Scotland’s Medieval Queens (Hardback)
From Saint Margaret to Margaret of Denmark
Imprint: Pen & Sword History
Pages: 288
Illustrations: 25 mono
ISBN: 9781399098120
Published: 31st January 2025
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Scotland’s history is dramatic, violent and bloody.
Being England’s northern neighbour has never been easy.
Scotland’s queens have had to deal with war, murder, imprisonment, political rivalries and open betrayal. They have loved and lost, raised kings and queens, ruled and died for Scotland.
From St Margaret, who became one of the patron saints of Scotland, to Elizabeth de Burgh and the dramatic story of the Scottish Wars of Independence, to the love story and tragedy of Joan Beaufort, to Margaret of Denmark and the dawn of the Renaissance, Scotland’s Medieval Queens have seen it all.
This is the story of Scotland through their eyes.
Scotland has a fascinating history. While it was still a male dominated world, there were a few women that managed to leave their mark in history.
NetGalley, Rebecca Hill
There were some medieval queens that managed to do more than some of their predecessors. With the ever-changing attitudes and political landscapes, these women were often a tie that could help bind a treaty. They were mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters.
This was a pretty good read. For many of the early queens, there is not a lot of new information or really any information, so much of that was a refresher, but for the later queens we have much more.
Dive into this book and get a look at not only these grand ladies, but the men and political realities that they were dealing with each day. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is full of facts, interesting tidbits, and more.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
NetGalley, Catarina Silva
Scotland's Medieval Queens is such a good book If you love Scotland's history. Such a good pick! I rated this book 5 stars because it's THAT good. So beautifully written too.
About Sharon Bennett Connolly
Sharon Bennett Connolly, has been fascinated by history her whole life. She has studied history academically and just for fun – and even worked as a tour guide at historical sites, including Conisbrough Castle. For Christmas 2014, her husband gave her a blog as a gift – www.historytheinterestingbits.com – and Sharon started researching and writing about the stories that have always fascinated. Ladies of Magna Carta is her third non-fiction book. Her first book, Heroines of the Medieval World, was published in September 2017 and the second, Silk and the Sword: The Women of the Norman Conquest, was released in 2018. Sharon gives talks on women's history and her TV work includes Australian television's Who Do You Think You Are?
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