MATILDA: EMPRESS QUEEN WARRIOR (YALE) (PB)

Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown (the first woman ever to hold the position) and an able military general. In this biography, Catherine Hanley provides fresh insight into Matilda's campaign to claim the title of queen, her approach to allied kingdoms and rival rulers, and her role in the succession crisis. Extraordinarily, her line has continued through every single monarch of England or Britain from that time to the present day.