Queens of the Crusades is the second book in the England Medieval Queens series by Alison Weir. The stories of the five queens in this book include:
Eleanor of Aquitaine, the wife of King Henry II
Berebgaria of Navarre, the first wife of King Richard I
Isabella of Angouleme, the wife of King John
Alienor of Provence, the wife of King Henry III
Eleanor of Castile, wife of King Edward I.
Alison Weir has written detailed accounts on the lives of these women based on thre information available. Unfortunately many of the original records from this period have disappeared or have been reconstructed to support or discredit the main characters being portrayed but the reader is provided with a vivid picture of life lived in medieval times.
At the end of the book is an extensive select bibliography, sources of quotes in the text plus an index. There are also some coloured plates.
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