{"product_id":"9781639363599","title":"The Queen and the Mistress","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 There 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.  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. Both 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.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59641343574348,"sku":"9781639363599","price":24.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/4163\/2076\/files\/9781639363599-88bc0af3ca92d67d_front.webp?v=1793359732","url":"https:\/\/foxandfable.com\/products\/9781639363599","provider":"Fox \u0026 Fable","version":"1.0","type":"link"}