The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily (Hardcover) by Nancy Goldstone

from juliayoung

Although some of the narrative showed promise, I think the book is maybe too detailed. It lost my devoted interest early. For someone really interested in studying the 1300s in Naples (and Europe, more broadly), it's good, but for a casual reader it may be too dense.

from Kasthu

Joanna I, queen of Sicily, Naples, and Jerusalem, is the subject of this highly interesting biography. She ruled one of the most powerful kingdoms in the late 14th century, surviving the numerous calamities that plagued (pun intended) Europe at that time. She was also implicated in the death of h...

from KC9333

The story has all the elements of a supermarket paperback -including murder, deception and insanity. This fascinating account by Nancy Goldstone follows the life of Joanna, the queen of Naples who ruled the southern third of Italy and portions of France for much of the 14th century. At a young ag...

from wagner.sarah35

A fascinating biography of an overlooked medieval queen, Joanna of Naples. Nancy Goldstone does an excellent job of portraying the opulent court of Naples, the motivations behind its leaders and rivals, and making sense of the intrigues and politics that surrounded Joanna during her thirty-year r...

from kylljoi

At first I was intimidated by trying to tackle a historical biography, but Nancy Goldstone writes in a way that makes reading history easy and imaginative. Her research is impeccable and composed in a way that can keep a reader engaged. I was disappointed in myself for not knowing about Joanna I ...