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Matilda
- Author
- Catherine Hanley
- Narrator
- Jennifer M. Dixon
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 23 April 2019
- Run Time
- 12 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: general, Biography: historical, political and military, True war and combat stories, European history, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women and girls, Medieval warfare (predating gunpowder warfare), Biography: royalty, History, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Military history
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Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown—the first woman ever to hold the position—and an able military general.
This new biography explores Matilda's achievements as military and political leader, and sets her life and career in full context. Catherine Hanley provides fresh insight into Matilda's campaign to claim the title of queen, her approach to allied kingdoms and rival rulers, and her role in the succession crisis. Hanley highlights how Matilda fought for the throne, and argues that although she never sat on it herself her reward was to see her son become king. Extraordinarily, her line has continued through every single monarch of England or Britain from that time to the present day.
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- Author
- Catherine Hanley
- Narrator
- Jennifer M. Dixon
- Duration
- 12 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 April 2019
- ISBN
- 9781977349149
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: general, Biography: historical, political and military, True war and combat stories, European history, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women and girls, Medieval warfare (predating gunpowder warfare), Biography: royalty, History, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Military history
Synopsis
A life of Matilda—empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle AgesMatilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown—the first woman ever to hold the position—and an able military general.This new biography explores Matilda's achievements as military and political leader, and sets her life and career in full context. Catherine Hanley provides fresh insight into Matilda's campaign to claim the title of queen, her approach to allied kingdoms and rival rulers, and her role in the succession crisis. Hanley highlights how Matilda fought for the throne, and argues that although she never sat on it herself her reward was to see her son become king. Extraordinarily, her line has continued through every single monarch of England or Britain from that time to the present day.
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