Title: Lady of the English
Description: Lady of the English 



by 
Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) 
  
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 Two very different women are linked by destiny and the struggle for the English crown. Matilda, daughter of Henry I, is determined to win back her crown from Stephen, the usurper king. Adeliza, Henry's widowed queen and Matilda's stepmother, is now married to William D'Albini, a warrior of the opposition. Both women are strong and prepared to stand firm for what they know is right. But in a world where a man's word is law, how can Adeliza obey her husband while supporting Matilda, the rightful queen? And for Matilda pride comes before a fall ...What price for a crown? What does it cost to be 'Lady of the English'? (less)
Subjects: Kings and rulers, History, Fiction, Fathers and daughters, Succession, Empresses, Widows, Queens, Widows, fiction, Fathers and daughters, fiction, England, fiction, Fiction, historical, Great britain, fiction
Places: England, Great Britain
People: Matilda Empress, consort of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1102-1167)
Time periods: 12th century, Stephen, 1135-1154