Medieval queens book tag

Hello, lovely people of the blogosphere! I’m doing the Medieval Queens book tag today, and many thanks to M.T. Wilson @ The Last Book on the Left and Jessica @ The Awkward Book Blogger for tagging me! Jess @ Jessticulates created this very unique tag.

My knowledge of European queens is not the best (I recognise only one queen out of the six listed here) and it was fun searching about the rest too, I must say. And this is a very fun tag!

Empress Matilda (1102 – 1167)

After her father, Henry I, died naming her his heir, Matilda’s cousin, Stephen, subsequently took the throne for himself. Matilda never stopped fighting for what was rightfully hers. Though she would never be named Queen of England in her own right, she was able to convince Stephen to name her son, the future Henry II, his successor over his own children.

CHOOSE A BOOK WITH A PROTAGONIST WHO STANDS THEIR GROUND.

These Violent Delights

Juliette from These Violent Delights is a very strong character. She faces a lot of setbacks and uncalled-for situations but she faces them head on. And she never stops until she gets what she wants, even though things don’t always go her way.

GOODREADS | MY REVIEW

Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122 – 1204)

Before she married Henry II and became Queen of England in 1152, Eleanor was Queen of France as the wife of Louis VII. She sought an annulment from her marriage to Louis, and he eventually agreed because 15 years of marriage had produced no sons, only for Eleanor to go on to have eight children with Henry—five of whom were sons. Ouch!

CHOOSE A BOOK OR SERIES IN WHICH THE HEROINE HAS MORE THAN ONE ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP.

The Hunger Games

Considering that this book has the only love triangle which I consider written well, this has to go here. I’m so glad Katniss had other thoughts on her mind than “which guy do I choose?” when she’s off saving the world.

Team Peeta or Team Gale, people? sorry I just couldn’t resist that

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Eleanor of Castile (1241 – 1290)

A keen patron of literature and a successful businesswoman in her own right, Eleanor was Edward I’s first wife. He was so heartbroken when she died that he erected the Eleanor Crosses, twelve stone crosses marking the places where her body rested overnight on its journey from Lincolnshire, where she died, to her burial place in London. Three of the crosses still survive today.

CHOOSE A BITTERSWEET BOOK.

Tower of Nero

And I didn’t even particularly love this book. The thing is, when you’re a huge fan of the Riordanverse, this does feel bittersweet. It’s feels like a conclusion to an enormous number of books.

But, um, I sincerely hope there won’t be more books coming from this 😶

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Isabella of France (1295 – 1358)

Often known as the ‘She-Wolf of France,’ Isabella was Edward II’s wife. Unfortunately for Edward, he wasn’t particularly good at being king, and Isabella soon grew tired of his (possibly homosexual) relationship with his favorite, Hugh Despenser. After she began an affair with English nobleman Roger Mortimer while on a diplomatic mission to France, the pair returned to England with an army, and she deposed Edward and acted as regent until their son, the future Edward III, came to age.

CHOOSE A BOOK WHERE THE ROMANCE OVERTOOK THE PLOT

*me going through my goodreads ‘read’ shelf to find a book that fits this prompt* I don’t know. I’ll just skip this one. Have you ever read a book where the romance took the plot?

Philippa of Hainault (1310/15 – 1369)

Queen of England as the wife of Edward III, Philippa was beloved by the English people for her compassion and kindness. The Queen’s College, Oxford, founded in 1341, is named in her honor so…

CHOOSE A BOOK SET AT A UNIVERSITY

Loveless

Loveless is set in Durham university in England! I loved this really relatable coming-of-age story. It also has aro-ace representation, which you rarely see in books.

GOODREADS | MY REVIEW

Joan of Navarre (1368 – 1437)

Joan was Henry IV’s second wife. Six years after his death, Joan was accused of attempted to poison her stepson, Henry V, through witchcraft and was imprisoned for four years until he ordered her released, just six weeks before he suddenly died.

CHOOSE A BOOK ABOUT WITCHES

Blood Like Magic

I added this to my TBR the moment I saw this. Probably just because the cover is too pretty? I love pretty covers. I don’t know exactly when I’ll get around to reading this but I really hope I like it!

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I’m tagging…

Phoenix @ Books with Wings

Shruvi @ Shamelessly Book struck

Angele @ Angele Reads Books

Ritz @ Living, Loving and Reading

Thea @ Thea Reads

And anyone else who’d like to do this tag, go ahead!

Let’s talk! Have you ever read a bittersweet book? Or a book with a “good” love triangle?

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