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A review by jmatkinson1
A Marriage of Lions by Elizabeth Chadwick
4.0
Joanna is placed in the Royal Court to serve Queen Alienor, wife of Henry III. She has few prospects until tragedy strikes her family and suddenly she is a valuable heiress. The King weds her to his half-brother William de Valence and the couple become powerful at court. however Henry is a weak king and his nobles, led by Simon de Montford, are plotting.
This is another wonderful tale from Chadwick. Joanna is a very minor figure in history but she was at the heart of the Barons' Revolt of the 13th century and Chadwick uses her as a device for exploring this era in more detail. There are not many books set in this period and most tend to support the cause of the nobles however this is more skewed to the Royal family focusing as it does on the wife of one of the french interlopers. Little is known of Joanna but Chadwick fleshes her out well and this is a really entertaining and well-researched book.
This is another wonderful tale from Chadwick. Joanna is a very minor figure in history but she was at the heart of the Barons' Revolt of the 13th century and Chadwick uses her as a device for exploring this era in more detail. There are not many books set in this period and most tend to support the cause of the nobles however this is more skewed to the Royal family focusing as it does on the wife of one of the french interlopers. Little is known of Joanna but Chadwick fleshes her out well and this is a really entertaining and well-researched book.