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A review by cosmith2015
The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily by Nancy Goldstone
4.0
I don't read many biographies (this being the third in the past six years) so I don't have much of an opinion about the book or how it was written.
I enjoyed reading it and it was easy to get sucked into the past. The other two biographies I read (one about Queen Elizabeth's I early reign and Eleanor of Aquitaine) seemed a bit of hassle. I would have to force myself to sit down and read it. I didn't feel that way with this book at all. I appreciate Ms. Goldstone incorporating the reasons why the events played out (aka super companies collapsing, how the war between France and England affected Naples, etc) and the emphasis on how important the pope was during medieval times.
I wish that she had taken other spellings for people whom had the same name (she did this with Jeanne). It would've helped kept the people straight. I also wish we could've seen more of Joannas administration/ laws. Most of the book was focused on her relationship with her relatives and the pope.
I enjoyed reading it and it was easy to get sucked into the past. The other two biographies I read (one about Queen Elizabeth's I early reign and Eleanor of Aquitaine) seemed a bit of hassle. I would have to force myself to sit down and read it. I didn't feel that way with this book at all. I appreciate Ms. Goldstone incorporating the reasons why the events played out (aka super companies collapsing, how the war between France and England affected Naples, etc) and the emphasis on how important the pope was during medieval times.
I wish that she had taken other spellings for people whom had the same name (she did this with Jeanne). It would've helped kept the people straight. I also wish we could've seen more of Joannas administration/ laws. Most of the book was focused on her relationship with her relatives and the pope.