Joanna by Nancy Goldstone
This accessible narrative details all of the twists and turns of Queen Joanna of Naples' extraordinary life and rule. Nancy Goldstone brings the complex politics of the fourteenth century to life, exploring the nigh-on impossible position in which Joanna found herself, as the only woman of her age to rule in her own right. She looks at how marriage was used as a political tool, but also at how each of Joanna's marriages further complicated the succession of disputes, and almost constant warfare between the various rulers of the medieval Mediterranean, manifested not least in attempts to take Joanna's own crown.
"the remarkable story of her life" WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY - October 2010
Nancy Goldstone is an American journalist, and the co-author (with her husband) of two works of European History: OUT OF THE FLAMES and THE FRIAR AND THE CIPHER. We published her last book, FOUR QUEENS, as a paperback original.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780297860860 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297860860 |
| Title | Joanna |
| Author | Nancy Goldstone |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2010-11-11 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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