Joanna: The Notorious Queen of Naples, Jerusalem and Sicily by Nancy Goldstone

Joanna: The Notorious Queen of Naples, Jerusalem and Sicily

Nancy Goldstone

365 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional informative medium-paced
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As courageous as Eleanor of Aquitaine, as astute and determined as Elizabeth I, Joanna was the only female monarch in her time to rule in her own right. The taint of her husband's death never quite left her, but she was also widely admired. Dedica...

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