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The maid and the queen : the secret history of Joan of Arc / Nancy Goldstone.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2012.Description: xviii, 296 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0670023337
  • 9780670023332
Other title:
  • Secret history of Joan of Arc
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Contents:
Before Joan -- The kingdom of the gay science -- To be a queen -- The mad king of France -- War -- A new dauphin -- Joan of Arc -- Childhood in Domrémy -- The angels speak to Joan -- Joan meets the Dauphin -- The maid of Orléans -- Capture at Compiègne -- The trial of Joan of Arc -- After Joan -- Of politics and prisoners -- The queen takes control -- The road to Rouen -- The rehabilitation of Joan of Arc.
Summary: The untold story of the extraordinary queen Yolande of Aragon, queen of Sicily, who championed Joan of Arc.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 944.026 G624 Available 33111006706390
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Attention, 'Game of Thrones' fans: The most enjoyably sensational aspects of medieval politics -- double-crosses, ambushes, bizarre personal obsessions, lunacy and naked self-interest -- are in abundant evidence in Nancy Goldstone's The Maid and the Queen ." (Laura Miller, Salon.com)

Politically astute, ambitious, and beautiful, Yolande of Aragon, queen of Sicily, was one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. Caught in the complex dynastic battle of the Hundred Years War, Yolande championed the dauphin's cause against the forces of England and Burgundy, drawing on her savvy, her statecraft, and her intimate network of spies. But the enemy seemed invincible. Just as French hopes dimmed, an astonishingly courageous young woman named Joan of Arc arrived from the farthest recesses of the kingdom, claiming she carried a divine message-a message that would change the course of history and ultimately lead to the coronation of Charles VII and the triumph of France.

Now, on the six hundredth anniversary of the birth of Joan of Arc, this fascinating book explores the relationship between these two remarkable women, and deepens our understanding of this dramatic period in history. How did an illiterate peasant girl gain access to the future king of France, earn his trust, and ultimately lead his forces into battle? Was it only the hand of God that moved Joan of Arc-or was it also Yolande of Aragon?

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Before Joan -- The kingdom of the gay science -- To be a queen -- The mad king of France -- War -- A new dauphin -- Joan of Arc -- Childhood in Domrémy -- The angels speak to Joan -- Joan meets the Dauphin -- The maid of Orléans -- Capture at Compiègne -- The trial of Joan of Arc -- After Joan -- Of politics and prisoners -- The queen takes control -- The road to Rouen -- The rehabilitation of Joan of Arc.

The untold story of the extraordinary queen Yolande of Aragon, queen of Sicily, who championed Joan of Arc.

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