Pangonis, Katherine,

Queens of Jerusalem : the women who dared to rule / Katherine Pangonis. - xxii, 250 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.

Preface -- Introduction: the birth of Outremer -- Morphia and the four princesses -- Alice, the rebel princess of Antioch -- Melisende of Jerusalem -- The second reign of Queen Melisende -- Eleanor of Aquitaine -- Constance of Antioch -- Agnes and Sibylla -- The beginning of the end -- Epilogue.

9781474614078 9781474614085 9781474614092


Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem, -1161.
Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204.


Queens--Jerusalem--Biography.
Women--Jerusalem--Biography.
Nobility--Jerusalem--Biography.
Monarchy--Jerusalem--Biography.


Jerusalem--History--12th century.
Jerusalem--Politics and government--12th century.
Jerusalem--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Middle East--Politics and government--12th century.

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