Warrior Queens
- 400pages
- 14 heures de lecture
An inspired evaluation of women leaders in war by a bestselling historian
Femmes Médiévales Coffret Séries
Cette série vous plonge dans le monde fascinant du Moyen Âge à travers les yeux de ses personnages féminins forts. Explorez leurs vies remplies d'intrigues, d'amour, de pertes et d'un esprit indomptable à une époque où les femmes luttaient souvent pour leur place dans la société. Chaque histoire révèle différentes facettes de la force et de la résilience féminines dans un cadre historiquement riche. Plongez dans des destins dramatiques et découvrez leur influence sur la formation de l'histoire.
Mary Queen of Scots
- 474pages
- 17 heures de lecture
As the subject of a biography, Mary Queen of Scots remains one of the most romantic and controversial figures in British history. Antonia Fraser's masterly biography is a fascinating interpretation of the life of a girl destined to die a martyr.
A compassionate and comprehensive account of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, a woman of enormous intelligence and titanic energy. The wife of King Louis VII of France and then of King Henry II of England, she became the key political figure of the 12th century. A stunning biography of one of the most exciting and powerful personalities of all time.
The Weaker Vessel
- 640pages
- 23 heures de lecture
Antonia Fraser's bestselling account of the lives of women in seventeenth- century England.
Medieval Women
- 688pages
- 25 heures de lecture
MEDIEVAL WOMEN looks at a thousand years of English history, as it affected - and was made by - women.
Elizabeth I
- 720pages
- 26 heures de lecture
An acclaimed biography of Elizabeth I and an examination of the politics and intrigues of her Tudor court.
What were the women of the Civil War era like? What could they expect beyond marriage and childbirth in an age where infant and maternal mortality was frequent and contraception unknown? Antonia Fraser brings to life the many women she has researched.
The Warrior Queens I
- 164pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Warrior Queens are found in almost every culture. Here, Antonia Fraser recounts the stories of such diverse national heroines as Zenobia of Palmyra, Elizabeth I, Queen Jinga of Angola and Catherine the Great, right up to modern day stateswomen.
