In a century of turmoil and conflict, both religious and political, women often stood up to govern and rule, assuming serious roles in the absence of male counterparts. Historian Sarah Gristwood discusses with our editor the stories and successes of several female leaders who wielded influence across the continent.
AoH Book Club: Sarah Gristwood on the Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe Sarah, what are your thoughts on Game of Queens today, nearly ten years after it was published? It's one of the books of which I am most proud - because I really did feel that for the...
