Táto séria sa ponorí do životov a vplyvných panovaní stredovekých anglických kráľovien. Skúma ich často prehliadanú úlohu v politike a správe krajiny, odhaľuje zložitosť ich postavenia a mocenských bojov. Každý diel prináša starostlivo preskúmané a živo rozprávané príbehy, ktoré obnovujú historickú dôležitosť týchto fascinujúcich žien. Séria ponúka pohľad na silné panovníčky, ktoré formovali anglické dejiny.
Brings England's Norman queens out of the shadows and dazzlingly to life. Drawing on a wealth of fascinating contemporary sources, Alison Weir presents the drama, passion and intrigue of these extraordinary women's lives and restores them to their rightful place in history. A masterpiece. Tracy Borman
The Plantagenet queens of England played a role in some of the most dramatic events in our history. Crusading queens, queens in rebellion against their king, queen seductresses, learned queens, queens in battle, queens who enlivened England with the romantic culture of southern Europe. Through the story of the first five Plantagenet queens (Eleanor of Aquitaine, Berengaria of Navarre, Isabella of Angoulême, Alienor of Provence, Eleanor of Castile), Weir provides a new perspective on a dramatic period of high romance and sometimes low politics, with determined women at its heart