Her brother, william adelin, died in the wreck of the white ship in 1120. The empress matildas mother was matilda of scotland. This list contains works of fiction in which the empress matilda aka lady of the english, countess of anjou, etc, 11021167 appears as the main character. Profile for empress matilda from the pillars of the earth. The rival of empress matilda for the crown of england was her cousin stephen, whose wife, also a cousin of the empress, was also named maud or matilda. Empress, queen, warrior and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Robert, earl of gloucester, was married to a matilda. Empress, queen, warrior, researcher and medieval historian catherine hanley highlights how matilda fought for the throne.
Stephens mother, adela of normandy, was a sister of henry i. Much of the serious work on her life and historical importance has never been translated from german, and almost all has concentrated on the years of her struggle with stephen for the english crown. This made matilda the hereditary heir to the english throne. Was matilda a powerhungry shewolf, as history portrays her, or a woman ahead of her time, fighting for the continuation of her family line. Matilda empress and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This is the first comprehensive and fully documented study of the empress matilda to be published in english.
924 471 756 119 604 849 843 1219 271 30 736 1514 527 726 1216 1157 679 260 1148 467 1571 223 91 1015 109 989 1149 670 416 575 1111 181 943 1505 342 837 1339 942 931 238 1259