The Battle of the Queens (Plantagenet Saga, #5)

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The story of two women Isabella of Angouleme, widow of King John of England and Blanche of Castile, Queen of France, who hated each other from their first meeting. Best Download [ The Battle of the Queens (Plantagenet Saga, #5) ] Author [ Jean Plaidy ] – kino-fada.fr The first half of the thirteenth century is dominated by two women, as proud and ambitious as they are beautiful, yet different in all other ways Isabella, flamboyant and passionate, a medieval Helen of Troy wife to King John and mother to Henry III Blanche of Castile, serene and virtuous Queen of France, wife of Louis VIII and mother of Loius IX The two women hated each other on sight Isabelle would stop at nothing, not even murder, in her passion to destroy the French Queen.In this seri The first half of the thirteenth century is dominated by two women, as proud and ambitious as they are beautiful, yet different in all other ways Isabella, fla...In The Battle of the Queens Plaidy offers yet another great insight into the turning of the wheels of that era, the eternal struggle between England and France, with the Church as an ever present puppet master.The two protagonists in the title, whom the book centres on, are Isabella, mother of Henry III of England, and Blanche, mother of Luis IX of France The two women who despised each other, couldn t bedifferent Isabella hot tempered, promiscuous, self centred and Blanche pious, level In The Battle of the Queens Plaidy offers yet another great insight into the turning of the wheels of that era, the eternal struggle between England and France, with the Church as an ever present puppet master.The two protagonists in the title, whom the book centres on, are Isabella, mother of Henry III of England, and Blanche, mother of Luis IX of France The two women who despised each other, couldn t bedifferent Isabella hot tempered, promiscuous, self centred and Blanche pious, level headed, thoughtful of others Alongside the lives of the great historical personages, Plaidy includes those of seemingly lesser importance, who had nonetheless a great impact on history, or even those who had none, but give her story colour and beat, from the siblings of Henry III to nursemaids And at that she doesn t forget Eleanor of Aquitaine in the last years of her life, who remained a powerful historical player till her very end.Th...TeamBlanche2018 Reading Challenge next book in a series I ve startedAfter the fantastic Prince of Darkness this sequel turned out to be a let down.First off, the author not only repeats information too many times from this story, but she also recalls way too much from the previous novels in the Plantagenet saga I found this tedious as well as unnecessary Some references to the former kings and queens are relevant, but we don t need to re read huge chunks that have been covered in the previous books.I also feel this would ve worked better if it had beenAfter the fantastic Prince of Darkness this sequel turned out to be a let down.First off, the author not only repeats information too many times from this story, but she also recalls way too much from the previous novels in the Plantagenet saga I found this tedious as well as unnecessary Some references to the former kings and queens are relevant, but we don t need to re read huge...Queen Isabella of England, wife of King John nd mother of King Henry III, and Queen Blanche of France, wife of King Louis and mother of King Louis, were as different as two women could be Isabella cared only for herself and craved power, which always just alluded her, while Blanche cared deeply for her husband and children and treated the power she was given with respect.When both countries lose their Kings and find themselves with young rulers, we see the Queen Mothers in very powerf...Well this was a bit of a disappointment I have read many positive reviews about Ms Plaidy so I was looking forward to open this first book of hers that I read I am not gonna lie it wasn t all it was cracked up to be The title and description sound like it would be fantastic, the Queens Dowager Queens of England and France fighting their own personal war between each other About 90% of the novel didn t actually include the two characters but instead focused o...Ms Plaidy s Plantagenet saga is a queen s eye view of the era Unfortunately there is a 20 year gap from the death of King John until the marriage of his son, Henry III devoid of female interest With Henry under the protection of the most honourable knights of the era, his mother abandons her family by John and heads off to France to marry her childhood sweetheart Henry s sisters are too young to be at court and are married out of the schoolroom The interesting female of the era is Blanche Ms Plaidy s Plantagenet saga is a queen s eye view of the era Unfortunately there is a 20 year gap from the death of King John until the marriage of his son, Henry III devoid of female interest With Henry under the protection of the most honourable knights of the era, his mother abandons her family by John and heads off to France to marry her childhood sweetheart Henry s sisters are too young to be at court and are married out of the schoolroom The interesting female of the er...The fifth book in the Plantagenet Saga concentrates on the titular behind the scenes battle between English queen Isabella of Angoul me, mother of young king Henry III, and Blanche of Castile, Queen of France Through the stories of these two strong but very different women who hated each other from their very first meeting and the stories of those surrounding them, Jean Plaidy once again skillfully brings a piece of history alive Another compulsively readable novel from this great author which The fifth book in the Plantagenet Saga concentrates on the titular behind the scenes battle between English queen Isabella of Angoul me, mother of young king Henry III, and Blanche of Castile, Queen of France Through the stories of these two strong but very different women...The fifth in this wonderful series and this one is not quite as good but only because the subject material was lacking a little Not the author s fault, of course, just a relatively quiet time in an otherwise thrilling time in English and French history No wars or battles, just centred around two queens Queen Isabella widow of the loathsome dead King J...

The Battle of the Queens (Plantagenet Saga, #5)
  • English
  • 08 June 2018
  • 0330258249
  • Jean Plaidy
  • The Battle of the Queens (Plantagenet Saga, #5)