Book Summary
What's so great about this book is it covers every women known to ever have been Queen of England ( nearly eighty either as regnant or consort) from the mythical Guinevere to the controversial ones Emma of Normandy, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the 'warrior' ones Boadicea, Margaret of Anjou and the one who fought for her right to be crowned Queen the Empress Matilda, the one that changed the course of her country's history Anne Boleyn, the one who was branded a tyrant for ordering the burnings of hundreds of Protestants Mary I, the one that proved women could rule equally as well as men- the enigmatic Elizabeth 1, the one who lost her head after plotting to take her cousins throne Mary Queen of Scots, the one who took her fathers position after he fled the country during the Glorious Revolution Mary II our current longest reigning Monarch- Queen Victoria and of course our current Queen Elizabeth II.
What's so great about this book is that it is not to heavy at all for anyone, even those that have just the slightest bit of interest in History, it will give you an insight into what each one went through and how they helped shape the role for female rulers- from those who where the power behind the throne and through one way or another helped shape their husbands rule good or bad- Emma of Normandy, Matilda of Flanders, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France, Margaret of Anjou, Anne Boleyn, Caroline of Ansbach, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, to the those who's time ended in tragedy- Katherine Howard, Sophia Dorothea of Celle, and those whose marriages where true love-Eleanor of Provence and Henry III, Anne of Bohemia and Richard II, Mary II and William of Orange, Queen Anne and Prince George of Denmark, Queen Charlotte and George III, Queen Adelaide and William IV, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, George V and Mary of Teck, George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and our current queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
What's so fascinating is to see the role of Queen change as you go down the line and see how each one played some contribution no matter how small to shaping the position of female rule, every single Queen is covered in this book from Guinevere to Elizabeth II, each story will either fascinate, intrigue you, make you sympathise or admire them.
