Event 46
Alison Weir
Queens at War: England’s Medieval Queens
Venue: Castle Marquee
Author Alison Weir uncovers the lives of five queens from the turbulent 15th century.
In the surroundings of Hay Castle – which local legend has it was built in one day by the Lady of Hay, Matilda de Braose, who carried the stones to build its walls in her apron – hear Weir talk her latest book Queens at War, about the women who stood by England's sovereigns, caught up in wars that changed the course of their lives, and the course of history.
Joan of Navarre, Katherine of Valois, Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Wydeville and Anne Neville were formidable women who defied the limitations of their times, often living out the brutal consequences of their determination.
Weir is one of Britain’s top-selling historians and the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction. She specialises in the medieval and Tudor periods.
