{"product_id":"the-queen-and-the-mistress-the-women-of-edward-iii-9781639363599","title":"The Queen and the Mistress: The Women of Edward III","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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGemma\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHollman\u003c\/b\u003e has a Master's degree in Medieval History from the University of York. She runs the Just History Posts blog and Twitter account and has written for the British Numismatic Journal. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRoyal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth Century England, \u003c\/i\u003ealso available from Pegasus Books, and lives Hertfordshire, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50487207166226,"sku":"9781639363599","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_29e47fb8-1974-4bc9-9d49-ef4bcd48a77a.jpg?v=1730434611","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-queen-and-the-mistress-the-women-of-edward-iii-9781639363599","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}