Daughters of Chivalry

The Forgotten Princesses of King Edward Longshanks

By: Kelcey Wilson-Lee

Narrated by: Christine Rendel

Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealized—and largely mythical—notion of the medieval noblewoman still lingers. Yet the reality was very different, as Kelcey Wilson-Lee shows in this vibrant account of the five daughters of Edward I, often known as Longshanks.

The lives of these sisters—Eleanora, Joanna, Margaret, Mary, and Elizabeth—ran the gamut of experiences open to royal women in the Middle Ages. Edward's daughters were of course expected to cement alliances and secure lands and territory by making great dynastic marriages, or endow religious houses with royal favor. But they also skillfully managed enormous households, navigated choppy diplomatic waters, and promoted their family's cause throughout Europe—and had the courage to defy their royal father. They might never wear the crown in their own right, but they were utterly confident of their crucial role in the spectacle of medieval kingship.

Drawing on a wide range of contemporary sources, Daughters of Chivalry offers a rich portrait of these formidable women, seeing them—at long last—shine from out of the shadows, revealing what it was to be a princess in the Age of Chivalry.

©2019 Kelcey Wilson-Lee (P)2022 Tantor

I feel like I know them!

This is such a well written book that I’m sorry it ended. The author does a very good job of providing history but also a human view of these womens’ lives. Worth the listen!

Well Done - An Enjoyable Listen

I enjoyed everything about this. A great story about interesting women. I find the father daughter relationship between Edward I and his daughter Joan super interesting.

I loved this book

You hear about the knights in shining armor and the kings, but very seldom do you hear about the women. I really enjoyed this book that followed the women of king Edward, the first I loved hearing all about the history of what they contributed their children. I’m a true history lover, so I hope you’re a true history lover. If so, you will really enjoy this book.

Exceptional Read!

Really loved this one, the story and information on this family and these sisters was absolutely fascinating. Loved getting a deeper understanding of their histories!

DoC

Thoroughly enjoyed book of unknown descendants of Edward I. Also the narrator was very good.

fascinating!

Loved this book for its focus on the daughters and their relationship with their father. King Edward and Queen Eleanor were terrific parents for that age. It’s lovely to see how the king truly loved and cared for his daughters even beyond the grave. They clearly were superior in judgment and character compared to his son.

Enlightening and a great listen!

Women are so rarely covered in the history of this era, and this was fascinating. It’s a great combination of social and political elements.

Christine Rendel’s narration was brilliant!

it was amazing information

amazing information about a set of Royal princesses that you thought wouldn't be interesting or was possibly known I thought it was very interesting and did enjoy listening to it it's parts of History I know that was just elaborated on and I just found the intimate amount of information interesting probably not for people who aren't already in a deep love of History but I thought it was informative and well put together

Yay

This book is Amazing! Thank you for this. Love it so much. Again amazing an will listen to it again.

Is A.I reading this book???

I'm returning this audio book and buying a hard copy. I don't get the almost five stars on this narrator... She sounds like a robot making the narration completely tedious and monotonous.
What a pity.