She-Wolves : The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth

from japaul22

Well, the title says it all. Very readable non-fiction about women who ruled in varying capacities in the hundreds of years before Queen Elizabeth I. While this was a good book, my excessive historical fiction reading (thank you Sharon Kay Penman) meant that there wasn't much new in this book for...

from ELEkstrom

This was an enjoyable history - Ms. Castor just set forth the history as it was and made it easy to digest. Histories can sometimes be dry as dust, but her use of a prologue, i.e., the aftermath of the death of Edward VI, was great for putting the idea of a female monarch in context. We all know ...

from JaneSteen

Where I got the book: my local library. She-Wolves is an entertaining and clearly written account of English queens (well, mostly French really, but queens of England) who stood out from obscurity because they had to go the extra mile to cope with having their throne snatched out from under them ...

from TnTexas

A well-written, easy-to-follow book about Matilda, Eleanor, Isabella, and Margert - four women who attempted to rule England before Queen Elizabeth I. The author did an excellent job explaining the times each woman lived in and the situations they found themselves in.

from wonderperson

Troubled Royalty, the unbelievable stresses and strains of marriages made of political convenience, and the grisly punishments meted out to the virtuousness. Inept male kings, religious politics with capital punishments meted out on either side for heresy, former old friends who were in power lik...