The Wars of the Roses were not just fought by men on the battlefield. There were daughters; wives; mistresses; mothers and queens whose lives and influences helped shape the most dramatic of English conflicts. This book traces the women's stories on the Lancastrian side; from the children of Blanche; wife of John of Gaunt; through the turbulent 15th century to the advent of Margaret Beaufort’s son in 1509; and establishment of the Tudor dynasty. From Katherine Swynford and Catherine of Valois's secret liaisons to the love lives of Mary de Bohun and Jacquetta of Luxembourg; to the Queenship of Joan of Navarre and Margaret of Anjou; this book explores how these extraordinary women survived in extraordinary times.
#1876517 in Books 2017-02-01Original language:English 6.20 x .50 x 9.00l; .0 #File Name: 0748681841216 pagesThe first comprehensive historical survey of the Islamisation of Indonesia from the arrival of Islam in the 13th century until the presentAn interdisciplinary study of the place and role of Islam in IndonesiaAn overview of the religion's growing significance in the formation of what is now the largest and most populous Muslim country in the world
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