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Queens of Jerusalem : the Women Who Dared to Rule.

The untold story of a trailblazing dynasty of royal women who ruled the Middle East and how they persevered through instability and seize greater power. In 1187 Saladin's armies besieged the holy city of Jerusalem. He had previously annihilated Jerusalem's army at the battle of Hattin, and...

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Main Author: Pangonis, Katherine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2022.
Subjects:
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.
Kings and rulers.
Monarchy.
Nobility.
Politics and government.
Queens.
Women.
Middle East.
Middle East > Jerusalem.
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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