The maid and the queen : the secret history of Joan of Arc and Yolande of Aragon
Goldstone, Nancy2011
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This revisionist biography unearths the secular and verifiable basis for Joan of Arc's heroic exploits: Yolande of Aragon, a forgotten mentor. This is a story of not one life, but two - two lives that together were intertwined in the restoration of France's greatness.
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Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2011.
Collation:
xviii, 296 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780297863366 (hbk)0297863363 (hbk)
Dewey class:
944'.026'0922944.02609B944.026920.02
Local class:
944.026B.JOAB JOA
Language:
English
Subject:
Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431Yolande d'Aragon, Queen, consort of Louis II, King of Naples, d. 1442Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 -- Friends and associatesYolande d'Aragon, Queen, consort of Louis II, King of Naples, d. 1442 -- Friends and associatesChristian women saints -- France -- BiographyChristian saints -- France -- BiographyNobility -- France -- BiographyBiographyBiography
BRN:
566677