Comments on: Four Queens – Book Review http://www.devourerofbooks.com/2009/03/four-queens-book-review/ Memoirs of a Ravenous Reader Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:37:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Meghan http://www.devourerofbooks.com/2009/03/four-queens-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4520 Meghan Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:03:25 +0000 http://www.devourerofbooks.com/?p=701#comment-4520 Royal women did have some power occasionally! Look at Eleanor of Aquitaine. She had obvious agency if any woman did. The husband's decision was unfortunately paramount, but noble women had more power than is commonly supposed, especially widows and women whose husbands went off on crusade. I'm a little skeptical of this one from having read Amazon reviews and even just the description, but I don't want to rant on your blog, so I'll just say that I like your review! I think it's very even-handed and speaks to the book's strengths. =) <abbr><em>Meghan’s last blog post..<a href="http://chikune.com/blog/?p=573" rel="nofollow">Review: The Sum of Our Days, Isabel Allende</a></abbr></em> Royal women did have some power occasionally! Look at Eleanor of Aquitaine. She had obvious agency if any woman did. The husband’s decision was unfortunately paramount, but noble women had more power than is commonly supposed, especially widows and women whose husbands went off on crusade.

I’m a little skeptical of this one from having read Amazon reviews and even just the description, but I don’t want to rant on your blog, so I’ll just say that I like your review! I think it’s very even-handed and speaks to the book’s strengths. =)

Meghan’s last blog post..Review: The Sum of Our Days, Isabel Allende

]]> By: Kim http://www.devourerofbooks.com/2009/03/four-queens-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4505 Kim Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:11:43 +0000 http://www.devourerofbooks.com/?p=701#comment-4505 It's so difficult to write about women from the past because there aren't a lot of primary sources concerning them. I appreciate it when authors/historians try to give us insight. Thanks for letting us know about this book. <abbr><em>Kim’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.bookstorepeople.com/2009/03/the-battle-between-the-kindle-and-the-book/" rel="nofollow">The Battle Between the Kindle and the Book</a></abbr></em> It’s so difficult to write about women from the past because there aren’t a lot of primary sources concerning them. I appreciate it when authors/historians try to give us insight. Thanks for letting us know about this book.

Kim’s last blog post..The Battle Between the Kindle and the Book

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