| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
365 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Joanna I, Queen of Naples, -1382.
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Queens -- Italy -- Naples (Kingdom) -- Biography.
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Naples (Kingdom) -- History -- Jane I, 1343-1382.
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| ISBN |
9780802716705 : $27.00 |
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0802716709 |
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