Catherine Hanley combines lucid scholarship with page-turning narrative military expertise with a fine-grained understanding of the challenges facing a twelfth-century woman who sought to rule. The result - authoritative, human, and utterly compelling - is a triumph.'-Helen Castor, author of She-Wolves, 'Impressive study'-Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian 'A lively and authoritative account'- Katherine Harvey, Times Literary Supplement 'A fine example of the genre'-Tony Barber, The Financial Times ' will attract a growing audience interested in stories of women challenging the male-dominated European past.'-Alexandra Locking, Medieval Review 'This account of Matilda's frenetic and unfulfilled life puts the DNA of her world's sexism front and center, which makes this thousand-year-old story feel.modern.'-Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Review 'The biography of Matilda I've been waiting for: as clear-sighted, forthright and formidable as the Empress herself. Lusch, The Kirk Center 'The biography of Matilda I've been waiting for: as clear-sighted, forthright and formidable as the Empress herself. The result - authoritative, human, and utterly compelling - is a triumph.'-Helen Castor, author of She-Wolves, 'Impressive study'-Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian 'A lively and authoritative account'-Katherine Harvey, Times Literary Supplement 'A fine example of the genre'-Tony Barber, The Financial Times ' will attract a growing audience interested in stories of women challenging the male-dominated European past.'-Alexandra Locking, Medieval Review 'This account of Matilda's frenetic and unfulfilled life puts the DNA of her world's sexism front and center, which makes this thousand-year-old story feel.modern.'-Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Review 'Catherine Hanley's accessible biography lifts Matilda from between the lines of recorded history to gives us a fascinating portrait of a woman who did not need to rule to be remembered.'-Timothy D. 'Impressive study'-Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian 'A lively and authoritative account'- Katherine Harvey, Times Literary Supplement 'A fine example of the genre'-Tony Barber, The Financial Times 'The biography of Matilda I've been waiting for: as clear-sighted, forthright and formidable as the Empress herself.

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