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Red Queen, White Queen

Maureen Peters

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Description:History remembers King Henry I as the monarch who never smiled after the loss of the White Ship, but his two wives have faded into an undeserved obscurity. This is their story--the story of Editha, the red queen, and Adelicia, the white.Editha, the headstrong daughter of a warrior and a saint, is forced into a convent during her girlhood but her love for Henry triumphs over all attempts to make her take the veil. Her marriage, however, marks not the end but the beginning of a long and varied career. Editha is haunted by the missing piece of an old chess-set, and the launching of the Nef Blanche marks the emergence of that white queen into a Court filed with the echoes of the red one.The relationship between the two queens reflects the struggle between the old barbaric ways and the more civilizing influences coming to bear upon the mingled races of Saxon and Norman.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Red Queen, White Queen. To get started finding Red Queen, White Queen, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 224

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd

Release: 1982

ISBN: 0709199627

Description: History remembers King Henry I as the monarch who never smiled after the loss of the White Ship, but his two wives have faded into an undeserved obscurity. This is their story--the story of Editha, the red queen, and Adelicia, the white.Editha, the headstrong daughter of a warrior and a saint, is forced into a convent during her girlhood but her love for Henry triumphs over all attempts to make her take the veil. Her marriage, however, marks not the end but the beginning of a long and varied career. Editha is haunted by the missing piece of an old chess-set, and the launching of the Nef Blanche marks the emergence of that white queen into a Court filed with the echoes of the red one.The relationship between the two queens reflects the struggle between the old barbaric ways and the more civilizing influences coming to bear upon the mingled races of Saxon and Norman.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Red Queen, White Queen. To get started finding Red Queen, White Queen, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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