{"product_id":"empress-matilda-my-story","title":"Empress Matilda My Story By Mortimore, Sally","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Greetings! I’m Matilda -- you may know me as Empress Matilda -- and I was so nearly the first Queen of England. William the Conqueror was my grandfather, and I should have succeeded my father, King Henry I. For many years I ruled in the southern counties of England and came very close to seizing the crown back from my cousin, Stephen. However, it was not to be. This is my story.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins this colourfully illustrated book telling the story of Empress Matilda, a medieval feminist who fought to gain her rightful place as Queen of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Lindy Grant, Professor Emerita of Medieval History at the University of Reading, and an expert in Kingship and Queenship in the High Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57583994732926,"sku":"NW9781915048288","price":9.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781915048288.jpg?v=1783317924","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/empress-matilda-my-story","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}