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The lady queen : the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily Cover Image Book Book

The lady queen : the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily / Nancy Goldstone.

Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780802716705
  • ISBN: 0802716709
  • Physical Description: 365 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Walker, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-349) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The trial -- The kingdom of Naples -- The court of Robert the Wise -- The kingdom of Hungary -- A royal apprenticeship -- The foolish legacy of Robert the Wise -- Papal politics -- Nest of vipers -- Under siege -- The world at war -- The scales of justice -- The return of the queen -- Foreign and domestic relations -- Queen of Sicily -- The queen and her court -- The quest for an heir -- Queen and pope -- Six funerals and a wedding -- The great schism -- The fall of the queen.
Summary, etc.:
The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial--and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages. As courageous as Eleanor of Aquitaine, as astute and determined as Elizabeth I of England, Joanna, Queen of Naples, was the only female monarch in her time to rule in her own name.

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Subject: Joanna I, Queen of Naples, d. 1382.
Naples (Kingdom) > History > Jane I, 1343-1382.
Queens > Italy > Naples (Kingdom) > Biography.

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250 . ‡a1st U.S. ed.
260 . ‡aNew York : ‡bWalker, ‡c2009.
300 . ‡a365 p., [8] p. of plates : ‡bcol. ill., maps ; ‡c25 cm.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 325-349) and index.
5050 . ‡aThe trial -- The kingdom of Naples -- The court of Robert the Wise -- The kingdom of Hungary -- A royal apprenticeship -- The foolish legacy of Robert the Wise -- Papal politics -- Nest of vipers -- Under siege -- The world at war -- The scales of justice -- The return of the queen -- Foreign and domestic relations -- Queen of Sicily -- The queen and her court -- The quest for an heir -- Queen and pope -- Six funerals and a wedding -- The great schism -- The fall of the queen.
520 . ‡aThe riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial--and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages. As courageous as Eleanor of Aquitaine, as astute and determined as Elizabeth I of England, Joanna, Queen of Naples, was the only female monarch in her time to rule in her own name.
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