Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe

For fans of Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser,acclaimed author Nancy Goldstones thrilling history of the royal daughters who succeeded in rulingand shapingthirteenth-century Europe

Set against the backdrop of the thirteenth century, a time of chivalry and crusades, troubadors, knights and monarchs, Four Queens is the story of four provocative sistersMarguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia, and Beatrice of Provencewho rose from near obscurity to become the most coveted and powerful women in Europe. Each sister in this extraordinary family was beautiful, cultured, and accomplished but what made these women so remarkable was that each became queen of a principal European powerFrance, England, Germany and Sicily. During their reigns, they exercised considerable political authority, raised armies, intervened diplomatically and helped redraw the map of Europe. Theirs is a drama of courage, sagacity and ambition that re-examines the concept of leadership in the Middle Ages.