Als King Edward VI 1553 starb, gab es neun Anwärter auf den Thron, alle mit dem gleichen Makel. Denn wie kann eine Frau König sein?! Die Autorin betrachtet 400 Jahre weiblicher königlicher Macht. So waren Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella von Frankreich und Margaret von Anjou Königsgemahlinnen und Königswitwen, die die Geschicke ihres Landes und der Monarchengeschlechter - lenkten.

Informationen zum Autor Helen Castor Klappentext ''Highly readable, exciting and thought-provoking'' - Hilary Mantel ''A gem of blood-and-thunder storytelling'' - Dominic Sandbrook In medieval England, man was the ruler of woman, and the King was the ruler of all. How, then, could royal power lie in female hands? In She-Wolves , celebrated historian, Helen Castor, tells the dramatic and fascinating stories of four exceptional women who, while never reigning queens, held great power: Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou. These were women who paved the way for Jane Grey, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I - the Tudor queens who finally confronted what it meant to be a female monarch. She-Wolves by Helen Castor is a fascinating, true account of how royal power came to lie female hands thanks to the influence of four women: Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou . As seen on the BBC documentary series. Zusammenfassung 'Highly readable, exciting and thought-provoking' - Hilary Mantel 'A gem of blood-and-thunder storytelling' - Dominic Sandbrook In medieval England, man was the ruler of woman, and the King was the ruler of all. How, then, could royal power lie in female hands? In She-Wolves , celebrated historian, Helen Castor, tells the dramatic and fascinating stories of four exceptional women who, while never reigning queens, held great power: Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou. These were women who paved the way for Jane Grey, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I - the Tudor queens who finally confronted what it meant to be a female monarch.

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She-Wolves by Helen Castor is a fascinating, true account of how royal power came to lie female hands thanks to the influence of four women: Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou**. As seen on the BBC documentary series.**

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Helen Castor

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*''Highly readable, exciting and thought-provoking'' - Hilary Mantel*

''A gem of blood-and-thunder storytelling'' - Dominic Sandbrook**

In medieval England, man was the ruler of woman, and the King was the ruler of all. How, then, could royal power lie in female hands?

In She-Wolves, celebrated historian, Helen Castor, tells the dramatic and fascinating stories of four exceptional women who, while never reigning queens, held great power: Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou. These were women who paved the way for Jane Grey, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I - the Tudor queens who finally confronted what it meant to be a female monarch.

Zusammenfassung
'Highly readable, exciting and thought-provoking' - Hilary Mantel'A gem of blood-and-thunder storytelling' - Dominic SandbrookIn medieval England, man was the ruler of woman, and the King was the ruler of all.