Recommended Reading
The Empress Matilda: Queen Consort, Queen Mother, and Lady of the English by Marjorie Chibnall. Wiley-Blakewell, 1993.
Buy on Amazon About the Author The definitive autobiography of our favorite English lady! |
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor. Harper Perennial, 2012.
Buy on Amazon Author Webpage Places Mathilda's life in historical context with other powerful female royals. |
Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick. Sourcebooks Landmark, 2011.
Buy on Amazon Author Webpage The story revolves around both Mathilda and her stepmother, Adeliza of Louvain. |
When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman. Ballantine Books, 1996.
Buy on Amazon Author Webpage Features several characters from "The Anarchy" period and looks at the conflict from both sides. |
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Signet, 2010.
Buy on Amazon Author Webpage Starz Miniseries Mathilda's struggle to retake the English throne from her cousin, King Stephen, serves as the backdrop for this fictional tale of one village's effort to build a magnificent cathedral. |