title: The Forgotten Queen
author: Garwood, Haley Elizabeth
description: A MISTAKE OF THE HEART COST HER A KINGDOM
  
  First he stole her heart, then her kingdom. Empress Matilda dried her tears with rage, invaded England, and with sword in hand, fought lover turned enemy.
  
  The Forgotten Queen is a gutsy tale of a warrior, Empress Matilda, daughter of King Henry I of England and granddaughter of William the Conqueror. Against the turbulent backdrop of 12th Century England, Matilda had to overcome political intrigues, prejudice, and the lover who stole her crown.
  
  Matilda's destiny sent her down an arduous path. She led the last successful land invasion of England in A.D. 1139 to wrench the throne from Stephen, the lover who betrayed her. Aided by her illegitimate halfbrother, Robert of Gloucester and scores of nobility, Empress Matilda gained control of the western half of England.
  
  The author, Dr. Haley Elizabeth Garwood, researched the story of The Forgotten Queen at the Library of Congress, researched obscure documents, and had materials imported from England in order to write a factual and entertaining novel. Her goal is to dust off the forgotten women in history. This is the first novel in Dr. Garwood's Warrior Queen Series.
  
  THE FORGOTTEN QUEEN
  
  A story of raging civil war, intrigue, love, and hate.
  
  Matilda survives an assassination attempt.
  
  Climbs down a forty foot tower during a blizzard to escape a siege by Stephen.
  
  Slips through enemy lines disguised as a corpse.
  
  Saves the crown for her son who ruled as Henry II, England's greatest king.