· Castor (fellow in history, Univ. of Cambridge; Blood and Roses: One Family's Struggle and Triumph During the Tumultuous Wars of the Roses) readably recounts the lives of six women who exercised—or tried to exercise—political power in England prior to Elizabeth I: Matilda, granddaughter of William the Conqueror; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Isabella of France; Margaret of Anjou; Jane Grey; and Brand: HarperCollins Publishers. · Castor then turns to Eleanor of Aquitaine, who is better known than Matilda and was a political animal of much skill. She was the powerful heiress of Aquitaine in her own right, queen consort of first France and then England, and at various times during Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth. by. Helen Castor. · Rating details · 7, ratings · reviews. When Edward VI - Henry VIII’s longed-for son - died in , extraordinarily, there was no one left to claim the title King of England. For the first time, all the contenders for the crown were female. In , England was about to experience the ‘monstrous regiment’ - the unnatural rule - 4/5().
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She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Helen Castor (Author), Esther Wane (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) 0 more. out of 5 stars. ratings. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor – review. Elegant prose can't make up for the confusion in a study of English queens, says Ian Mortimer. I a n M o r t i. Castor then turns to Eleanor of Aquitaine, who is better known than Matilda and was a political animal of much skill. She was the powerful heiress of Aquitaine in her own right, queen consort of first France and then England, and at various times during the late 12th century she challenged male dominance.
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