The Maid and the Queen
The Secret History of Joan of Arc
by Nancy Goldstone
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Pub Date Mar 26 2013 | Archive Date Jun 11 2013
PENGUIN GROUP Penguin | Penguin Books
Description
Joan of Arc, the brave peasant girl who heard the voices of angels and helped restore her king to the throne of France, astonished her contemporaries and continues to fascinate us today. Until now, though, her relationship with Yolande of Aragon, the ambitious and beautiful queen of Sicily—mother-in-law to the dauphin—has been little known. In a stunning work filled with intrigue, madness, and mysticism, Nancy Goldstone solves the thrilling mystery by showing that if you pry open the Queen's secrets, you will find the Maid's. Caught in the complex dynastic battle of the Hundred Years War, Yolande of Aragon championed the dauphin's cause. As French hopes dimmed, a courageous young woman arrived from the farthest recesses of the kingdom. But how did she gain an audience with a king? Was it only God's hand that moved Joan of Arc—or was it also Yolande of Aragon's?
Advance Praise
“Attention, ‘Game of Thrones’ fans: The most enjoyably sensational aspects of medieval politics — double-crosses, ambushes, bizarre personal obsessions, lunacy and naked self-interest — are in abundant evidence in Nancy Goldstone’s The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc. . . Goldstone’s [delivery] is vigorous, witty and no-nonsense in the tradition of the late, great popular historian Barbara Tuchman.”—Salon.com
"Goldstone presents this dual biography of two fascinating medieval women with the descriptive energy of a novel." —USA Today
“Through
a fascinating biography that rivals fiction, Goldstone
recounts how Yolande, one of the
most powerful women of the Middle Ages and
the financier of the Battle of Orleans, handpicked Joan to lead
that crucial battle. Citing numerous historical sources, from Joan’s own trial
transcripts to government reports and
letters, Goldstone makes a case for
the queen’s plot. It’s by unraveling Yolande’s
secrets that Joan’s
incredible story suddenly
makes sense.”
—Catholic
Digest
“With compelling storytelling, Goldstone colorfully weaves together the tales of these two women [Yolande of Aragon and Joan of Arc] —one rich, one poor; one educated, one illiterate; one worldly, one simple—whose powerful personalities and deep allegiance to France helped shape the country’s future.”
—Publishers Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780143122821 |
| PRICE | $18.00 (USD) |
