Lady of the English, Elizabeth Chadwick
Lady of the English, Elizabeth Chadwick
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Lady of the English

Author: Elizabeth Chadwick

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Unabridged: 16 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/10/2024


Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick comes a gripping, never-before-told, medieval battle of the sexes that sheds light on one of medieval royalty's most fascinating women?Queen Matilda.

1135, England: Matilda, daughter of Henry I, knows that there are those who will not accept her as England's queen when her father dies. But the men who support her rival, and cousin, Stephen do not know the iron will that drives her. She will win her inheritance against all odds, and despite all men.

Adeliza, Henry's widowed queen and Matilda's stepmother, is now married to a warrior who is fighting to keep Matilda off the throne. But Adeliza knows that Britain's crown belongs to a woman this time.

Both women will stand and fight for what they know is right for England's royalty.

But for Matilda, pride comes before a fall. And for Adeliza, even the deepest love is no proof against fate.

Written with great historical accuracy, Lady of the English is a captivating novel of Medieval England. Fans of Philippa Gregory, Susanna Kearsley, Hilary Mantel, and Diana Gabaldon will be spellbound by this vividly detailed look into medieval history.

"Everyone who has raved about Elizabeth Chadwick as an author of historical novels is right."—Devourer of Books

About Elizabeth Chadwick

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick lives in a cottage in the Vale of Belvoir in Nottinghamshire with her husband and their four dogs. Her first novel, The Wild Hunt, won a Betty Trask Award, To Defy a King won the Romantic Novelist Association's Historical Novel Prize and The Scarlet Lion was nominated by Richard Lee - founder of the Historical Novel Society - as one of the top ten historical novels of the last decade. She often lectures at conferences and historical venues, has been consulted for television documentaries and is a member of the Royal Historical Society.Keep in touch with Elizabeth via her website, her blogs or on social media.www.elizabethchadwick.comtwitter: @chadwickauthorfacebook: ElizabethChadwick


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rebecca on March 12, 2016

It's pretty much a given that when a new Elizabeth Chadwick novel is announced, I preorder it. And when it arrives, everything gets jettisoned so that I can read it right away. Very few authors do that to me any more, and this one wasn't any different. I loved reading about Matilda in this and found......more

Goodreads review by Paul on March 25, 2025

Empress Matilda, “one of the strongest female personalities of twelfth-century English history” … “did not rise to acknowledge men who bowed to her” (and there were few enough of those), … “and she refused to listen to their advice”. Although Henry I, who died in 1135, had bastard sons aplenty, his o......more

Goodreads review by Allison on February 18, 2017

Chadwick really knows how to make history personal and alive. She makes you feel what was at stake for the people involved, know their losses and fears, and she fills in the gaps between the known facts so plausibly. Lady of the English tells the story of two women very close to power but ultimately......more

Goodreads review by Amy on September 11, 2011

No one does medieval historical fiction quite like Elizabeth Chadwick, and her latest novel, Lady of the English is just one more example of her enormous talent for bringing the past to life! Matilda has just returned to England after the death of husband, the German Emperor and is welcomed by her f......more