all a historian and dogged researcher. She sifts through sources, which were often compromised, and thinks like a forensics expert.”
–The Wall Street Journal

Eleanor of Aquitaine

“Extraordinary . . . as delicately textured as a twelfth-century tapestry . . . exhilarating in its color, ambition, and human warmth. The author exhibits a breathtaking grasp of the physical and cultural context of Queen Eleanor’s life.”
–Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Evocative . . . a rich tapestry of a bygone age and a judicious assessment of her subject’s place within it.”
–Newsday

L'autore:

Alison Weir is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Innocent Traitor and The Lady Elizabeth, and several historical biographies, including Queen Isabella, Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Life of Elizabeth I, and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. She lives in Surrey, England with her husband and two children.

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• Editore: Ballantine Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0345453239
• ISBN 13: 9780345453235
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 392