Books by Nancy Goldstone
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English
review 1: I found this to be well-researched yet very accessible history of one of the lesser known, yet most interesting, lights of the Middle Ages. Most of what the public knows of Joanna I of Naples, one of only a couple of Medieval European queens to rule in their own right, is throug...
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English
review 1: The Maid and the Queen... is a non-fiction historical narrative about the role that Yolande of Aragon played in the eventual end of the Hundred Years War. The title of the book is misleading because the book revolves mainly around Yolande and her achievements while Joan of Arc pl...
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review 1: This book was so well written and held my attention as well as a present day novel. If they were to make a movie based on Queen Joanna's life, no one would think it possible. It was great to get so many insights into mideval society and to learn about this great female monarch. S...