{"product_id":"9781803995168","title":"Lionessheart","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Catherine Hanley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEngland | France | Sicily | c 1000 CE to c 1500 | Biography: historical, political \u0026amp; military | Biography: royalty | British \u0026amp; Irish history | Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 | Medieval history | Gender studies: women\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e March 2025 by The History Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 16 Plates, colour; 30 Illustrations, colour \u003cbr\u003e234mm x 156mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard the Lionheart travelled to far-flung realms, went on crusade, met kings and popes, and exerted a great deal of influence on the world around him … and so did his sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sons of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine have been the subject of much historical attention, but their daughters have been curiously overlooked. The youngest of them, Joanna, led a particularly extraordinary life full of adventure and danger – and not a little controversy – that was more than a match for those of any of her brothers, including the famed Lionheart himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLionessheart is Joanna’s story, and also an exploration of the wider world of the twelfth century as seen through the eyes of a woman who was a princess and a pioneer, a warrior and a wife, a captive and a queen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55042701295991,"sku":"9781803995168","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781803995168.jpg?v=1742212702","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781803995168","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}