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William Marshal's Wife : Isabel de Clare, Woman of Influence by Julia A. Hickey (2024, Hardcover)

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Married to a complete stranger when she was just eighteen on the orders of Richard the Lionheart, she found love in the arms of William Marshal - known as the greatest knight who ever lived. Marshal declared, 'I have no claim to anything save through her.'.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited

ISBN-101399043277

ISBN-139781399043274

eBay Product ID (ePID)7063199721

Product Key Features

Book TitleWilliam Marshal's Wife : Isabel Declaré, Woman of Influence

Number of Pages232 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicWomen, Europe / Great Britain / General, Historical

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorJulia A. Hickey

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal942.034092

SynopsisThe real story of Isabel de Clare, William Marshal's wife, a powerful woman who was a key figure in the history of Ireland, England, Wales and Normandy. Isabel de Clare, the descendant of kings, dukes and freebooters, was one of the wealthiest heiresses in Henry II's kingdom thanks to the ambitions of her father Richard, Strongbow, de Clare and his marriage to Aoife, daughter of the last king of Leinster. Nature gave her beauty and intelligence. Destiny made her a key figure in the history of Ireland, England, Wales and Normandy. Isabel's role as a daughter, wife, mother and countess in her own right is the story of medieval aristocratic women and the power that they could wield.Married to a complete stranger when she was just eighteen on the orders of Richard the Lionheart, she found love in the arms of William Marshal - known as the greatest knight who ever lived. Together they established powerbases in Ireland and in Wales, beat off their foes; negotiated the perils of serving King John; and built a powerful kinship network. Marshal declared, 'I have no claim to anything save through her.' She was a peerless wife and remarkable woman who played the political game alongside her husband serving successive Plantagenet monarchs, consolidating and extending her inheritance as well as giving birth to ten children.Like her mother before her and her brood of Marshall daughters after her, she was a prize, not a pawn, who knew how to balance her role as a wife and mother alongside the brutal politics of the period.

LC Classification NumberDA225.H5 2024