Warrior Queens
$46.84
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2002
Summary
Antonia Fraser’s Warrior Queens profiles women who have both ruled and led in war, including Catherine the Great, Elizabeth I, Isabella of Spain, the Rani of Jhansi, and Queen Jinga of Angola. With Boadicea as a prime example, this book presents a fascinating assembly of female champions from different ages and civilizations.
While Boadicea’s legend is well-established, this work also explores the myths surrounding other warrior queens. It further examines the more recent, de…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781842126363 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1842126369 |
| Author: | Lady Antonia Fraser, Antonia Fraser |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2002 |
| Weight: | 332g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 34mm |
| Series: | Women in History |
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Leavens scholarship with wit and casts new light on themes one might have thought familiar
Leavens scholarship with wit and casts new light on themes one might have thought familiar – Bel Mooney * Sunday Times *She controls this action-packed, character-packed narrative with skill … elegance and wit – Harriet Gilbert * Guardian *
About The Author
Lady Antonia Fraser
Since 1969, Antonia Fraser has written many acclaimed historical works which have been international bestsellers, including Marie Antoinette, Mary Queen of Scots (James Tait Black Memorial Prize), Cromwell: Our Chief of Men, The Six Wives of Henry VIII and The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 (St Louis Literary Award; CWA Non-Fiction Gold Dagger). Antonia Fraser was made CBE in 1999, and awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. She is married to the playwright Harold Pinter and lives in London.
Previous Books: Mary Queen Of Scots, The Six Wives Of Henry VIII, The Weaker Vessel, King Charles II, Marie Antoinette, Love Letters
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