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Ladies of Magna Carta: Women of Influence in Thirteenth Century England Hardcover – July 28, 2020

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An original and innovative new approach to the history of Magna Carta, Ladies of Magna Carta examines the impact and influence that women had on the Baron’s Rebellion and the production of the Magna Carta.

Magna Carta clause 39: No man shall be taken, imprisoned, outlawed, banished or in any way destroyed, nor will we proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.

This clause in Magna Carta was in response to the appalling imprisonment and starvation of Matilda de Braose, the wife of one of King John’s barons. Matilda was not the only woman who influenced, or was influenced by, the 1215 Charter of Liberties, now known as Magna Carta. Women from many of the great families of England were affected by the far-reaching legacy of Magna Carta, from their experiences in the civil war and as hostages, to calling on its use to protect their property and rights as widows. Ladies of Magna Carta looks into the relationships – through marriage and blood – of the various noble families and how they were affected by the Barons’ Wars, Magna Carta and its aftermath; the bonds that were formed and those that were broken.

Including the royal families of England and Scotland, the Marshals, the Warennes, the Braoses and more, Ladies of Magna Carta focuses on the roles played by the women of the great families whose influences and experiences have reached far beyond the thirteenth century.
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Sharon Bennett Connolly, has been fascinated by history her whole life. She has studied history academically and just for fun – and even worked as a tour guide at historical sites, including Conisbrough Castle. For Christmas 2014, her husband gave her a blog as a gift – www.historytheinterestingbits.com – and Sharon started researching and writing about the stories that have always fascinated. _Ladies of Magna Carta_ is her third non-fiction book. Her first book, _Heroines of the Medieval World_, was published in September 2017 and the second, _Silk and the Sword: The Women of the Norman Conquest_, was released in 2018\. Sharon gives talks on women's history and her TV work includes Australian television's _Who Do You Think You Are_?

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen and Sword History (July 28, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1526745259
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1526745255
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
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Sharon Bennett Connolly is the best-selling author of several non-fiction history books, A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Sharon has studied history academically and just for fun – and has even worked as a tour guide at a castle. She also writes the popular history blog, History the Interesting Bits and co-hosts the podcast A Slice of Medieval, alongside historical novelist Derek Birks. Sharon regularly gives talks on women's history. Sharon is a feature writer for All About History and The Historian magazines and her TV work includes Australian Television's 'Who Do You Think You Are?'

Her previous books include:

Heroines of the Medieval World

Silk and the Sword: The Women of the Norman Conquest

Ladies of Magna Carta: Women of Influence in Thirteenth Century England

Defenders of the Norman Crown: Rise and Fall of the Warenne Earls of Surrey

King John’s Right-Hand Lady: The Story of Nicholaa de la Haye

Women of the Anarchy

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Janet L. Cooke
5.0 out of 5 stars Most interesting
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2021
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This is a view of King John and his Ladies that sheds light on the issues as to why and when. I greatly admire Author Sharon Bennett Connolly's thoroughness and style of writing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
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This is so entertaining and historically interesting. Highly recommend
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5.0 out of 5 stars Women, the forgotten heroes behind Magna Carta
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2021
Who's never heard about the Magna Carta or the Bad King John? They exist in our conscious memory but how much do we actually know about Magna Carta?

In this book, Sharon Bennett Connolly explores the role of women behind the Magna Carta.

The clause 39 ("No man shall be taken, imprisoned, outlawed, banished or in any way destroyed, nor will we proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land") was promulgated in response to the imprisonment and starvation of Matilda de Braose, the wife of one of King John’s barons.

Matilda de Braose is just one of many fascinating women whose lives are described in this book.

Others include:

Nicholaa de la Haye who served as chatelaine of Lincoln castle and sheriff of Lincolnshire.
Isabella of Angoulême, the wife of King John, whose reputation was attacked by medieval chroniclers. Known as the "She-Wolf of France", she was only twelve when she married John.
Isabella, Countess of Norfolk, daughter of William, King of Scots (William the Lion), and his queen, Ermengarde de Beaumont.
Eleanor of Brittany, granddaughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose brother Arthur was designated heir to the throne of England and its French territory by his uncle, Richard I, and murdered by King John.

