Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe, (Paperback)

from justmeRosalie

This is a good book that portrays the history of Europe in the 1200's, showing the relationship of King Henry III of England and Louis IX of France as well as the major development of Europe through Richard of Cornwall and Charles of Anjou. The queens of these four were sisters, daughters of Ramo...

from nemoman

During the Middle Ages, one of the biggest challenges for nobility was to marry one's daughters well. Raymond Berenger, a thirteenth century Count of Provence, surely wins the gold medal. Through marriage, each of his daughters became queens - France, England, Germany and Sicily. Goldstone does a...

from marshapetry

Interesting history lesson, for once focused a little more on the women and their influence and power, rather than the usual focus on male power. Overall recommend. I personally find it so hard to read these english histories - so many titles and deaths and marriages and re-marriages and sneaky p...

from NielsenGW

In the 13th century, the four daughters of Raymond Berenger V, Count of Provence--Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia, and Beatrice--each married men who were to become the Kings of France, England, Germany, and Sicily. While they did not live idyllic lives, they each helped to shape the course of Europ...

from AzureMountain

This is book from my favorite period of history looking at that history from a women's perspective. The author does a good job of explaining the politics and intrigue of the period. She keeps the history clean and accessible to those not familiar with the period. I am not sure she does as good a ...