{"product_id":"the-queen-and-the-mistress-gemma-hollman-9781639363599","title":"The Queen and the Mistress: The Women of Edward III","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe riveting story of two women whose divergent personalities and positions impacted the court of Edward III, one of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emedieval England's greatest kings.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere were two women in Edward III's life: Philippa of Hainault, his wife of forty years and bearer of twelve children, and his mistress, Alice Perrers, the twenty-year-old who took the king's fancy as his ageing wife grew sick. After Philippa's death Alice began to dominate court, amassing a fortune and persuading the elderly Edward to promote her friends and punish her enemies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Queen and the Mistress\u003c\/i\u003e, Gemma Hollman brings the story of these two women to life and contrasts the \"perfect\" medieval queen--the pious, unpolitical, steady Philippa--with the impertinent youth--the wily, charismatic, manipulative Alice. One died a royal, adored, while the full force of the English court united against Alice, wresting both money and power from her and leaving her with nothing but a mission to try to reclaim all that was lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth women had wealth and power but used vitally different methods to dispense it. In \u003ci\u003eThe Queen and the Mistress, \u003c\/i\u003e Hollman brings to the fore their differences and similarities in a unique look at women and power in the Middle Ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gemma Hollman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639363599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639363599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 7.09w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/06\/2023","brand":"Gemma Hollman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073087303935,"sku":"9781639363599","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3ddc5bf-02ae-4946-85a7-af147db7ad5b.jpg?v=1685445735","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-queen-and-the-mistress-gemma-hollman-9781639363599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}