Philippa of Hainault
New paperback edition--Philippa of Hainault: Mother of the English Nation. The first biography of a remarkable and influential English queen.Philippa of Hainault: Mother of the English Nation is the…
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New paperback edition--Philippa of Hainault: Mother of the English Nation. The first biography of a remarkable and influential English queen.Philippa of Hainault: Mother of the English Nation is the first full-length biography of the queen at the center of the some of the most dramatic events in English history. Philippa's marriage to Edward III was arranged in order to provide ships and mercenaries for her mother-in-law to invade her father-in-law's kingdom in 1326, yet it became one of the most successful royal marriages and endured for more than four decades. The chronicler Jean Froissart described her as, "The most gentle Queen, most liberal, and most courteous that ever was Queen in her days."Philippa stood by her husband's side as he began a war against her uncle, Philip VI of France, and claimed his throne. She frequently accompanied him to France