Warriors and Wenches (ePub)
Sex and Power in Women's History
Imprint: Pen & Sword History
File Size: 19.4 MB (.epub)
Illustrations: 50
ISBN: 9781473899384
Published: 29th July 2019
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The world is full of women we don’t know whose stories have been overlooked or airbrushed from history.
Often faced with limited life choices, this book proudly showcases those women who took matters into their own hands and became forces to be reckoned with.
These are women you SHOULD know about. Love them or loathe them, they made their mark. From cross dressing soldiers to scheming mistresses and courtesans, Warriors and Wenches offers up an indulgent romp through centuries of history, from widows turned tank drivers bent on bloody vengeance and fierce martial arts fighters, to women who magnificently and outrageously turned their social lot in life to their advantage: the mistresses, courtesans and uniquely French maitresse-en-titres who wielded incredible power and influence in the sumptuous courts of Europe.
Warriors and Wenches doesn’t seek to decide whether these women were ‘good’ or ‘bad’; we’ll leave it up to you to make up your own minds. But these are just some of the women who, through military skill, incredible courage and loyalty, scandal, poison plots and sexual debaucherie, have crossed over into the realm of legend and myth and become powerful symbols of feminist power.
“When the destiny of a nation is in a woman’s bedroom, the best place for the historian is in the antechamber.”
Charles-Augustin Sainte-Reuve
Listed in the 'First Flush' feature
Books Ireland, November/December 2019
It's a quick and enjoyable read. Many of the women were previously unknown to me.
The Miniatures Page
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Michelle Rosenberg covers Warriors and then Wenches, and so this colourful and entertaining book does exactly what it says on the cover. These stories are not just about British warriors and wenches, but Europe as well. A superb slice of history served up in a grand manner.
Books Monthly
Author Q&A as featured by
Jewish Telegraph, 20th September 2019
'Powerful women acknowledged in new book'
My Radlett & Shenley News, September 2019
This Is Local London, 8th September 2019
As featured by
Barnet Borough Times, 5th September 2019
Article: 'New book from Elstree author celebrates the stories of women lost to history' as featured by
Borehamwood & Elstree Times, 8th September 2019
An absolutely fascinating and informative read from cover to cover, and nicely enhanced with the inclusion of black-and-white illustrations, "Warriors and Wenches: Sex and Power in Women's History" is especially and unreservedly recommended for community, college, and university library Women's History collections and supplemental studies lists.
Midwest Book Review
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Interview article 'A sit down with Michelle Rosenberg' as featured by
The Sunday Post (Dundee), 18th August 2019
It is good that Michelle Rosenberg focuses her attention on these 30 women of history (although some of them sink into the myth and to some of them history did not give good service), although in recent years, thanks to novels, essays and even movies were brought back some of them (but not all of them, I did not suspect the existence of many, and as an Italian I have to say that I did not know about Giulia Beneni or Veronica Franco!) in the spotlight . So these short biographies (Snapshots, the title of the series says) will surely be an incentive to investigate many other similar stories and do some justice for them and their role and influence.
Old Barbed Wire Blog
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I like the non-judgemental approach to the women in this book. Far too often value judgements are made about the actions of people when we can’t know their reasons for their actions, or only have a limited understanding of the social and cultural conditions that resulted in their actions.
Rosemarie Cawkwell, Blogger
The book is well written, with humour and generosity.
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I really enjoyed the layout and the length of the chapters and it was a great way for me to pass a few hours – highly recommended!!
Donna's Book Blog
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‘I am not afraid. I was born to do this.’ Joan of Arc
Georgi Lvs Books !!
This was an interesting read. Many ladies I want to do more research on….
* Joan Of Arc
* Caterina Sforza
* Grace O’Malley
* Catalina De Erauso
* Mariya Oktyabrskaya
* Faye Schulman
‘One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than death.’ Joan of Arc
About Michelle Rosenberg
Michelle Rosenberg is a writer and passionate women’s historian with a great fondness for her two daughters, bawdy humour and inappropriate language (in that order). She lives in Hertfordshire with her family, two overweight Spaniels and ever-growing book collection.
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