Katherine Pangonis

Queens of Jerusalem

In 1187 Saladin's armies besieged the holy city of Jerusalem. He had previously annihilated Jerusalem's army at the battle of Hattin, and behind the city's high walls a last-ditch defence was being led by an unlikely trio - including Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem. They could not resist Saladin, but, if they were lucky, they could negotiate terms that would save the lives of the city's inhabitants.Queen Sibylla was the last of a line of formidable female rulers in the Crusader States of Outremer. Yet for all the many books written about the Crusades, one aspect is conspicuously absent: the stories of women. Queens and princesses tend to be presented as passive transmitters of land and royal blood.In reality, women ruled, conducted diplomatic negotiations, made military decisions, forged alliances, rebelled, and undertook architectural projects. Sibylla's grandmother Queen Melisende was the first queen to seize real political agency in Jerusalem and rule in her own right. She outmanoeuvred both her husband and son to seize real power in her kingdom, and was a force to be reckoned with in the politics of the medieval Middle East.The lives of her Armenian mother, her three sisters, and their daughters and granddaughters were no less intriguing. The lives of this trailblazing dynasty of royal women, and the crusading Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, are the focus of Katherine Pangonis's debut book. In QUEENS OF JERUSALEM she explores the role women played in the governing of the Middle East during periods of intense instability, and how they persevered to rule and seize greater power for themselves when the opportunity presented itself.

In 1187 Saladin's armies besieged the holy city of Jerusalem. He had previously annihilated Jerusalem's army at the battle of Hattin, and behind the city's high walls a last-ditch defence was being led by an unlikely trio - including Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem. They could not resist Saladin, but, if they were lucky, they could negotiate terms that would save the lives of the city's inhabitants.Queen Sibylla was the last of a line of formidable female rulers in the Crusader States of Outremer. Yet for all the many books written about the Crusades, one aspect is conspicuously absent: the stories of women. Queens and princesses tend to be presented as passive transmitters of land and royal blood.In reality, women ruled, conducted diplomatic negotiations, made military decisions, forged alliances, rebelled, and undertook architectural projects. Sibylla's grandmother Queen Melisende was the first queen to seize real political agency in Jerusalem and rule in her own right. She outmanoeuvred both her husband and son to seize real power in her kingdom, and was a force to be reckoned with in the politics of the medieval Middle East.The lives of her Armenian mother, her three sisters, and their daughters and granddaughters were no less intriguing. The lives of this trailblazing dynasty of royal women, and the crusading Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, are the focus of Katherine Pangonis's debut book. In QUEENS OF JERUSALEM she explores the role women played in the governing of the Middle East during periods of intense instability, and how they persevered to rule and seize greater power for themselves when the opportunity presented itself.

Nyelv angol
Kiadó Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Megjelenés éve 2022
Oldalak száma 272
Kötés típusa Paperback / softback
Súly (g) 254 g
Méretek (Sz-M-H) 129 x 196
EAN 9781474614092
Szállítási idő Nem elérhető


További termékek a kategóriából:


Szívünkből születtél /Könyv az örökbefogadásról
-10%
Töreky Katalin
Szállítási idő
online ár - Készleten - 1 munkanap
7,85 €
7,07 €
Mindentudók klubja 13. - Dzsószer fáraó ünnepe
-10%
Maria Maneru
Szállítási idő
online ár - Készleten - 1 munkanap
9,80 €
8,82 €
A képzőművészet nagykönyve
-10%
Ismeretterjesztő
Szállítási idő
online ár - Készleten - 1 munkanap
24,60 €
22,14 €
Robinson Crusoe - Talentum Diákkönyvtár (új kiadás)
-10%
Daniel Defoe
Szállítási idő
online ár - Készleten - 1 munkanap
6,50 €
5,85 €
Tao a mindennapokban - Az önmegismerés erőlködésmentes ösvénye
-10%
Mantak Chia
Szállítási idő
online ár - Készleten - 1 munkanap
19,35 €
17,42 €
Medveszív (2. kiadás)
-10%
Kiss Attila
Szállítási idő
online ár - Készleten - 1 munkanap
13,10 €
11,79 €
Malajzia - Berlitz barangoló
-10%
Berlitz Útikönyvek
Szállítási idő
online ár - Készleten - 1 munkanap
13,10 €
11,79 €
Sémáink párban - A párkapcsolati problémák és a pártalálási nehézségek nyomában
-10%
Vágyi Petra
Szállítási idő
online ár - Készleten - 1 munkanap
16,40 €
14,76 €