Queens Consort: England's Medieval Queens

3896 Pages·2015·7.68 MB·English

by  Lisa Hilton

Praise for Lisa Hilton
Queens Consort
‘The author convincingly
demonstrates that these
women were more than
merely pawns, and that many
of them were exceptional
women in their own right’
Good Book Guide
‘A procession of Mathildas,
Isabelles, Elizabeths and
Eleanors who were, as Hilton
shows, more than mere
corollaries of their husbands’
Dally Mail
‘A highly readable book . . . it
has a good story to tell’
BBC History magazine
‘A treasure trove of little-
known facts, this book
provides us with a more
rounded picture of English
history’
The Tablet
‘The women’s stories are
meticulously and confidently
written . . . definitely worth a
read’
Family History magazine
The Real Queen of France:
Athénaïs and Louis XIV
‘A fascinating tale’
Antonia Fraser
‘Hilton conjures up the arch,
self-satisfied world of Paris
salons and the Versailles
court with considerable
panache’
The Times
‘Convey[s] the flavour of the
age . . . the scents and
elaborate politesse of the
court, the similarly elaborate
brutality of the system and
the stench of the streets’
Daily Telegraph
‘At last, Louis XIV’s spurned
mistress has her day in the
sun. Lisa Hilton has rescued
Athénaïs from her
undeserving obscurity. Her
she lies before us all in her
glory and pain — one of the
most compelling women of
her age’
Amanda Foreman
Lisa Hilton is the critically
acclaimed author of The Real
Queen of France: Athénaïs
and Louis XIV and Mistress
Peachum’s Pleasure. She was
educated at Oxford
University and currently lives
in central London.
By Lisa Hilton
Mistress
Peachum’s
Pleasure
The Real Queen
of France:
Athénaïs and
Louis XIV
Queens Consort