| Authors: |
Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon.
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| Material type: |
Biography |
| Subject: |
France -- History -- Charles VII, 1422-1461.
France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589.
Christian women saints -- France -- Biography.
Nobility -- France -- Biography.
Christian saints -- France -- Biography.
Joan,of Arc, Saint,1412-1431.
Yolande d'Aragon,Queen, consort of Louis II, King of Naples,d. 1442.
LouisII,Duke of Anjou,1377-1417.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Viking, c2012. |
| Description: |
xviii, 296 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780670023332 0670023337 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents: |
Before Joan -- The kingdom of the gay science -- To be a queen -- The mad king of France -- Civil War -- A new dauphin -- Joan of Arc -- Childhood in Domrémy -- The angels speak to Joan -- Joan meets the Dauphin -- The maid of Orléans -- Capture at Compiègne -- The trial of Joan of Arc -- After Joan -- Of politics and prisoners -- The queen takes control -- The road to Rouen -- The rehabilitation of Joan of Arc. |
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| Summary: |
The untold story of the extraordinary queen Yolande of Aragon, queen of Sicily, who championed Joan of Arc. |