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  • Published: 12 January 2027
  • ISBN: 9781529931686
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $29.99

Queens at War

England's Medieval Queens




Triumph and tragedy, love and loss, murder and malice in the lives of five fifteenth-century queens

Joan of Navarre, Katherine of Valois, Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Widville and Anne Neville were the queens at the heart of the turbulent English royal court. Five very different women, they were each caught up in wars, manoeuvres and losses that changes the course of history.

But they also wielded their own power, defying the limitations of their times and often living out the brutal consequences of their determination.

In this gripping finale to her acclaimed series on the queens of medieval England, Alison Weir uncovers how these formidable women shaped history from the throne.

'The breadth and depth of Weir’s knowledge, however lightly she might wear it, are staggering’ TLS

  • Published: 12 January 2027
  • ISBN: 9781529931686
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $29.99

About the author

Alison Weir

Alison Weir is one of Britain’s top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She lives and works in Surrey.

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Praise for Queens at War

Alison Weir brings her series on England’s medieval queens to a triumphant conclusion by showcasing the lives of five very different women who wore the consort’s crown. Love, lust, betrayal, treason, witchcraft, war, loss, despair … it’s all here, brought enthrallingly to life by Weir’s meticulous research and her eye for detail"

Catherine Hanley, author of LIONESSHART

A gripping new account of England's medieval queens that brings a dazzling cast of characters vividly to life. These are women who broke the mould, wielding power not just as the wives of kings but in their own right, and in doing so changing the course of English history forever. This is history and storytelling at their absolute best.

Tracy Borman, author of ELIZABETH'S WOMEN

The breadth and depth of Weir’s knowledge, however lightly she might wear it, are staggering – this is the kind of book every historian wishes they had written... Weir manages to make this well-trodden ground feel new, and achingly human.

TLS

The breadth and depth of Weir’s knowledge, however lightly she might wear it, are staggering – this is the kind of book every historian wishes they had written

Times Literary Supplement