“A fine example of the genre”-Tony Barber, The Financial Times “A lively and authoritative account”-Katherine Harvey, Times Literary Supplement “Impressive study”-Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian

Extraordinarily, her line has continued through every single monarch of England or Britain from that time to the present day. Hanley highlights how Matilda fought for the throne, and argues that although she never sat on it herself her reward was to see her son become king. Catherine Hanley provides fresh insight into Matilda's campaign to claim the title of queen, her approach to allied kingdoms and rival rulers, and her role in the succession crisis.

This new biography explores Matilda’s achievements as military and political leader, and sets her life and career in full context. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown-the first woman ever to hold the position-and an able military general.

Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. “A lively and authoritative account.”-Katherine Harvey, Times Literary Supplement “ will attract a growing audience interested in stories of women challenging the male-dominated European past.”-Alexandra Locking, Medieval Review There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours that we are yet to explore, which is why we will forever inspire curious minds.A life of Matilda-empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages We are a company who put our customers at the centre of everything we do as we understand the importance of reading because once you learn to read, you will forever be free. If this is your first visit or you are a returning customer, we would like to welcome you to the PBShop family, for there is no friend as loyal as a book. Life is about being versatile in all realms of existence. Working with a number of different suppliers allows us to explore other avenues such as puzzles, sheet music and even stationery so we really do have something for everyone. We are proud to be different and embrace standing apart on a book mountain by working from a virtual inventory which allows us to provide thousands of books that may be difficult to get for your bookshelf or your studies. In 2020 we not only celebrated our 20th birthday but our 1st birthday as being completely employee owned after becoming an E.O.T in September 2019. We pride ourselves in being a community of local book lovers which allows our passion and devotion to shine in everything we do. However, as shopping started to evolve to online shops and marketplaces, we bid our stores goodbye to become ?PBShop.? This transition has only allowed us to blossom as we now ship thousands of titles to book lovers across the globe. We first started out as ?The Paperback Exchange,? a chain of physical bookstores where we would part exchange your beloved books for new stories to transport you to faraway places.

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