Royal Witches Gemma Hollman

Name: Royal Witches By Gemma Hollman
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Royal Witches by Gemma Hollman

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Summary

The first full exploration of the accusations of malicious witchcraft that plagued the lives of four royal women, and the Woodville line, for centuries

Royal Witches Summary

Royal Witches: From Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth Woodville by Gemma Hollman

'An important and timely book' Philippa Gregory

Joan of Navarre was the richest woman in the land, at a time when war-torn England was penniless.

Eleanor Cobham was the wife of a weak king's uncle - and her husband was about to fall from grace.

Jacquetta Woodville was a personal enemy of Warwick the Kingmaker, who was about to take his revenge.

Elizabeth Woodville was the widowed mother of a child king, fighting Richard III for her children's lives.

In Royal Witches, Gemma Hollman explores the lives of these four unique women, looking at how rumours of witchcraft brought them to their knees in a time when superstition and suspicion was rife.

Royal Witches Reviews

This introduces new readers, in the most accessible and colourful way, to a group of royal women who certainly deserve more public notice than they have hitherto received -- Professor Ronald Hutton, author of author of The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present

About Gemma Hollman

GEMMA HOLLMAN's love of history began when she was a child, where she lapped up the Horrible Histories books and asked endless questions at school (probably to the frustration of her teachers). She later became intrigued as to how understudied the history of women was and, through her time at university, began to learn about a plethora of strong, intriguing and complicated women from the medieval period, a time she had always learnt was dominated by men. Out of this interest grew Royal Witches, which began as Hollman's dissertation for her master's degree in Medieval History. She also writes and curates the 'Just History Posts' blog, where she shares snippets of history with the public in short, readable posts, whilst working full time in the heritage industry.

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Sku

GOR010238674

ISBN 13

9780750989404

ISBN 10

0750989408

Title

Royal Witches: From Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth Woodville by Gemma Hollman

Author

Gemma Hollman

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

The History Press Ltd

Year published

2019-10-07

Number of pages

320

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins