The birth of the chess queen
Subtitle: how her majesty transformed the game
By: Marilyn Yalom.
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Queen (Chess) -- History.; Chess -- History.; Queens -- History.
Description: "[Examines] the politics and culture of medieval Europe, the institution of queenship, and the reflections of royal power in the figure of the chess queen"--p. [3] of jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and index.