Description: Provides a surprising picture of the lives and reigns of the first five Plantagenet queens, during a century that saw the murder of Thomas Becket and the signing of the Magna Carta, covering Eleanor of Aquitaine, Berengaria of Navarre, Isabella of Angoulãeme, Alienor of Provence and Eleanor of Castile.
Review Quotes: "If there was such a profession as forensic time-traveling trip advisor, British author Alison Weir would qualify, and then some. . . . Queens of the Crusades is a brilliant, compelling and meticulously detailed revelation. . . . In its abundant detail about real lives lived amid the broad political strokes of medieval kings, Queens of the Crusades captures a rich sensory impression of how five brilliant yet fallible women managed their subject societies in a precarious and dangerously changeable world."--Bookreporter
"Existing fans of Weir's histories will enjoy this newest installment."--Library Journal
"[A] special blend of scholarship and storytelling . . . a magnificent tapestry, skillfully woven, ingeniously embroidered down to the smallest detail, and gloriously shot through with the glittering intrigues of the royal court . . . Aimed at the general reader, this rich and robust account will appeal to readers interested in medieval England and some of its most fascinating royal women, whose stories are often left out of the history books."--Booklist
"The author writes clear and entertainingly of the rich history of the Plantagenet queens of England and for an audience unfamiliar with the subject. At appropriate places, Weir gives needed background to explain the lives of these legendary women."--New York Journal of Books