The Empress Matilda
Subtitle: queen consort, queen mother, and lady of the English
By: Marjorie Chibnall.
Publisher: Blackwell
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Mass., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Matilda, Empress, consort of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1102-1167.; Princesses -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Great Britain -- History -- Henry I, 1100-1135 -- Biography.; Great Britain -- History -- Stephen, 1135-1154 -- Biography.; Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Granddaughter of William the Conqueror and of King Malcolm of the Scots, and daughter of Henry I, Matilda fought for the throne of England, arguably hers by right, for nine years, and was denied it largely because she was a woman. In valour and determination Matilda may be compared with Boudicca or with Elizabeth I." "This is the first fully documented account of her extraordinary, action-packed life to have been published in English. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-215) and index.