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Hanley is right on target in this biographical sketch of the woman who ought to have been the first queen regnant of England. However, even if you're familiar with the period and the protagonists themselves I believe you will enjoy reading Dr. Matilda is a fascinating book to read, you don't have to have background knowledge of the period or the people to start reading it. Hanley so masterfully and seamlessly inserts into her writing that you don't even notice when she stops writing about nobles and starts writing about how noble women were supposed to act or the process of childbirth. Another delightful part of the book is the history of everyday life and attitudes during the period which Dr.

This makes it easier to follow the narrative considering how many people share the same name (digression: why are so many people called Robert or Matilda or William or Henry?). My absolute favourite parts of the book were when the author subtly and kindly reminds us when we encountered someone before. Hanley's no nonsense, but still intense and page-turning style. The information is presented clearly and concisely with Dr. It is certainly easier to get through it, since it doesn't have 500+ endnotes (the bane of my existence :D ), but it still packs a punch. Hanley stated that her book was meant for the general readership and not just for the academics. For now here are some quick, unedited musings about the book itself. With me to discuss one of the most remarkable yet sadly forgotten women of the Middle Ages–or any other age–is Catherine Hanley, author of Matilda: Empress, Queen, and Warrior.I will do a separate review on my blog when I mull about the book a bit more. She would live to see her son Henry take the throne, and create an kingdom that dominated both the British Isles and France.

Her father made her his heir and that escape from Oxford Castle was a incident in the war that she waged to maintain her kingdom.

Betrothed to the Emperor Henry at the age of 8, she had lived in Germany and Italy until the death of her husband, though she retained the title of Empress until her death. She was the daughter of Henry I of England, the granddaughter of William the Conqueror. But Matilda is much more than that daring escape. This is the most famous incident in the life of Matilda, Empress and Queen of England, featured in countless English stories and legends. Besieged by her enemies, she took the opportunity of a snowstorm to move undetected through their siege lines, and down the frozen Thames to safety. On a wintry December, a woman clothed in white fled from Oxford Castle.