Sean Mcglynn

Lady of the English

The daughter of Henry I and mother of the Plantagenet dynasty, Matilda should have been England's first ruling queen

issue 23 March 2019

  • Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior

    Catherine Hanley

    Yale, pp. 277

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