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The Maid and the Queen
The Secret History of Joan of Arc
By Goldstone, Nancy
- ISBN
- 9780670023332
- Publisher
- Viking
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Reviewed on February 1, 2012 | Social Sciences
This fascinating dual biography weaves together the stories of two late medieval women—one highly familiar, the other virtually hidden from history. Goldstone (Four Queens: The Provençal Sisters Who Ruled Europe) presents a new interpretation of events surrounding the life and legend of Joan of Arc, seeking to uncover how and why this illiterate peasant mystic came to influence political and military policy. The backstory involves Yolande of Aragon (1381–1442),...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
