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Queen Of The Conqueror: The Life Of Matilda, Wife Of William I (2012)

by Tracy Borman(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0553808141 (ISBN13: 9780553808148)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Bantam

review 1: A wonderful portrait of an unknown, and yet, incredibly famous Queen. She, as the power behind the throne, is the only reason William the Conqueror was ever successful at conquering. Without her expertise in politics, England would likely be an incredibly different land than it is today. This book does a magnificent job in bringing to life an era much romanticized, but poorly understood. It takes the time to re-examine assumptions made about Queen Matilda, and looks at the evidence that remains; coalescing it into a real and eye-opening tail of one woman, and her role in history.
review 2: I enjoyed this book. Tracy Borman has surely managed to wring every last drop of information from the events of a thousand years ago in order to piece together Matilda's c... moreharacter. And what a character! Easily the equal of her husband, the Conqueror, Matilda emerges as an intelligent and indomitable woman perfectly capable of governing the rambunctious duchy of Normandy, thus enabling William to subdue the Angles and lay the foundations for a strong country. How different might world history have been without this determined and diminutive woman! Fascinating. less

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