Empress Matilda: Queen Consort, Queen Mother and Lady of the English
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Book Overview
This is the first comprehensive and fully documented study of the Empress Matilda to be published in English. Much of the serious work on her life and historical importance has never been translated from German, and almost all has concentrated on the years of her struggle with Stephen for the English crown. This book examines her career as a whole, including the years as consort of the Emperor Henry V and as regent in Normandy for her son Henry II. It illustrates the problems of female succession in the early twelfth century, and gives a balanced assessment of Matilda's character and achievements in the context of her own times.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0631190287
ISBN13:9780631190288
Release Date:October 1993
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
This book is superb -- political history at its best
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
You can't find a better study on the topic, and the author is mistress of the sources like few other living historians. The only thing left to do is to look more at the gender issues raised by the whole issue, but this book is so good and thorough there is absolutely no use criticizing it for what it is not intended to be!
Wonderful Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is a great book about a wonderful woman, who got lost in the shuffel. As there isn't very much written about Matilda, the first almost English Queen in her own right, the author deserves applause for their ability to put together such a checkered past. The thrown was stolen out from under her by her cousin Stephen, and they began the civil war that English people discribed as the time when "Christ and his saints slept." Speaking of which, if you like this book, you'll love "When Christ and His Saints Slept" by Penman.
Empress Matilda
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I found this book fasinating. The beginning is a bit jumbled, hard to follow, but soon it launches the reader into the world of Empress Matilda. The author has done an excellent job of bringing the empress, her father and sons back to life for me espcially, she and son Henry are my ancestors. What better way to get to know them!
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