{"product_id":"queen-the-mistress-2","title":"Queen \u0026 The Mistress By Hollman, Gemma","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57821197861246,"sku":"NW9781639363599","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781639363599.jpg?v=1786187826","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/queen-the-mistress-2","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}