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The sister queens : Isabella and Catherine de Valois / Mary McGrigor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGrigor, Mary, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Isabella, of Valois, Queen, consort of Richard II, King of England.
- Catherine, of Valois, Queen, consort of Henry V, King of England, 1401-1437.
- Queens--England--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Two sisters are born, nine years apart, to a mad French king during the turbulent years of the Hundred Years War. This bitter series of conflicts set the House of Plantagenet against the House of Valois and Would shape the paths of the young girls' lives. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I Isabella
- 1 The First Daughter 15
- 2 Childhood of Fear 20
- 3 Le Bal des Sauvages 26
- 4 A Journey of Diplomacy 29
- 5 The French Bride 39
- 6 A Poet is Born 44
- 7 The Little Queen 49
- 8 The Fatal Challenge 58
- 9 Lancaster's Revenge 66
- 10 My God! A Wonderful Land is This! 72
- 11 The Only Chance of Safety 81
- 12 City of Anarchy 87
- 13 The Madness of King Charles 94
- 14 The Fairest Thing in Mortal Eyes 104
- Part II Catherine
- 1 Mortal Rivalry 113
- 2 A Challenge of War 120
- 3 The Cabochien Revolt 125
- 4 The Price of a Bride 132
- 5 Invasion 137
- 6 A Country Robbed of Rule 147
- 7 The Conqueror 150
- 8 A Princess Lovely to the Eye 154
- 9 The Royal Captives 159
- 10 The Treaty of Troyes 165
- 11 Summons for the Scottish King 170
- 12 The Hero of England's Return 175
- 13 Return to France 183
- 14 Last Battle of the Soldier King 187
- Part III Rivals for Power
- 1 Jacqueline's Story 197
- 2 Invasion of Hainault 200
- 3 The Poet King 205
- 4 Mother of the King 211
- 5 Rivals in the War for Power 215
- 6 Childhood of a King 222
- 7 Renewal of War in France 228
- 8 The Maid of Orléans 234
- 9 The Treachery of Burgundy 240
- 10 Betrayal 244
- Part IV Legacy
- 1 The Widower 249
- 2 The King's Half-brothers 257.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0750964200
- 9780750964203
- OCLC:
- 920733995
- Publisher Number:
- 99966325580
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