Women and Power

It’s hard to imagine how much the course of history changes when a woman comes to power. Basovskaya N. I.’s new book tells about six outstanding women, among them Elizabeth of Bavaria—the very “ill-fated empress with sad eyes”—and the cunning, haughty Matilda of England, whose removal from the throne became the cause of a civil war in England from 1139 to 1154.

Natalia Ivanovna Basovskaya — Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, historian of the Middle Ages.

In recent years, Natalia Ivanovna has devoted much attention to education in the field of historical knowledge: the program “All That” on the Echo of Moscow radio station, lectures in the “Academy” project on the TV channel Culture.

Contents:

Isabella of England

Elizabeth of Bavaria

Christina. Queen of Sweden

Matilda of England

Margaret of Anjou

Margaret of Valois