Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of King Edward Longshanks

Kelcey Wilson-Lee

Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of King Edward Longshanks
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Country
Published
9 February 2021
Pages
352
ISBN
9781643136875

Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of King Edward Longshanks

Kelcey Wilson-Lee

Revealing the truth behind the life of a royal princess in medieval England, the colorful story of the five remarkable daughters of King Edward I. Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealized–and largely mythical–notion of the medieval noblewoman still lingers. Yet the reality was very different, as Kelcey Wilson-Lee shows in this vibrant account of the five daughters of Edward I, often known as Longshanks.

The lives of these sisters–Eleanora, Joanna, Margaret, Mary and Elizabeth–ran the gamut of experiences open to royal women in the Middle Ages. Edward’s daughters were of course expected to cement alliances and secure lands and territory by making great dynastic marriages, or endow religious houses with royal favor. But they also skillfully managed enormous households, navigated choppy diplomatic waters, and promoted their family’s cause throughout Europe–and had the courage to defy their royal father. They might never wear the crown in their own right, but they were utterly confident of their crucial role in the spectacle of medieval kingship.

Drawing on a wide range of contemporary sources, Daughters of Chivalry offers a rich portrait of these formidable women, seeing them–at long last–shine from out of the shadows, revealing what it was to be a princess in the Age of Chivalry.

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