Bibliograph

The lady queen, the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily, Nancy Goldstone

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The lady queen, the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily, Nancy Goldstone

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-349) and index

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individual biography

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The lady queen

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

2009019186317928786

Responsibility statement

Nancy Goldstone

Sub title

the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily

Summary

The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial--and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages. As courageous as Eleanor of Aquitaine, as astute and determined as Elizabeth I of England, Joanna, Queen of Naples, was the only female monarch in her time to rule in her own name

Table Of Contents

The trial -- The kingdom of Naples -- The court of Robert the wise -- The kingdom of Hungary -- A royal apprenticeship -- The foolish legacy of Robert the wise -- Papal politics -- Nest of vipers -- Under siege -- The world at war -- The scales of justice -- The return of the queen -- Foreign and domestic relations -- Queen of Sicily -- The queen and her court -- The quest for an heir -- Queen and pope -- Six funerals and a wedding -- The great schism -- The fall of the queen

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