{"product_id":"empress-matilda-my-story","title":"Empress Matilda: My Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Greetings! I'm Matilda -- you may know me as Empress Matilda -- and I was so nearly the first Queen of England. William the Conqueror was my grandfather, and I should have succeeded my father, King Henry I. For many years I ruled in the southern counties of England and came very close to seizing the crown back from my cousin, Stephen. However, it was not to be. This is my story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins this colourfully illustrated book telling the story of Empress Matilda, a medieval feminist who fought to gain her rightful place as Queen of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Lindy Grant, Professor Emerita of Medieval History at the University of Reading, and an expert in Kingship and Queenship in the High Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 60 pages | Published July 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63970437628253,"sku":"9781915048288","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781915048288.jpg?v=1774375058","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/empress-matilda-my-story","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}