This is a great book about strong females, some of whom carved out successful careers and whose names and deeds are still told and re-told today.
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Yvonne Griffin
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent History
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2021
I enjoyed this very much.
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Bathsheba Robie
2.0 out of 5 stars Not Worth Reading
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2021
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Anyone with a modicum of knowledge of this period in history should avoid this book. You will learn nothing about the women discussed in this book that you don't alreadfy know, with the possible exception of Nichola de la Haye. The substance of the book could have been covered in a magazine article.

There is too much repetition in the book. Each portrait is accompanied by a full recitation of the history surrounding the Magna Carta. There are also many incosistancies in terminology. It's as though each individual portrait was written as a separate article. This is the reason I have given it the rating I did: poor orgainzation.
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Helen Musson
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2023
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jacques gros
4.0 out of 5 stars beau chapitre sur Isabelle d'Angoulême !
Reviewed in France on September 6, 2021
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très instructif !
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Gill Gillard
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for fans of medieval womanhood
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2020
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Excellent reading, gives a voice to some women who are often just mentioned in passing within the documentation regarding enowned men of the era. Most I had heard of but didn't know much about their lives, some sorry tales of poor and even brutal treatment by their lords and masters. Sharon has done them justice.
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Michael Bully
4.0 out of 5 stars Well written account of selected royal and aristocratic women during the Magna Carta era
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2020
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This book is highly recommended and the author is a very skilful as a historian. Has the gift to explain the history of the time in a clear and engaging manner.

It is fair to point out that this book is not a standard 'Women's history', which would have been incredibly difficult to write for the 13th century: There is little emphasis on the economic activity of women, or how women's religious orders operated, though there is a short section the life of an anchorite.

The ladies featured in this book largely owed their status on how they stood in relation to men, either through marriage or kinship. For example most of the chapter about Ela of Salisbury is about her husband William Longspee, an illegitimate son of Henry II, who became an earl due to marrying Ela. Though we learn that Ela managed estates well and established religious foundations, the focus on William of Salisbury seems unavoidable. Another issue is that it is also hard to think of women who dictated or wrote about their own lives until Julian of Norwich and Margery Kemp in the 15th century, historians can only rely on the writings of men, nearly always connected to the Church.

Yet the strength of the book is to show the whole range of lives of these individual aristocratic women. Some are tragic such as Eleanor of Brittany. Sister to Arthur of Brittany, King John's nephew and rival to the throne. Arthur died in captivity in 1203, possibly a little later, most probably killed on John's orders. Eleanor lived out her life in comfortable captivity in a series of castles for the rest of her life, John and his successor Henry III refused to release her. The aforementioned Matilda de Braose, who refused to offer her sons, perhaps grandson as hostage to King John, died as a prisoner in either Windsor or Corfe Castle. The author's case is that Matilda's death, most likely from starvation, may have inspired clause 39 of Magna Carta against arbitrary imprisonment or execution, whilst the predicament of Loretta de Braose from the same family, is said to have inspired clauses 8 and 9 of Magna Carta, which are concerned with the rights of widows.

King John's widow Isabelle of Angouleme is depicted as being quite ruthless though she may have assisted Henry III by abandoning him after King John died in 1216 and returning to Angouleme the following year : Her departure ensured more of a clean break from John's regime and made the minority rule of Henry III more appealing. Certainly Isabelle's marriage to Hugh de Lusignan , originally betrothed to her own daughter Joan ( of England) seems controversial.

It is helpful to have a chapter on the much neglected. Isabella of Gloucester, King John's first wife , who was never crowned. And a chapter Joan of Wales , an illegitimate daughter of King John who was caught having an affair, and her husband Prince Llewelyn had her lover hanged and imprisoned her for a year. The author also notes Joan of Wales skills as a diplomat when her father and husband were at war in 1211, and also during the 1220's when Joan's half brother, Henry III was king.

Nicolaa de la Haye of Lincoln held Lincoln Castle three times under siege most notably in 1217, and gets a well deserved mention. Rescuing her led to William Marshall's march on Lincoln, leading to a defeat of the Rebel Barons and their French allies. Eleanor de Montfort held onto Dover Castle in 1265 for a short time whilst grieving for the loss of her husband Simon de Montfort and their eldest son Henry at Evesham.

The account of the numerous females of William Marshall's family did quite complicated, and have to admit had to keep re-reading this . The whole of the Magna Carta -1215 version- is reproduced along with the Forest Charter.Over all got a great deal from reading this book.
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beverley foster
5.0 out of 5 stars Great insight to this untold part of history
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2021
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Fabulous book highly recommend
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