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Lady of the English

Elizabeth Chadwick

Finish date: July 21, 2012

Why we're reading this: Matilda, daughter of Henry I and granddaughter of William the conqueror, was a woman of much strength, an…more
[close] Matilda, daughter of Henry I and granddaughter of William the conqueror, was a woman of much strength, and although she did not wrest the crown from her cousin Stephen, her son became Henry II, who later married Eleanor of Aquitaine (another strong woman!) This historical novel brought these medieval times a little closer to my understanding.

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Matilda, daughter of Henry I and granddaughter of William the conqueror, was a woman of much strength, and although she did not wrest the crown from her cousin Stephen, her son became Henry II, who later married Eleanor of Aquitaine (another strong woman!) This historical novel brought these medieval times a little closer to my understanding.

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