Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of King Edward

Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of King Edward Longshanks

Revealing the truth behind the life of a royal princess in medieval England, the colorful story of the five remarkable daughters of King Edward I.
Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealizedâ€•and largely mythicalâ€•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 the great English king, Edward I, often known as Longshanks.

The lives of these sistersâ€•Eleanora, Joanna, Margaret, Mary and Elizabethâ€•ran the full gamut of experiences open to royal women in the Middle Ages. Living as they did in a courtly culture founded on romantic longing and brilliant pageantry, they knew that a princess was to be chaste yet a mother to many children, preferably sons; meek, yet able to influence a recalcitrant husband or even command a host of men-at-arms. Edwardâ€™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 familyâ€™s cause throughout Europeâ€•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 spirited Plantagenet women. With their libraries of beautifully illustrated psalters and tales of romance, their rich silks and gleaming jewels, we follow these formidable women throughout their lives and see themâ€•at long lastâ€•shine from out of the shadows, revealing what it was to be a princess in the Age of Chivalry. 8 pages of color illustrations
Country USA
Brand Pegasus Books
Manufacturer Pegasus Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2019-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781643131948

Country	USA
Brand	Pegasus Books
Manufacturer	Pegasus Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2019-10-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781643131948

Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of King Edward Longshanks

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