Daughters of Chivalry
The Forgotten Princesses of King Edward Longshanks
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Christine Rendel
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Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealized—and largely mythical—notion of the medieval noblewoman still lingers. Yet the reality was very different, as Kelcey Wilson-Lee shows in this vibrant account of the five daughters of Edward I, often known as Longshanks.
The lives of these sisters—Eleanora, Joanna, Margaret, Mary, and Elizabeth—ran the gamut of experiences open to royal women in the Middle Ages. Edward's daughters were of course expected to cement alliances and secure lands and territory by making great dynastic marriages, or endow religious houses with royal favor. But they also skillfully managed enormous households, navigated choppy diplomatic waters, and promoted their family's cause throughout Europe—and had the courage to defy their royal father. They might never wear the crown in their own right, but they were utterly confident of their crucial role in the spectacle of medieval kingship.
Drawing on a wide range of contemporary sources, Daughters of Chivalry offers a rich portrait of these formidable women, seeing them—at long last—shine from out of the shadows, revealing what it was to be a princess in the Age of Chivalry.
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- Inna Barneva
- 31-05-24
Great book but not the best narration
The story was very interesting and the book is very well written, but I personally didn’t like the narration.
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- Mrs Su Underwood
- 20-10-24
The fascinating lives of the daughters of a king
It has been too easy for women to ‘disappear’ from history, even princesses. This book skilfully weaves the documented evidence available on the daughters of Edward I into a very readable biography. Although present during the reigns of Edward I and Edward II they are usually just in the periphery and I found it fascinating to read the story of these women. As always, a quick online check of the pronunciation of British place names and terminology would have saved the narrator from making horrific mistakes but, as always, they didn’t bother…
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