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  • Later Plantagenet and the Wars of the Roses Consorts

    Power, Influence, and Dynasty

    Edited by Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer, Elena Woodacre ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book examines the lives and tenures of the consorts of the Plantagenet dynasty during the later Middle Ages, encompassing two major conflicts—the Hundred Years’ War and the Wars of the Roses. The figures in this volume include well-known consorts such as the “She Wolves” Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou, as well as queens who are often overlooked, such as Philippa of Hainault and Joan ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Tudor and Stuart Consorts

    Power, Influence, and Dynasty

    Edited by Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J. L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer, Elena Woodacre ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book examines the lives and tenures of all the consorts of the Tudor and Stuart monarchs of England between 1485 and 1714, as well as the wives of the two Lords Protector during the Commonwealth. The figures in Tudor and Stuart Consorts are both incredibly familiar—especially the six wives of Henry VIII—and exceedingly unfamiliar, such as George of Denmark, the husband of Queen Anne. These ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Hanoverian to Windsor Consorts

    Power, Influence, and Dynasty

    Edited by Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer, Elena Woodacre ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book examines the lives and tenures of the consorts of the Hanoverian, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Windsor monarchs from 1727 to the present. Some of the consorts examined in this volume—such as Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, consort to George VI—are well known while others, including Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, consort to William IV, are more obscure. These innovative and authoritative ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Norman to Early Plantagenet Consorts

    Power, Influence, and Dynasty

    Edited by Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer, Elena Woodacre ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book examines the emergence of the queen consort in medieval England, beginning with the pre-Conquest era and ending with death of Margaret of France, second wife of Edward I, in 1307. Though many of the figures in this volumes are well known, such as Eleanor of Aquitaine and Eleanor of Castille, the chapters here are unique in the equal consideration given to the tenures of the lesser known ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Cecily Duchess of York

    by Dr. J. L. Laynesmith ...
    This is the first scholarly biography of Cecily Neville, duchess of York, the mother of Edward IV and Richard III. She was said to have ruled Edward IV 'as she pleased' and Richard III made his bid for the throne from her home. Yet Cecily has been a shadowy figure in modern histories, noted primarily for her ostentatious piety, her expensive dresses, and the rumours of her adultery.Here J. L. ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

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  • Mary Boleyn

    The Mistress of Kings

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    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A sweeping portrait of Mary Boleyn, sister to Queen Anne and mistress to Henry VIII—and one of the most misunderstood figures of the Tudor age, from the renowned author hailed as “the finest historian of English monarchical succession writing” (The Boston Globe)“This nuanced, smart, and assertive biography reclaims the life of a Tudor matriarch.”—Publishers WeeklyONE OF THE ... Read more

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  • Red Roses

    Blanche of Gaunt to Margaret Beaufort

    by Amy Licence ...
    The Wars of the Roses were not just fought by men on the battlefield. Behind the scenes, there were daughters, wives, mistresses, mothers and queens whose lives and influences helped shape the most dramatic of English conflicts.This book traces the story of women on the Lancastrian side, from the children borne by Blanche, wife of John of Gaunt, through the turbulent fifteenth century to the ... Read more

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  • Anne Neville

    Queen to Richard III

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    Anne Neville was queen to England's most notorious king, Richard III. She was immortalised by Shakespeare for the remarkable nature of her marriage, a union which brought together a sorrowing widow with her husband's murderer. Anne's misfortune did not end there. In addition to killing her first husband, Richard also helped kill her father, father-in-law and brother-in-law, imprisoned her mother, ... Read more

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  • The Boleyns: The Rise and Fall of a Tudor Family

    The Rise & Fall of a Tudor Family

    by David Loades ...
    The fall of Anne Boleyn and her brother George is the classic drama of the Tudor era. The Boleyns had long been an influential English family. Sir Edward Boleyn had been Lord Mayor of London. His grandson, Sir Thomas had inherited wealth and position, and through the sexual adventures of his daughters, Mary and Anne, ascended to the peak of influence at court.The three Boleyn children formed a ... Read more

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  • Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII's Favourite Mistress

    The True Story of Henry VIII's Favourite Mistress

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    Mary Boleyn, the infamous other Boleyn girl, began her court career as the mistress of the king of France. François I of France would later call her The Great Prostitute and the slur stuck.The bête-noir of her family, Mary was married off to a minor courtier but it was not long before she caught the eye of Henry VIII and a new affair began. Although a bright star at Henrys court, she was soon ... Read more

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  • Royal Marriage Secrets

    Consorts and Concubines, Bigamists and Bastards

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    With a new royal baby we witness fundamental changes in the succession laws, but then rules governing the royal weddings and the succession to the throne have always been shifting. So what is marriage and who decides? What special rules govern royal marriage and when did they come into force? How have royal marriages affected history? Were the 'Princes in the Tower' illegitimate? Did Henry VIII ... Read more

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