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  1. May 24, 2024 · Joan, Lady of Wales, also known by her Welsh name Siwan, was an illegitimate and favoured daughter of King John, and one of several illegitimate medieval women married off by her father for the sake of politics.

  2. May 14, 2024 · Danna R. Messer’s book Joan, Lady of Wales: Power and Politics of King John’s Daughter is now available in the UK from Pen & Sword and Amazon. About the Author: I am a medieval historian by training and trade.

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  4. May 2, 2024 · Title: Joan, Lady of Wales. Format: Hardback. Subtitle: Power and Politics of King John's Daughter. Number of Pages: 256. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB. EAN: 9781526729293. Condition: New. Release Year: 2020.

  5. May 19, 2024 · The New York Times Book Review “It is as if Chen has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time.”—Hilary Mantel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Booker Prize winner Wolf Hall “A secular reimagining and feminist celebration of the life of Joan of Arc that transforms the ...

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  6. May 22, 2024 · Although Nest is the only named woman in the books title, this is about noblewomen in Wales, as well as the idea of gendered conquest. On these topics this book is a strong contribution to scholarship and contains approaches that demand to be applied to the wider British Isles.

  7. 1 day ago · Joan, aged 12, married Louis of Orléans, aged 14, at the Château de Montrichard in 1476. Louis XI was not in attendance. Joan’s handsome dowry of 100,000 gold crowns did little to induce Louis of Orléans to care for his new wife. He sobbed throughout the wedding feast, and he avoided her as much as possible over the next seven years.

  8. 5 days ago · The petition was an appeal for global peace, from the women of Wales to the women of America. This whirlwind US visit was the culmination of a six-month campaign that had seen more than 400 local ...

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