Her research is impeccable, her eye for detail unerring, and in The Lady Queen she paints a captivating portrait of medieval royalty in all its incandescent complexity. She is the author most recently of three works of non-fiction examining the role of high born women in the Middle Ages: Four Queens, The Maid and the Queen, and.

On 15 March 1348, Joanna I, Queen of Naples, stood trial for her life before the pope and his court in Avignon. While a procession of the most important artists and writers of her day found patronage at her glittering court, the turmoil of her times swirled around her: war, plague, intrigue, and the treachery that would, ultimately, bring her down.Īs she did in her acclaimed Four Queens, Nancy Goldstone takes us back to the turbulent and colorful Middle Ages, and with skill and passion brings fully to life one of history's most remarkable women. by Nancy Goldstone ( 262 ) 13.99 The exceptionally dramatic and previously unchronicled life of the medieval queen Joanna I. The first-ever Bridgerton spinoff is a prequel, showing the early days of the young queens. But she was also widely admired: Dedicated to the welfare of her subjects and realm, she reduced crime, built hospitals and churches, and encouraged the licensing of women physicians. Dearest reader, it is finally time for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story to make its royal debut. She was notorious: The taint of her husband's death never quite left her. Nancy Goldstone also the author of Four Queens: The Provenal Sisters Who Ruled Europe expertly describes bloodthirsty 14th-century politics and the. Returning to Naples, she ruled over one of Europe's most prestigious courts for more than thirty yearsuntil she was herself murdered.Īs courageous as Eleanor of Aquitaine, as astute and determined as Elizabeth I of England, Joanna was the only female monarch in her time to rule in her own name. Determined to defend herselfJoanna won her acquittal against enormous odds. Her cousin and husband, Prince Andrew of Hungary, had recently been murdered, and Joanna was the chief suspect.

On March 15, 1348, Joanna I, Queen of Naples, stood trial for her life before the Pope and his court in Avignon.

The lady queen by nancy goldstone