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Princesses of the Later Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Plantagenets

Princesses of the Later Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Plantagenets

Connolly, Sharon Bennett

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralMedieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 1036192180
ISBN13: 9781036192181
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Pages: 224
Language: English
England's princesses emerge as diplomats who shape alliances through transformative marriages.

'My daughter wanted me to treat her more like a princess. So, I married her to a stranger to strengthen the alliance with Poland!'

The medieval princess has often been portrayed as a pawn in the political machinations of her father or brother, married off to distant lands for the sake of peace, or land, or both. Never to be seen or thought of again.

But was that really her fate?

Princesses of the Later Middle Ages examines the lives and experiences of England's princesses, from the treasured daughters of Henry III to the children of Edward IV, whose lives were turned upside down when they were declared illegitimate.

What we see is a very different story, where a foreign marriage does not mean eternal exile, but a purpose in life, where a princess is a diplomat, an ambassador for England in her new country. She is the bond between allies - most of the time.

Princesses of the Later Middle Ages shines a light on the lives and experiences of these remarkable women.

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